Bubulac Angela Tatiana wrote: > > 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? I've checked the URL you gave for nss_wins, but it appears to be for Solaris. Maybe there isn't a glibc version (although it shouldn't be hard to port the Solaris version to glibc). > > 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 These look bogus; the smb.conf(5) manpage says: Of "remote browse sync": > This is done in a manner that does not work with any > non-samba servers. Of "remote announce": > The IP addresses you choose would normally be the > broadcast addresses of the remote networks, but can > also be the IP addresses of known browse masters if > your network config is that stable. Your log file suggests that .90 is the browse master. > local master = no > name resolve order = wins bcast host lmhosts Does "bcast" need to be in there? Shouldn't the WINS server deal with it all? > wins server = 172.30.1.100 Is this correct? -- Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk> - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org