On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Andrey Oleinik wrote: > John, > > I tried to configure my Samba server to run WINS on it. > And it didn't work. I mean I added wins support = yes line > into my > config file, restarted Samba, > and WINS didn't work. I was getting "wins_srv_died(): Could > not mark > WINS server 127.0.0.1 down." error messages...
This is a problem that you must resolve. It is most likely the cause of your current problems also. > I run WINS service on a NT box and made Samba to use that > server as WINS > server. All those things had been done > before I started testing names resolution on my Linux > server. I mean > with the WINS things setup the way Samba wants it > I still cannot get test # 5 passed (using a client name like > cmp0068, > using client's IP address it works) and my > users still cannot find the domain controller... . > > Sure enough if I add an entry for the client into hosts file > on the > server, the test 5 gets passed... But that is not the way I > want things to work :-))) That means that Samba is not able to use your WINS server either. > > BTW, I don't have firewall running on my linux box. > > I appreciate any ideas/thoughts you guys might have > regarding this :-) How are you starting Samba's nmbd and smbd programs? Please email me your smb.conf, your samba start-up script, and the nmbd log file from a failed start-up of smb.conf configured as a WINS server. - John T. > -----Original Message----- > From: John H Terpstra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:13 AM > To: Andrey Oleinik > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Samba] No NT domain controller is available > problem > > > Audrey, > > How have you configured WINS? Have you read the > Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf? You might benefit from reading > chapter 9. > > Cheers, > John T. > > On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Andrey Oleinik wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I have samba server 2.2.8a to act as a PDC on a mixed > > WinXP/Win2k/WinNT network. > > I joined all my workstations to the domain with no > > problem... And users > > can login into the domain > > and access their folders/printers, BUT!!! Every now and > > then they > > cannot log in getting error message > > that domain controller cannot be found.... > > > > I'm trying to track the problem down :-) When I went thru > > the > > DIAGNOSIS.TXT, test #5 fails: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# ./nmblookup -B CMP0094 '*' > > querying * on 0.0.0.0 > > 10.10.8.4 *<00> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > (Server name is "homo", client is "CMP0094", > > the servers IP is 10.10.8.4, the clients ip > > is 10.10.8.79) > > > > Shouldn't the above lookup answer with the clients ip? > > > > I have 2 Win2003 servers as domain members as well. Can > that be the > > problem? > > I mean it seems like Samba 3.x may be the more appropriate > > to server > > Win2003 systems? > > > > Thanks! > > Andrey. > > > > > > > > > > -- > John H Terpstra > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- John H Terpstra Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba