On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Olivier Parisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I set up a Samba server (version 3.0.24) names "Lamp" on a Debian Etch > distribution. It provides a "guest" (guest ok = yes, guest only = yes, > security = SHARE) access to a "share" directory, which works fine. Indeed, I > can access \\lamp\share from a Windows machine (named "Ginger") without > issuing a password. > > I can also ping the Linux machine from the Windows one using "ping Lamp", > and get the Windows machine IP from its NetBIOS name: > # nmblookup Ginger > querying Ginger on 192.168.1.255 > 192.168.1.22 Ginger<00> > > > But I cannot ping (or, more generally, resolve the name of) the Windows > machine from the Linux one: > # ping Ginger > ping: unknown host Ginger > > > I hence followed the guidelines from those links: > http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-182824.html > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/linuxsamba-pdc-cant-resolve-windows-names-622797/ > > Which means I installed winbind and modified /etc/nsswitch.conf by adding > "wins" to the "hosts" entry. As I understand it, winbind provides a bridge > between nmbd and gethostbyname() by using the "Name Service Switch". Please > note that I am not interested in the "active directory" part of winbind, nor > in joining a domain, etc. > > Anyway, after I performed those modifications, "ping Ginger" actually > worked. But then, \\lamp\share could not be accessed anymore (the error > message was "The specified group does not exist"). > > Now, as soon as I remove the winbind package, I can access \\lamp\share > again, but "ping Ginger" does not work anymore. > > > I've been suggested on #samba to drop winbind and simply add "wins support = > yes" to smb.conf; but then "ping Ginger" does not work any better. > > > So, can I keep my simple "share" configuration, *and* integrate NetBIOS name > resolution to my Linux system using Name Service Switch? > > FWIW, I posted my smb.conf here: http://pastebin.ca/1019614 > <http://pastebin.ca/1019614> and nsswitch.conf here: > http://pastebin.ca/1019612 <http://pastebin.ca/1019612>. > > Any hint would be greatly approciated. Wht should I look for?
You just need to do this: http://lucasmanual.com/mywiki/SambaDomainController#head-8ae23b786749b4d46ef0e9ed22148e63eeab95e7 Lucas -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba