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+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+
+ <!-- entities files to use -->
+ <!ENTITY % global_entities SYSTEM '../entities/global.entities'>
+ %global_entities;
+
+]>
+
+<chapter id="integrate-ms-networks">
+
+<chapterinfo>
+ &author.jht;
+ <pubdate> (Jan 01 2001) </pubdate>
+</chapterinfo>
+
+<title>Integrating MS Windows Networks with Samba</title>
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>NetBIOS</primary></indexterm>
+This section deals with NetBIOS over TCP/IP name to IP address resolution. If
+your MS Windows clients are not configured to use NetBIOS over TCP/IP, then this
+section does not apply to your installation. If your installation
+involves the use of
+NetBIOS over TCP/IP then this section may help you to resolve networking problems.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+NetBIOS over TCP/IP has nothing to do with NetBEUI. NetBEUI is NetBIOS
+over Logical Link Control (LLC). On modern networks it is highly advised
+to not run NetBEUI at all. Note also there is no such thing as
+NetBEUI over TCP/IP &smbmdash; the existence of such a protocol is a complete
+and utter misapprehension.
+</para>
+</note>
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Features and Benefits</title>
+
+<para>
+Many MS Windows network administrators have never been exposed to basic TCP/IP
+networking as it is implemented in a UNIX/Linux operating system. Likewise, many UNIX and
+Linux administrators have not been exposed to the intricacies of MS Windows TCP/IP-based
+networking (and may have no desire to be either).
+</para>
+
+<para>
+This chapter gives a short introduction to the basics of how a name can be resolved to
+its IP address for each operating system environment.
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Background Information</title>
+
+<para>
+Since the introduction of MS Windows 2000, it is possible to run MS Windows networking
+without the use of NetBIOS over TCP/IP. NetBIOS over TCP/IP uses UDP port 137 for NetBIOS
+name resolution and uses TCP port 139 for NetBIOS session services. When NetBIOS over
+TCP/IP is disabled on MS Windows 2000 and later clients, then only the TCP port 445 will be
+used and the UDP port 137 and TCP port 139 will not.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+When using Windows 2000 or later clients, if NetBIOS over TCP/IP is not disabled, then
+the client will use UDP port 137 (NetBIOS Name Service, also known as the Windows Internet
+Name Service or WINS), TCP port 139 and TCP port 445 (for actual file and print traffic).
+</para>
+</note>
+
+<para>
+When NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled, the use of DNS is essential. Most installations that
+disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP today use MS Active Directory Service (ADS). ADS requires
+<indexterm><primary>DNS</primary><secondary>Dynamic</secondary></indexterm>
+Dynamic DNS with Service Resource Records (SRV RR) and with Incremental Zone Transfers (IXFR).
+<indexterm><primary>DHCP</primary></indexterm>
+Use of DHCP with ADS is recommended as a further means of maintaining central control
+over the client workstation network configuration.
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Name Resolution in a Pure UNIX/Linux World</title>
+
+<para>
+The key configuration files covered in this section are:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><filename>/etc/hosts</filename></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><filename>/etc/host.conf</filename></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<sect2>
+<title><filename>/etc/hosts</filename></title>
+
+<para>
+This file contains a static list of IP addresses and names.
+</para>
+<para><programlisting>
+127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
+192.168.1.1 bigbox.quenya.org bigbox alias4box
+</programlisting></para>
+
+<para>
+The purpose of <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is to provide a
+name resolution mechanism so users do not need to remember
+IP addresses.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Network packets that are sent over the physical network transport
+layer communicate not via IP addresses but rather using the Media
+Access Control address, or MAC address. IP addresses are currently
+32 bits in length and are typically presented as four (4) decimal
+numbers that are separated by a dot (or period). For example, 168.192.1.1.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>MAC Addresses</primary></indexterm>
+MAC Addresses use 48 bits (or 6 bytes) and are typically represented
+as two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons: 40:8e:0a:12:34:56.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Every network interface must have a MAC address. Associated with
+a MAC address may be one or more IP addresses. There is no
+relationship between an IP address and a MAC address; all such assignments
+are arbitrary or discretionary in nature. At the most basic level, all
+network communications take place using MAC addressing. Since MAC
+addresses must be globally unique and generally remain fixed for
+any particular interface, the assignment of an IP address makes sense
+from a network management perspective. More than one IP address can
+be assigned per MAC address. One address must be the primary IP
+address &smbmdash;
+this is the address that will be returned in the ARP reply.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+When a user or a process wants to communicate with another machine,
+the protocol implementation ensures that the <quote>machine name</quote> or <quote>host
+name</quote> is resolved to an IP address in a manner that is controlled
+by the TCP/IP configuration control files. The file
+<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is one such file.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+When the IP address of the destination interface has been
+determined, a protocol called ARP/RARP is used to identify
+the MAC address of the target interface. ARP stands for Address
+Resolution Protocol and is a broadcast-oriented method that
+uses User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to send a request to all
+interfaces on the local network segment using the all 1s MAC
+address. Network interfaces are programmed to respond to two
+MAC addresses only; their own unique address and the address
+ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff. The reply packet from an ARP request will
+contain the MAC address and the primary IP address for each
+interface.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>/etc/hosts</primary></indexterm>
+The <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file is foundational to all
+UNIX/Linux TCP/IP installations and as a minimum will contain
+the localhost and local network interface IP addresses and the
+primary names by which they are known within the local machine.
+This file helps to prime the pump so a basic level of name
+resolution can exist before any other method of name resolution
+becomes available.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+
+<sect2>
+<title><filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename></title>
+
+<para>
+This file tells the name resolution libraries:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>The name of the domain to which the machine
+ belongs.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>The name(s) of any domains that should be
+ automatically searched when trying to resolve unqualified
+ host names to their IP address.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>The name or IP address of available Domain
+ Name Servers that may be asked to perform name-to-address
+ translation lookups.
+ </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</sect2>
+
+
+<sect2>
+<title><filename>/etc/host.conf</filename></title>
+
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>/etc/host.conf</primary></indexterm>
+<filename>/etc/host.conf</filename> is the primary means by
+which the setting in <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> may be effected. It is a
+critical configuration file. This file controls the order by
+which name resolution may proceed. The typical structure is:
+</para>
+
+<para><programlisting>
+order hosts,bind
+multi on
+</programlisting></para>
+
+<para>
+then both addresses should be returned. Please refer to the
+man page for <filename>host.conf</filename> for further details.
+</para>
+
+
+</sect2>
+
+
+
+<sect2>
+<title><filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename></title>
+
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>/etc/nsswitch.conf</primary></indexterm>
+This file controls the actual name resolution targets. The
+file typically has resolver object specifications as follows:
+</para>
+
+
+<para><programlisting>
+# /etc/nsswitch.conf
+#
+# Name Service Switch configuration file.
+#
+
+passwd: compat
+# Alternative entries for password authentication are:
+# passwd: compat files nis ldap winbind
+shadow: compat
+group: compat
+
+hosts: files nis dns
+# Alternative entries for host name resolution are:
+# hosts: files dns nis nis+ hesiod db compat ldap wins
+networks: nis files dns
+
+ethers: nis files
+protocols: nis files
+rpc: nis files
+services: nis files
+</programlisting></para>
+
+<para>
+Of course, each of these mechanisms requires that the appropriate
+facilities and/or services are correctly configured.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+It should be noted that unless a network request/message must be
+sent, TCP/IP networks are silent. All TCP/IP communications assume a
+principal of speaking only when necessary.
+</para>
+
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>libnss_wins.so</primary></indexterm>
+Starting with version 2.2.0, Samba has Linux support for extensions to
+the name service switch infrastructure so Linux clients will
+be able to obtain resolution of MS Windows NetBIOS names to IP
+Addresses. To gain this functionality, Samba needs to be compiled
+with appropriate arguments to the make command (i.e., <userinput>make
+nsswitch/libnss_wins.so</userinput>). The resulting library should
+then be installed in the <filename>/lib</filename> directory and
+the <parameter>wins</parameter> parameter needs to be added to the <quote>hosts:</quote> line in
+the <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file. At this point, it
+will be possible to ping any MS Windows machine by its NetBIOS
+machine name, as long as that machine is within the workgroup to
+which both the Samba machine and the MS Windows machine belong.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Name Resolution as Used within MS Windows Networking</title>
+
+<para>
+MS Windows networking is predicated about the name each machine
+is given. This name is known variously (and inconsistently) as
+the <quote>computer name,</quote> <quote>machine name,</quote> <quote>networking name,</quote> <quote>netbios name,</quote>
+or <quote>SMB name.</quote> All terms mean the same thing with the exception of
+<quote>netbios name</quote> that can also apply to the name of the workgroup or the
+domain name. The terms <quote>workgroup</quote> and <quote>domain</quote> are really just a
+simple name with which the machine is associated. All NetBIOS names
+are exactly 16 characters in length. The 16<superscript>th</superscript> character is reserved.
+It is used to store a one-byte value that indicates service level
+information for the NetBIOS name that is registered. A NetBIOS machine
+name is, therefore, registered for each service type that is provided by
+the client/server.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<link linkend="uniqnetbiosnames">Unique NetBIOS Names</link> and <link linkend="netbiosnamesgrp">Group Names</link> tables
+list typical NetBIOS name/service type registrations.
+</para>
+
+<table frame="all" id="uniqnetbiosnames">
+<title>Unique NetBIOS Names</title>
+<tgroup cols="2">
+<colspec align="left"/>
+<colspec align="justify"/>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry>MACHINENAME&lt;00&gt;</entry><entry>Server Service is running on MACHINENAME</entry></row>
+<row><entry>MACHINENAME&lt;03&gt;</entry><entry>Generic Machine Name (NetBIOS name)</entry></row>
+<row><entry>MACHINENAME&lt;20&gt;</entry><entry>LanMan Server service is running on MACHINENAME</entry></row>
+<row><entry>WORKGROUP&lt;1b&gt;</entry><entry>Domain Master Browser</entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+
+<table frame="all" id="netbiosnamesgrp">
+<title>Group Names</title>
+<tgroup cols="2">
+<colspec align="left"/>
+<colspec align="justify"/>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry>WORKGROUP&lt;03&gt;</entry><entry>Generic Name registered by all members of WORKGROUP</entry></row>
+<row><entry>WORKGROUP&lt;1c&gt;</entry><entry>Domain Controllers / Netlogon Servers</entry></row>
+<row><entry>WORKGROUP&lt;1d&gt;</entry><entry>Local Master Browsers</entry></row>
+<row><entry>WORKGROUP&lt;1e&gt;</entry><entry>Browser Election Service</entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>NetBIOS</primary></indexterm>
+It should be noted that all NetBIOS machines register their own
+names as per the above. This is in vast contrast to TCP/IP
+installations where traditionally the system administrator will
+determine in the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> or in the DNS database what names
+are associated with each IP address.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>NetBIOS</primary></indexterm>
+One further point of clarification should be noted. The <filename>/etc/hosts</filename>
+file and the DNS records do not provide the NetBIOS name type information
+that MS Windows clients depend on to locate the type of service that may
+be needed. An example of this is what happens when an MS Windows client
+wants to locate a domain logon server. It finds this service and the IP
+address of a server that provides it by performing a lookup (via a
+NetBIOS broadcast) for enumeration of all machines that have
+registered the name type *&lt;1c&gt;. A logon request is then sent to each
+IP address that is returned in the enumerated list of IP addresses.
+Whichever machine first replies, it then ends up providing the logon services.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The name <quote>workgroup</quote> or <quote>domain</quote> really can be confusing since these
+have the added significance of indicating what is the security
+architecture of the MS Windows network. The term <quote>workgroup</quote> indicates
+that the primary nature of the network environment is that of a
+peer-to-peer design. In a WORKGROUP, all machines are responsible for
+their own security, and generally such security is limited to the use of
+just a password (known as Share Level security). In most situations
+with peer-to-peer networking, the users who control their own machines
+will simply opt to have no security at all. It is possible to have
+User Level Security in a WORKGROUP environment, thus requiring the use
+of a user name and a matching password.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+MS Windows networking is thus predetermined to use machine names
+for all local and remote machine message passing. The protocol used is
+called Server Message Block (SMB) and this is implemented using
+the NetBIOS protocol (Network Basic Input Output System). NetBIOS can
+be encapsulated using LLC (Logical Link Control) protocol &smbmdash; in which case
+the resulting protocol is called NetBEUI (Network Basic Extended User
+Interface). NetBIOS can also be run over IPX (Inter-networking Packet
+Exchange) protocol as used by Novell NetWare, and it can be run
+over TCP/IP protocols &smbmdash; in which case the resulting protocol is called
+NBT or NetBT, the NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+MS Windows machines use a complex array of name resolution mechanisms.
+Since we are primarily concerned with TCP/IP, this demonstration is
+limited to this area.
+</para>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>The NetBIOS Name Cache</title>
+
+<para>
+All MS Windows machines employ an in-memory buffer in which is
+stored the NetBIOS names and IP addresses for all external
+machines that machine has communicated with over the
+past 10-15 minutes. It is more efficient to obtain an IP address
+for a machine from the local cache than it is to go through all the
+configured name resolution mechanisms.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+If a machine whose name is in the local name cache has been shut
+down before the name had been expired and flushed from the cache, then
+an attempt to exchange a message with that machine will be subject
+to time-out delays. Its name is in the cache, so a name resolution
+lookup will succeed, but the machine cannot respond. This can be
+frustrating for users but is a characteristic of the protocol.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>nbtstat</primary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>nmblookup</primary></indexterm>
+The MS Windows utility that allows examination of the NetBIOS
+name cache is called <quote>nbtstat</quote>. The Samba equivalent of this
+is called <command>nmblookup</command>.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>The LMHOSTS File</title>
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>LMHOSTS</primary></indexterm>
+This file is usually located in MS Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 200x/XP in the directory
+<filename>C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC</filename> and contains the IP Address
+and the machine name in matched pairs. The <filename>LMHOSTS</filename> file
+performs NetBIOS name to IP address mapping.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+It typically looks like this:
+</para>
+
+<para><programlisting>
+# Copyright (c) 1998 Microsoft Corp.
+#
+# This is a sample LMHOSTS file used by the Microsoft Wins Client (NetBIOS
+# over TCP/IP) stack for Windows98
+#
+# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to NT computer names
+# (NetBIOS) names. Each entry should be kept on an individual line.
+# The IP address should be placed in the first column followed by the
+# corresponding computer name. The address and the computer name
+# should be separated by at least one space or tab. The "#" character
+# is generally used to denote the start of a comment (see the exceptions
+# below).
+#
+# This file is compatible with Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x TCP/IP lmhosts
+# files and offers the following extensions:
+#
+# #PRE
+# #DOM:&lt;domain&gt;
+# #INCLUDE &lt;filename&gt;
+# #BEGIN_ALTERNATE
+# #END_ALTERNATE
+# \0xnn (non-printing character support)
+#
+# Following any entry in the file with the characters "#PRE" will cause
+# the entry to be pre-loaded into the name cache. By default, entries are
+# not pre-loaded, but are parsed only after dynamic name resolution fails.
+#
+# Following an entry with the "#DOM:&lt;domain&gt;" tag will associate the
+# entry with the domain specified by &lt;domain&gt;. This effects how the
+# browser and logon services behave in TCP/IP environments. To preload
+# the host name associated with #DOM entry, it is necessary to also add a
+# #PRE to the line. The &lt;domain&gt; is always pre-loaded although it will not
+# be shown when the name cache is viewed.
+#
+# Specifying "#INCLUDE &lt;filename&gt;" will force the RFC NetBIOS (NBT)
+# software to seek the specified &lt;filename&gt; and parse it as if it were
+# local. &lt;filename&gt; is generally a UNC-based name, allowing a
+# centralized lmhosts file to be maintained on a server.
+# It is ALWAYS necessary to provide a mapping for the IP address of the
+# server prior to the #INCLUDE. This mapping must use the #PRE directive.
+# In addition the share "public" in the example below must be in the
+# LanMan Server list of "NullSessionShares" in order for client machines to
+# be able to read the lmhosts file successfully. This key is under
+# \machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\lanmanserver\
+# parameters\nullsessionshares
+# in the registry. Simply add "public" to the list found there.
+#
+# The #BEGIN_ and #END_ALTERNATE keywords allow multiple #INCLUDE
+# statements to be grouped together. Any single successful include
+# will cause the group to succeed.
+#
+# Finally, non-printing characters can be embedded in mappings by
+# first surrounding the NetBIOS name in quotations, then using the
+# \0xnn notation to specify a hex value for a non-printing character.
+#
+# The following example illustrates all of these extensions:
+#
+# 102.54.94.97 rhino #PRE #DOM:networking #net group's DC
+# 102.54.94.102 "appname \0x14" #special app server
+# 102.54.94.123 popular #PRE #source server
+# 102.54.94.117 localsrv #PRE #needed for the include
+#
+# #BEGIN_ALTERNATE
+# #INCLUDE \\localsrv\public\lmhosts
+# #INCLUDE \\rhino\public\lmhosts
+# #END_ALTERNATE
+#
+# In the above example, the "appname" server contains a special
+# character in its name, the "popular" and "localsrv" server names are
+# pre-loaded, and the "rhino" server name is specified so it can be used
+# to later #INCLUDE a centrally maintained lmhosts file if the "localsrv"
+# system is unavailable.
+#
+# Note that the whole file is parsed including comments on each lookup,
+# so keeping the number of comments to a minimum will improve performance.
+# Therefore it is not advisable to simply add lmhosts file entries onto the
+# end of this file.
+</programlisting></para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>HOSTS File</title>
+
+<para>
+This file is usually located in MS Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 200x/XP in
+the directory <filename>C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC</filename> and contains
+the IP Address and the IP hostname in matched pairs. It can be
+used by the name resolution infrastructure in MS Windows, depending
+on how the TCP/IP environment is configured. This file is in
+every way the equivalent of the UNIX/Linux <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
+
+<sect2>
+<title>DNS Lookup</title>
+
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>DNS</primary></indexterm>
+This capability is configured in the TCP/IP setup area in the network
+configuration facility. If enabled, an elaborate name resolution sequence
+is followed, the precise nature of which is dependant on how the NetBIOS
+Node Type parameter is configured. A Node Type of 0 means that
+NetBIOS broadcast (over UDP broadcast) is used if the name
+that is the subject of a name lookup is not found in the NetBIOS name
+cache. If that fails then DNS, HOSTS and LMHOSTS are checked. If set to
+Node Type 8, then a NetBIOS Unicast (over UDP Unicast) is sent to the
+WINS Server to obtain a lookup before DNS, HOSTS, LMHOSTS, or broadcast
+lookup is used.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>WINS Lookup</title>
+
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>WINS</primary></indexterm>
+A WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) service is the equivalent of the
+rfc1001/1002 specified NBNS (NetBIOS Name Server). A WINS server stores
+the names and IP addresses that are registered by a Windows client
+if the TCP/IP setup has been given at least one WINS Server IP Address.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+To configure Samba to be a WINS server, the following parameter needs
+to be added to the &smb.conf; file:
+</para>
+
+<para><smbconfblock>
+<smbconfoption><name>wins support</name><value>Yes</value></smbconfoption>
+</smbconfblock></para>
+
+<para>
+To configure Samba to use a WINS server, the following parameters are
+needed in the &smb.conf; file:
+</para>
+
+<para><smbconfblock>
+<smbconfoption><name>wins support</name><value>No</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>wins server</name><value>xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</value></smbconfoption>
+</smbconfblock></para>
+
+<para>
+where <replaceable>xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</replaceable> is the IP address
+of the WINS server.
+</para>
+
+<para>For information about setting up Samba as a WINS server, read
+<link linkend="NetworkBrowsing">Network Browsing</link>.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Common Errors</title>
+
+<para>
+TCP/IP network configuration problems find every network administrator sooner or later.
+The cause can be anything from keyboard mishaps, forgetfulness, simple mistakes, and
+carelessness. Of course, no one is ever deliberately careless!
+</para>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Pinging Works Only in One Way</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <quote>I can ping my Samba server from Windows, but I cannot ping my Windows
+ machine from the Samba server.</quote>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis>Answer:</emphasis> The Windows machine was at IP Address 192.168.1.2 with netmask 255.255.255.0, the
+ Samba server (Linux) was at IP Address 192.168.1.130 with netmask 255.255.255.128.
+ The machines were on a local network with no external connections.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Due to inconsistent netmasks, the Windows machine was on network 192.168.1.0/24, while
+ the Samba server was on network 192.168.1.128/25 &smbmdash; logically a different network.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Very Slow Network Connections</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A common cause of slow network response includes:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Client is configured to use DNS and the DNS server is down.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Client is configured to use remote DNS server, but the
+ remote connection is down.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Client is configured to use a WINS server, but there is no WINS server.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Client is not configured to use a WINS server, but there is a WINS server.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Firewall is filtering our DNS or WINS traffic.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Samba Server Name Change Problem</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <quote>The name of the Samba server was changed, Samba was restarted, Samba server cannot be
+ ping-ed by new name from MS Windows NT4 Workstation, but it does still respond to ping using
+ the old name. Why?</quote>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ From this description, three things are obvious:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>WINS is not in use, only broadcast-based name resolution is used.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The Samba server was renamed and restarted within the last 10-15 minutes.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The old Samba server name is still in the NetBIOS name cache on the MS Windows NT4 Workstation.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ To find what names are present in the NetBIOS name cache on the MS Windows NT4 machine,
+ open a <command>cmd</command> shell and then:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+<screen>
+&dosprompt;<userinput>nbtstat -n</userinput>
+
+ NetBIOS Local Name Table
+
+ Name Type Status
+------------------------------------------------
+&example.workstation.windows; &lt;03&gt; UNIQUE Registered
+ADMINISTRATOR &lt;03&gt; UNIQUE Registered
+&example.workstation.windows; &lt;00&gt; UNIQUE Registered
+SARDON &lt;00&gt; GROUP Registered
+&example.workstation.windows; &lt;20&gt; UNIQUE Registered
+&example.workstation.windows; &lt;1F&gt; UNIQUE Registered
+
+
+&dosprompt;nbtstat -c
+
+ NetBIOS Remote Cache Name Table
+
+ Name Type Host Address Life [sec]
+--------------------------------------------------------------
+&example.server.samba; &lt;20&gt; UNIQUE 192.168.1.1 240
+
+&dosprompt;
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In the above example, &example.server.samba; is the Samba server and &example.workstation.windows; is the MS Windows NT4 Workstation.
+ The first listing shows the contents of the Local Name Table (i.e., Identity information on
+ the MS Windows workstation) and the second shows the NetBIOS name in the NetBIOS name cache.
+ The name cache contains the remote machines known to this workstation.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>