--- Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk> wrote: > > My IP address is released by the Winnt dhcp server > > 172.20.64.73. > > DNS server: 172.30.1.3 > > WINS server:172.30.1.100 > > 172.30.1.101 > > My gateway: 172.20.64.71 > > Network: 172.20.64.0 > > Proxy: 172.30.1.41 > OK: nss_wins is so that the Linux box can refer to > Windows boxes by > their NetBIOS ("Network Neighborhood") names. How can I use it because if you follow the README instruction for compilation the samba did not compile. How can I compile just the nss_wins? Is this enough? > To allow the Windows boxes to refer to the Linux box > by name, you need > to ensure that nmbd is running (or will be run by > inetd as required), the nmbd is running form ...init.d/smb script (...daemon smbd -D and nmbd -D) Here is some log info from log.nmb Samba name server DELTACOM is now a local master browser for workgroup NETMANAGER on subnet 172.20.64.109 ***** [2000/01/09 15:08:38, 0] nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:find_domain_master_name_query_fail(360) find_domain_master_name_query_fail: Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name NETMANAGER<1b> for the workgroup NETMANAGER. Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup. [2000/01/09 15:20:18, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(309) process_local_master_announce: Server NETSECURITY at IP 172.30.1.90 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup NETMANAGER and we think we are master. Forcing election. [2000/01/09 15:20:18, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success(155) ***** Samba name server DELTACOM has stopped being a local master browser for workgroup NETMANAGER on subnet 172.20.64.109 ***** [2000/01/09 15:20:35, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(405) ***** Samba name server DELTACOM is now a local master browser for workgroup NETMANAGER on subnet 172.20.64.109 ***** [2000/01/09 15:20:35, 0] nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:find_domain_master_name_query_fail(360) find_domain_master_name_query_fail: Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name NETMANAGER<1b> for the workgroup NETMANAGER. Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup. [2000/01/09 15:29:39, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:sig_term(65) Got SIGTERM: going down... [2000/01/10 10:48:09, 1] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(757) Netbios nameserver version 2.0.7 started. > and that smb.conf is configured correctly (I'm not > going to begin to > discuss what "correctly" means for your particular > setup). [global] workgroup = NETMANAGER server string = Deltacom Samba Server printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes printing = lprng log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 0 security = user socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 remote browse sync = 172.30.1.100 remote announce = 172.30.1.100 local master = no name resolve order = wins bcast host lmhosts wins server = 172.30.1.100 dns proxy = no [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browseable = no guest ok = no printable = yes [tatia] path = /home/tatia/cisco public = yes printable = yes browseable = yes writable = no > It also requires that the hosts are configured to > use TCP/IP (i.e. > TCP/IP is bound to the "Client for Microsoft > Networks" in the Network > properties). If the hosts only use IPX (or, worse > still, NetBEUI), > then (AFAIK) you're stuffed; Samba only talks > TCP/IP. TCP/IP is bound to the "client for Microsoft Networks" ===== Eng. Bubulac Angela Tatiana IT Department, Romtelecom Phone: 4002804 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org