ZVM Linux losing WINS
We have Novell 10.2 zLinux on 5.2 ZVM running a SAMBA domain controller handling authorization. This centralized authorization hands out SAMBA shares on multiple zLinux servers as well as several AIX servers. Communication from the zLinux box is through a vswitch setup on the ZVM. This has worked well for several years now. In the past couple of weeks our Windows network infrastructure has begun to lose our SAMBA servers and we are having to hard code names into the WINS database on the Windows WINS server (I am not on that side of the house, so I do not really know how that piece is accomplished). Although the opinion is that the problem resides in the Windows Networking, I want to cover all bases, and wondered if anyone has experienced anything like this. The windows boxes are patched on a weekly basis. David Dean Information Systems *bcbstauthorized* Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm
Re: ZVM Linux losing WINS
In the same area, but not your problem... I had a weird problem, that I was thinking that someone was automagically updating the DNS servers with my Samba machines. Sometimes it happened, sometimes it didn't. The Network guys got on this, and found that if I specified in the Samba Configuration, under the Identity tag, that it was a Remote WINS Server, XP had no problem in finding the Samba server (using the Search for Computers) task. I had no idea prior to this what WINS was, just sounded good, since I wanted Windows users to have access to the SAMBA server. I haven't specified a name for the Remote WINS Server. I don't know, but I can connect to Samba using the guest machine name of the Linux image. In this case, LINUX61. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Dean, David (I/S) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/20/2008 9:57 AM We have Novell 10.2 zLinux on 5.2 ZVM running a SAMBA domain controller handling authorization. This centralized authorization hands out SAMBA shares on multiple zLinux servers as well as several AIX servers. Communication from the zLinux box is through a vswitch setup on the ZVM. This has worked well for several years now. In the past couple of weeks our Windows network infrastructure has begun to lose our SAMBA servers and we are having to hard code names into the WINS database on the Windows WINS server (I am not on that side of the house, so I do not really know how that piece is accomplished). Although the opinion is that the problem resides in the Windows Networking, I want to cover all bases, and wondered if anyone has experienced anything like this. The windows boxes are patched on a weekly basis. David Dean Information Systems *bcbstauthorized* Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm
Re: ZVM Linux losing WINS
One case similar to this that I saw involved a MS patch inadvertently changing Windows name resolution away from NetBEUI in a client configuration as part of a network driver update. Did anything like that just get pushed out? Also, are you configuring regular DNS? Modern (post Win2K) Windows doesn't need WINS any longer, and they should be switching their clients away from it. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean, David (I/S) Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 10:57 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: ZVM Linux losing WINS We have Novell 10.2 zLinux on 5.2 ZVM running a SAMBA domain controller handling authorization. This centralized authorization hands out SAMBA shares on multiple zLinux servers as well as several AIX servers. Communication from the zLinux box is through a vswitch setup on the ZVM. This has worked well for several years now. In the past couple of weeks our Windows network infrastructure has begun to lose our SAMBA servers and we are having to hard code names into the WINS database on the Windows WINS server (I am not on that side of the house, so I do not really know how that piece is accomplished). Although the opinion is that the problem resides in the Windows Networking, I want to cover all bases, and wondered if anyone has experienced anything like this. The windows boxes are patched on a weekly basis. David Dean Information Systems *bcbstauthorized* Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm
