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-<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 uses 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"/> and <link linkend="netbiosnamesgrp"/> 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>Internet Name Resolvers</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 (Internetworking 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 computernames
-# (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 computername. The address and the computername
-# 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 preloaded into the name cache. By default, entries are
-# not preloaded, 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 preloaded 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
-# LanManServer 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
-# preloaded, 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"/>.</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
- pinged 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
-ADMINSTRATOR &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>