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@@ -24,6 +24,26 @@ NetBIOS over TCP/IP then this section may help you to resolve networking problem
</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 adminsitrators 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
+it's 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
@@ -48,6 +68,7 @@ Use of DHCP with ADS is recommended as a further means of maintaining central co
over client workstation network configuration.
</para>
+</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Name Resolution in a pure Unix/Linux world</title>
@@ -70,10 +91,10 @@ The key configuration files covered in this section are:
Contains a static list of IP Addresses and names.
eg:
</para>
-<para><programlisting>
+<para><screen>
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
192.168.1.1 bigbox.caldera.com bigbox alias4box
-</programlisting></para>
+</screen></para>
<para>
The purpose of <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is to provide a
@@ -181,10 +202,10 @@ critical configuration file. This file controls the order by
which name resolution may procede. The typical structure is:
</para>
-<para><programlisting>
+<para><screen>
order hosts,bind
multi on
-</programlisting></para>
+</screen></para>
<para>
then both addresses should be returned. Please refer to the
@@ -205,7 +226,7 @@ file typically has resolver object specifications as follows:
</para>
-<para><programlisting>
+<para><screen>
# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Name Service Switch configuration file.
@@ -226,7 +247,7 @@ file typically has resolver object specifications as follows:
protocols: nis files
rpc: nis files
services: nis files
-</programlisting></para>
+</screen></para>
<para>
Of course, each of these mechanisms requires that the appropriate
@@ -280,7 +301,7 @@ the client/server.
The following are typical NetBIOS name/service type registrations:
</para>
-<para><programlisting>
+<para><screen>
Unique NetBIOS Names:
MACHINENAME&lt;00&gt; = Server Service is running on MACHINENAME
MACHINENAME&lt;03&gt; = Generic Machine Name (NetBIOS name)
@@ -292,7 +313,7 @@ The following are typical NetBIOS name/service type registrations:
WORKGROUP&lt;1c&gt; = Domain Controllers / Netlogon Servers
WORKGROUP&lt;1d&gt; = Local Master Browsers
WORKGROUP&lt;1e&gt; = Internet Name Resolvers
-</programlisting></para>
+</screen></para>
<para>
It should be noted that all NetBIOS machines register their own
@@ -392,7 +413,7 @@ to IP address mapping.
It typically looks like:
</para>
-<para><programlisting>
+<para><screen>
# Copyright (c) 1998 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample LMHOSTS file used by the Microsoft Wins Client (NetBIOS
@@ -469,7 +490,7 @@ It typically looks like:
# 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>
+</screen></para>
</sect2>
@@ -520,19 +541,19 @@ To configure Samba to be a WINS server the following parameter needs
to be added to the &smb.conf; file:
</para>
-<para><programlisting>
+<para><screen>
wins support = Yes
-</programlisting></para>
+</screen></para>
<para>
To configure Samba to use a WINS server the following parameters are
needed in the &smb.conf; file:
</para>
-<para><programlisting>
+<para><screen>
wins support = No
wins server = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
-</programlisting></para>
+</screen></para>
<para>
where <replaceable>xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</replaceable> is the IP address
@@ -542,4 +563,53 @@ of the WINS server.
</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 keybaord mishaps, forgetfulness, simple mistakes, and
+carelessness. Of course, noone is every deliberately careless!
+</para>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>My Boomerang Won't Come Back<title>
+
+ <para>
+ Well, the real complaint said, "I can ping my samba server from Windows, but I can
+ not ping my Windows machine from the samba server."
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ 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 netmast 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 - logically a different network.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Very Slow Network Connections</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A common causes of slow network response includes:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Client is configured to use DNS and DNS server is down</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Client is configured to use remote DNS server, but 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>
+
+</sect1>
+
</chapter>