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Account Information Databases"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 10. Samba / MS Windows Network Browsing Guide</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="optional.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part III. Advanced Configuration</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="passdb.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="NetworkBrowsing"></a>Chapter 10. Samba / MS Windows Network Browsing Guide</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></tt></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">July 5, 1998</p></div><div><p class="pubdate">Updated: April 21, 2003</p></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2903558">Features and Benefits</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2903637">What is Browsing?</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2903747">Discussion</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2903764">NetBIOS over TCP/IP</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2903926">TCP/IP - without NetBIOS</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2904058">DNS and Active Directory</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2904194">How Browsing Functions</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2904320">Setting up WORKGROUP Browsing</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2904541">Setting up DOMAIN Browsing</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#browse-force-master">Forcing Samba to be the master</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2904811">Making Samba the domain master</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2904967">Note about broadcast addresses</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2904984">Multiple interfaces</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905013">Use of the Remote Announce parameter</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905122">Use of the Remote Browse Sync parameter</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905183">WINS - The Windows Internetworking Name Server</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905341">Setting up a WINS server</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905540">WINS Replication</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905565">Static WINS Entries</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905650">Helpful Hints</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905663">Windows Networking Protocols</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905730">Name Resolution Order</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905867">Technical Overview of browsing</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905914">Browsing support in Samba</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906021">Problem resolution</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906100">Browsing across subnets</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906720">Common Errors</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906735">How can one flush the Samba NetBIOS name cache without restarting Samba?</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906764">My client reports "This server is not configured to list shared resources"</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><p> +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 10. Samba / MS Windows Network Browsing Guide</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.60.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="SAMBA Project Documentation"><link rel="up" href="optional.html" title="Part III. Advanced Configuration"><link rel="previous" href="optional.html" title="Part III. Advanced Configuration"><link rel="next" href="passdb.html" title="Chapter 11. Account Information Databases"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 10. Samba / MS Windows Network Browsing Guide</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="optional.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part III. Advanced Configuration</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="passdb.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="NetworkBrowsing"></a>Chapter 10. Samba / MS Windows Network Browsing Guide</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></tt></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">July 5, 1998</p></div><div><p class="pubdate">Updated: April 21, 2003</p></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2901654">Features and Benefits</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2901733">What is Browsing?</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905839">Discussion</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2905855">NetBIOS over TCP/IP</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906017">TCP/IP - without NetBIOS</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2900986">DNS and Active Directory</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2901119">How Browsing Functions</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2901245">Setting up WORKGROUP Browsing</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2902631">Setting up DOMAIN Browsing</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#browse-force-master">Forcing Samba to be the master</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2902896">Making Samba the domain master</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2903052">Note about broadcast addresses</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2903070">Multiple interfaces</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906571">Use of the Remote Announce parameter</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906680">Use of the Remote Browse Sync parameter</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906741">WINS - The Windows Internetworking Name Server</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2906900">Setting up a WINS server</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907094">WINS Replication</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907119">Static WINS Entries</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907203">Helpful Hints</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907217">Windows Networking Protocols</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907283">Name Resolution Order</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907421">Technical Overview of browsing</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907468">Browsing support in Samba</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907575">Problem resolution</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2907654">Browsing across subnets</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2908270">Common Errors</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2908285">How can one flush the Samba NetBIOS name cache without restarting Samba?</a></dt><dt><a href="NetworkBrowsing.html#id2908313">My client reports "This server is not configured to list shared resources"</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><p> This document contains detailed information as well as a fast track guide to implementing browsing across subnets and / or across workgroups (or domains). WINS is the best tool for resolution of NetBIOS names to IP addresses. WINS is @@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ over TCP/IP. Samba-3 and later also supports this mode of operation. When the use of NetBIOS over TCP/IP has been disabled then the primary means for resolution of MS Windows machine names is via DNS and Active Directory. The following information assumes that your site is running NetBIOS over TCP/IP. -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2903558"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2901654"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> Someone once referred to the past in terms of: <span class="emphasis"><em>They were the worst of times, they were the best of times. The more we look back, them more we long for what was and hope it never returns!</em></span>. @@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ support for NetBIOS, in which case WINS is of no relevance. Samba-3 supports thi </p><p> For those networks on which NetBIOS has been disabled (ie: WINS is NOT required) the use of DNS is necessary for host name resolution. -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2903637"></a>What is Browsing?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2901733"></a>What is Browsing?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> To most people browsing means that they can see the MS Windows and Samba servers in the Network Neighborhood, and when the computer icon for a particular server is clicked, it opens up and shows the shares and printers available on the target server. @@ -80,12 +81,12 @@ called <tt class="filename">nmbd</tt>. The configuration parameters involved in For Samba, the WINS Server and WINS Support are mutually exclusive options. Those marked with an '*' are the only options that commonly MAY need to be modified. Even if not one of these parameters is set <tt class="filename">nmbd</tt> will still do it's job. -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2903747"></a>Discussion</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2905839"></a>Discussion</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> Firstly, all MS Windows networking uses SMB (Server Message Block) based messaging. SMB messaging may be implemented with or without NetBIOS. MS Windows 200x supports NetBIOS over TCP/IP for backwards compatibility. Microsoft is intent on phasing out NetBIOS support. -</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2903764"></a>NetBIOS over TCP/IP</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905855"></a>NetBIOS over TCP/IP</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Samba implements NetBIOS, as does MS Windows NT / 200x / XP, by encapsulating it over TCP/IP. MS Windows products can do likewise. NetBIOS based networking uses broadcast messaging to affect browse list management. When running NetBIOS over TCP/IP, this uses UDP based messaging. @@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ Lastly, take note that browse lists are a collection of unreliable broadcast messages that are repeated at intervals of not more than 15 minutes. This means that it will take time to establish a browse list and it can take up to 45 minutes to stabilise, particularly across network segments. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2903926"></a>TCP/IP - without NetBIOS</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2906017"></a>TCP/IP - without NetBIOS</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> All TCP/IP using systems use various forms of host name resolution. The primary methods for TCP/IP hostname resolutions involves either a static file (<tt class="filename">/etc/hosts </tt>) or DNS (the Domain Name System). DNS is the technology that makes @@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ consequently network services will be severely impaired. The use of Dynamic DNS is highly recommended with Active Directory, in which case the use of BIND9 is preferred for it's ability to adequately support the SRV (service) records that are needed for Active Directory. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2904058"></a>DNS and Active Directory</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2900986"></a>DNS and Active Directory</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Occasionally we hear from Unix network administrators who want to use a Unix based Dynamic DNS server in place of the Microsoft DNS server. While this might be desirable to some, the MS Windows 200x DNS server is auto-configured to work with Active Directory. It is possible @@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ The following are some of the default service records that Active Directory requ </p></li><li><p>_ldap._tcp.<span class="emphasis"><em>Site</em></span>.gc.ms-dcs.<span class="emphasis"><em>DomainTree</em></span></p><p> Used by MS Windows clients to locate site configuration dependent Global Catalog server. - </p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2904194"></a>How Browsing Functions</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> + </p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2901119"></a>How Browsing Functions</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> MS Windows machines register their NetBIOS names (ie: the machine name for each service type in operation) on start up. The exact method by which this name registration @@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ words, for cross subnet browsing to function correctly it is essential that a name to address resolution mechanism be provided. This mechanism could be via DNS, <tt class="filename">/etc/hosts</tt>, and so on. -</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2904320"></a>Setting up WORKGROUP Browsing</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p><div xmlns:ns14="" class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2901245"></a>Setting up WORKGROUP Browsing</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> To set up cross subnet browsing on a network containing machines in up to be in a WORKGROUP, not an NT Domain you need to set up one Samba server to be the Domain Master Browser (note that this is *NOT* @@ -260,22 +261,22 @@ Samba server, and there must only be one domain master browser per workgroup name. To set up a Samba server as a domain master browser, set the following option in the <i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i> section of the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file : -</p><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</p><ns14:p> +</ns14:p><pre class="programlisting"> domain master = yes -</pre><p> -</p><p> +</pre><ns14:p> +</ns14:p><p> The domain master browser should also preferrably be the local master browser for its own subnet. In order to achieve this set the following options in the <i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i> section of the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file : -</p><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</p><ns14:p> +</ns14:p><pre class="programlisting"> domain master = yes local master = yes preferred master = yes os level = 65 -</pre><p> -</p><p> +</pre><ns14:p> +</ns14:p><p> The domain master browser may be the same machine as the WINS server, if you require. </p><p> @@ -287,14 +288,14 @@ tend to get rebooted more often, so it's not such a good idea to use these). To make a Samba server a local master browser set the following options in the <i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i> section of the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file : -</p><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</p><ns14:p> +</ns14:p><pre class="programlisting"> domain master = no local master = yes preferred master = yes os level = 65 -</pre><p> -</p><p> +</pre><ns14:p> +</ns14:p><p> Do not do this for more than one Samba server on each subnet, or they will war with each other over which is to be the local master browser. @@ -309,14 +310,14 @@ be the local master browser then you can disable Samba from becoming a local master browser by setting the following options in the <i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i> section of the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file : -</p><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</p><ns14:p> +</ns14:p><pre class="programlisting"> domain master = no local master = no preferred master = no os level = 0 -</pre><p> -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2904541"></a>Setting up DOMAIN Browsing</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</pre><ns14:p> +</ns14:p></div><div xmlns:ns15="" class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2902631"></a>Setting up DOMAIN Browsing</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> If you are adding Samba servers to a Windows NT Domain then you must not set up a Samba server as a domain master browser. By default, a Windows NT Primary Domain Controller for a domain @@ -330,14 +331,14 @@ you may set up Samba servers as local master browsers as described. To make a Samba server a local master browser set the following options in the <b class="command">[global]</b> section of the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file : -</p><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</p><ns15:p> +</ns15:p><pre class="programlisting"> domain master = no local master = yes preferred master = yes os level = 65 -</pre><p> -</p><p> +</pre><ns15:p> +</ns15:p><p> If you wish to have a Samba server fight the election with machines on the same subnet you may set the <i class="parameter"><tt>os level</tt></i> parameter to lower levels. By doing this you can tune the order of machines that @@ -352,14 +353,14 @@ you can disable Samba from taking part in browser elections and ever becoming a local master browser by setting following options in the <i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i> section of the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file : -</p><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</p><ns15:p> +</ns15:p><pre class="programlisting"> domain master = no local master = no preferred master = no os level = 0 -</pre><p> -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="browse-force-master"></a>Forcing Samba to be the master</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</pre><ns15:p> +</ns15:p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="browse-force-master"></a>Forcing Samba to be the master</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Who becomes the <i class="parameter"><tt>master browser</tt></i> is determined by an election process using broadcasts. Each election packet contains a number of parameters which determine what precedence (bias) a host should have in the @@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ attempt to become the domain master browser every 5 minutes. They will find that another Samba server is already the domain master browser and will fail. This provides automatic redundancy, should the current domain master browser fail. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2904811"></a>Making Samba the domain master</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2902896"></a>Making Samba the domain master</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> The domain master is responsible for collating the browse lists of multiple subnets so that browsing can occur between subnets. You can make Samba act as the domain master by setting <i class="parameter"><tt>domain master = yes</tt></i> @@ -438,30 +439,30 @@ If, however, both Samba and your clients are using a WINS server, then: resolve the NetBIOS name of that host. as long as that host has registered its NetBIOS name with the same WINS server, the user will be able to see that host. - </p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2904967"></a>Note about broadcast addresses</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> + </p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2903052"></a>Note about broadcast addresses</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> If your network uses a "0" based broadcast address (for example if it ends in a 0) then you will strike problems. Windows for Workgroups does not seem to support a 0's broadcast and you will probably find that browsing and name lookups won't work. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2904984"></a>Multiple interfaces</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2903070"></a>Multiple interfaces</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Samba now supports machines with multiple network interfaces. If you have multiple interfaces then you will need to use the <b class="command">interfaces</b> option in <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> to configure them. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905013"></a>Use of the Remote Announce parameter</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div xmlns:ns16="" class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2906571"></a>Use of the Remote Announce parameter</h3></div></div><div></div></div><ns16:p> The <i class="parameter"><tt>remote announce</tt></i> parameter of <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> can be used to forcibly ensure that all the NetBIOS names on a network get announced to a remote network. The syntax of the <i class="parameter"><tt>remote announce</tt></i> parameter is: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns16:p><pre class="programlisting"> remote announce = a.b.c.d [e.f.g.h] ... -</pre><p> +</pre><ns16:p> <span class="emphasis"><em>or</em></span> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns16:p><pre class="programlisting"> remote announce = a.b.c.d/WORKGROUP [e.f.g.h/WORKGROUP] ... -</pre><p> +</pre><ns16:p> where: -</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><i class="replaceable"><tt>a.b.c.d</tt></i> and +</ns16:p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><i class="replaceable"><tt>a.b.c.d</tt></i> and <i class="replaceable"><tt>e.f.g.h</tt></i></span></dt><dd><p>is either the LMB (Local Master Browser) IP address or the broadcast address of the remote network. ie: the LMB is at 192.168.1.10, or the address @@ -477,23 +478,23 @@ workgroup name of the remote network then our NetBIOS machine names will end up looking like they belong to that workgroup, this may cause name resolution problems and should be avoided. -</p></dd></dl></div><p> -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905122"></a>Use of the Remote Browse Sync parameter</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></dd></dl></div><ns16:p> +</ns16:p></div><div xmlns:ns17="" class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2906680"></a>Use of the Remote Browse Sync parameter</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> The <i class="parameter"><tt>remote browse sync</tt></i> parameter of <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> is used to announce to another LMB that it must synchronise its NetBIOS name list with our Samba LMB. It works ONLY if the Samba server that has this option is simultaneously the LMB on its network segment. -</p><p> +</p><ns17:p> The syntax of the <i class="parameter"><tt>remote browse sync</tt></i> parameter is: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns17:p><pre class="programlisting"> remote browse sync = <i class="replaceable"><tt>a.b.c.d</tt></i> -</pre><p> +</pre><ns17:p> where <i class="replaceable"><tt>a.b.c.d</tt></i> is either the IP address of the remote LMB or else is the network broadcast address of the remote segment. -</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2905183"></a>WINS - The Windows Internetworking Name Server</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</ns17:p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2906741"></a>WINS - The Windows Internetworking Name Server</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> Use of WINS (either Samba WINS <span class="emphasis"><em>or</em></span> MS Windows NT Server WINS) is highly recommended. Every NetBIOS machine registers its name together with a name_type value for each of several types of service it has available. @@ -544,16 +545,16 @@ Never use both <i class="parameter"><tt>wins support = yes</tt></i> together with <i class="parameter"><tt>wins server = a.b.c.d</tt></i> particularly not using it's own IP address. Specifying both will cause <span class="application">nmbd</span> to refuse to start! -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905341"></a>Setting up a WINS server</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div xmlns:ns18="" class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2906900"></a>Setting up a WINS server</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Either a Samba machine or a Windows NT Server machine may be set up as a WINS server. To set a Samba machine to be a WINS server you must add the following option to the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file on the selected machine : in the <i class="parameter"><tt>[globals]</tt></i> section add the line -</p><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</p><ns18:p> +</ns18:p><pre class="programlisting"> wins support = yes -</pre><p> -</p><p> +</pre><ns18:p> +</ns18:p><p> Versions of Samba prior to 1.9.17 had this parameter default to yes. If you have any older versions of Samba on your network it is strongly suggested you upgrade to a recent version, or at the very @@ -585,11 +586,11 @@ the <span class="guilabel">Control Panel->Network->Protocols->TCP->W in Windows 95 or Windows NT. To tell a Samba server the IP address of the WINS server add the following line to the <i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i> section of all <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> files : -</p><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</p><ns18:p> +</ns18:p><pre class="programlisting"> wins server = <name or IP address> -</pre><p> -</p><p> +</pre><ns18:p> +</ns18:p><p> where <name or IP address> is either the DNS name of the WINS server machine or its IP address. </p><p> @@ -604,45 +605,45 @@ The first details setting up cross subnet browsing on a network containing Windows 95, Samba and Windows NT machines that are not configured as part of a Windows NT Domain. The second details setting up cross subnet browsing on networks that contain NT Domains. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905540"></a>WINS Replication</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2907094"></a>WINS Replication</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Samba-3 permits WINS replication through the use of the <tt class="filename">wrepld</tt> utility. This tool is not currently capable of being used as it is still in active development. As soon as this tool becomes moderately functional we will prepare man pages and enhance this section of the documentation to provide usage and technical details. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905565"></a>Static WINS Entries</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div xmlns:ns19="" class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2907119"></a>Static WINS Entries</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Adding static entries to your Samba-3 WINS server is actually fairly easy. All you have to do is add a line to <tt class="filename">wins.dat</tt>, typically located in <tt class="filename">/usr/local/samba/var/locks</tt>. -</p><p> +</p><ns19:p> Entries in <tt class="filename">wins.dat</tt> take the form of -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns19:p><pre class="programlisting"> "NAME#TYPE" TTL ADDRESS+ FLAGS -</pre><p> +</pre><ns19:p> where NAME is the NetBIOS name, TYPE is the NetBIOS type, TTL is the time-to-live as an absolute time in seconds, ADDRESS+ is one or more addresses corresponding to the registration and FLAGS are the NetBIOS flags for the registration. -</p><p> +</ns19:p><ns19:p> A typical dynamic entry looks like: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns19:p><pre class="programlisting"> "MADMAN#03" 1055298378 192.168.1.2 66R -</pre><p> +</pre><ns19:p> To make it static, all that has to be done is set the TTL to 0: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns19:p><pre class="programlisting"> "MADMAN#03" 0 192.168.1.2 66R -</pre><p> -</p><p> +</pre><ns19:p> +</ns19:p><p> Though this method works with early Samba-3 versions, there's a possibility that it may change in future versions if WINS replication is added. -</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2905650"></a>Helpful Hints</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2907203"></a>Helpful Hints</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> The following hints should be carefully considered as they are stumbling points for many new network administrators. -</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905663"></a>Windows Networking Protocols</h3></div></div><div></div></div><div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p> +</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2907217"></a>Windows Networking Protocols</h3></div></div><div></div></div><div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p> Do NOT use more than one (1) protocol on MS Windows machines </p></div><p> A very common cause of browsing problems results from installing more than @@ -672,32 +673,32 @@ differently from MS Windows NT4. Generally, where a server does NOT support the newer or extended protocol, these will fall back to the NT4 protocols. </em></span></p><p> The safest rule of all to follow it this - USE ONLY ONE PROTOCOL! -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905730"></a>Name Resolution Order</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div xmlns:ns20="" class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2907283"></a>Name Resolution Order</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Resolution of NetBIOS names to IP addresses can take place using a number of methods. The only ones that can provide NetBIOS name_type information are: </p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>WINS: the best tool!</td></tr><tr><td>LMHOSTS: is static and hard to maintain.</td></tr><tr><td>Broadcast: uses UDP and can not resolve names across remote segments.</td></tr></table><p> Alternative means of name resolution includes: -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td><tt class="filename">/etc/hosts</tt>: is static, hard to maintain, and lacks name_type info</td></tr><tr><td>DNS: is a good choice but lacks essential name_type info.</td></tr></table><p> +</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td><tt class="filename">/etc/hosts</tt>: is static, hard to maintain, and lacks name_type info</td></tr><tr><td>DNS: is a good choice but lacks essential name_type info.</td></tr></table><ns20:p> Many sites want to restrict DNS lookups and want to avoid broadcast name resolution traffic. The <i class="parameter"><tt>name resolve order</tt></i> parameter is of great help here. The syntax of the <i class="parameter"><tt>name resolve order</tt></i> parameter is: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns20:p><pre class="programlisting"> name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast host -</pre><p> +</pre><ns20:p> <span class="emphasis"><em>or</em></span> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns20:p><pre class="programlisting"> name resolve order = wins lmhosts (eliminates bcast and host) -</pre><p> +</pre><ns20:p> The default is: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns20:p><pre class="programlisting"> name resolve order = host lmhost wins bcast -</pre><p> +</pre><ns20:p> where "host" refers the the native methods used by the Unix system to implement the gethostbyname() function call. This is normally controlled by <tt class="filename">/etc/host.conf</tt>, <tt class="filename">/etc/nsswitch.conf</tt> and <tt class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</tt>. -</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2905867"></a>Technical Overview of browsing</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</ns20:p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2907421"></a>Technical Overview of browsing</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> SMB networking provides a mechanism by which clients can access a list of machines in a network, a so-called <i class="parameter"><tt>browse list</tt></i>. This list contains machines that are ready to offer file and/or print services @@ -717,7 +718,7 @@ Where NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled use of a WINS server is highly recommended to aid the resolution of NetBIOS (SMB) names to IP addresses. WINS allows remote segment clients to obtain NetBIOS name_type information that can NOT be provided by any other means of name resolution. -</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2905914"></a>Browsing support in Samba</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2907468"></a>Browsing support in Samba</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Samba facilitates browsing. The browsing is supported by <span class="application">nmbd</span> and is also controlled by options in the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file. Samba can act as a local browse master for a workgroup and the ability @@ -752,7 +753,7 @@ browsing on another subnet. It is recommended that this option is only used for 'unusual' purposes: announcements over the internet, for example. See <i class="parameter"><tt>remote announce</tt></i> in the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> man page. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2906021"></a>Problem resolution</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2907575"></a>Problem resolution</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> If something doesn't work then hopefully the log.nmbd file will help you track down the problem. Try a debug level of 2 or 3 for finding problems. Also note that the current browse list usually gets stored @@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ server resources. The other big problem people have is that their broadcast address, netmask or IP address is wrong (specified with the "interfaces" option in <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt>) -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2906100"></a>Browsing across subnets</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2907654"></a>Browsing across subnets</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Since the release of Samba 1.9.17(alpha1), Samba has supported the replication of browse lists across subnet boundaries. This section describes how to set this feature up in different settings. @@ -798,16 +799,16 @@ be they Windows 95, Windows NT, or Samba servers must have the IP address of a WINS server given to them by a DHCP server, or by manual configuration (for Win95 and WinNT, this is in the TCP/IP Properties, under Network settings) for Samba this is in the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file. -</p><div class="sect3" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="id2906150"></a>How does cross subnet browsing work ?</h4></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p><div xmlns:ns21="" class="sect3" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="id2907703"></a>How does cross subnet browsing work ?</h4></div></div><div></div></div><p> Cross subnet browsing is a complicated dance, containing multiple moving parts. It has taken Microsoft several years to get the code that achieves this correct, and Samba lags behind in some areas. Samba is capable of cross subnet browsing when configured correctly. </p><p> Consider a network set up as follows : -</p><p> +</p><ns21:p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> +</ns21:p><pre class="programlisting"> (DMB) N1_A N1_B N1_C N1_D N1_E | | | | | @@ -822,8 +823,8 @@ Consider a network set up as follows : | | | | | | | | N2_A N2_B N2_C N2_D N3_A N3_B N3_C N3_D (WINS) -</pre><p> -</p><p> +</pre><ns21:p> +</ns21:p><p> Consisting of 3 subnets (1, 2, 3) connected by two routers (R1, R2) - these do not pass broadcasts. Subnet 1 has 5 machines on it, subnet 2 has 4 machines, subnet 3 has 4 machines. Assume @@ -864,9 +865,9 @@ called 'non-authoritative'. At this point the browse lists look as follows (these are the machines you would see in your network neighborhood if you looked in it on a particular network right now). -</p><p> -</p><div class="table"><a name="id2906267"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 10.1. Browse subnet example 1</b></p><table summary="Browse subnet example 1" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Subnet</th><th align="left">Browse Master</th><th align="left">List</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">Subnet1</td><td align="left">N1_C</td><td align="left">N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet2</td><td align="left">N2_B</td><td align="left">N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet3</td><td align="left">N3_D</td><td align="left">N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> -</p><p> +</p><ns21:p> +</ns21:p><div class="table"><a name="id2907818"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 10.1. Browse subnet example 1</b></p><table summary="Browse subnet example 1" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Subnet</th><th align="left">Browse Master</th><th align="left">List</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">Subnet1</td><td align="left">N1_C</td><td align="left">N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet2</td><td align="left">N2_B</td><td align="left">N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet3</td><td align="left">N3_D</td><td align="left">N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D</td></tr></tbody></table></div><ns21:p> +</ns21:p><p> Note that at this point all the subnets are separate, no machine is seen across any of the subnets. </p><p> @@ -886,11 +887,11 @@ names it knows about. Once the domain master browser receives the MasterAnnouncement packet it schedules a synchronization request to the sender of that packet. After both synchronizations are done the browse lists look like : -</p><p> -</p><div class="table"><a name="id2906382"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 10.2. Browse subnet example 2</b></p><table summary="Browse subnet example 2" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Subnet</th><th align="left">Browse Master</th><th align="left">List</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">Subnet1</td><td align="left">N1_C</td><td align="left">N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E, N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet2</td><td align="left">N2_B</td><td align="left">N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet3</td><td align="left">N3_D</td><td align="left">N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> +</p><ns21:p> +</ns21:p><div class="table"><a name="id2907928"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 10.2. Browse subnet example 2</b></p><table summary="Browse subnet example 2" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Subnet</th><th align="left">Browse Master</th><th align="left">List</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">Subnet1</td><td align="left">N1_C</td><td align="left">N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E, N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet2</td><td align="left">N2_B</td><td align="left">N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet3</td><td align="left">N3_D</td><td align="left">N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D</td></tr></tbody></table></div><ns21:p> Servers with a (*) after them are non-authoritative names. -</p><p> +</ns21:p><p> At this point users looking in their network neighborhood on subnets 1 or 2 will see all the servers on both, users on subnet 3 will still only see the servers on their own subnet. @@ -901,11 +902,11 @@ synchronizes browse lists with the domain master browser (N1_A) it gets both the server entries on subnet 1, and those on subnet 2. After N3_D has synchronized with N1_C and vica-versa the browse lists look like. -</p><p> -</p><div class="table"><a name="id2906481"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 10.3. Browse subnet example 3</b></p><table summary="Browse subnet example 3" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Subnet</th><th align="left">Browse Master</th><th align="left">List</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">Subnet1</td><td align="left">N1_C</td><td align="left">N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E, N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*), N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet2</td><td align="left">N2_B</td><td align="left">N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet3</td><td align="left">N3_D</td><td align="left">N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*), N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> +</p><ns21:p> +</ns21:p><div class="table"><a name="id2908028"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 10.3. Browse subnet example 3</b></p><table summary="Browse subnet example 3" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Subnet</th><th align="left">Browse Master</th><th align="left">List</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">Subnet1</td><td align="left">N1_C</td><td align="left">N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E, N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*), N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet2</td><td align="left">N2_B</td><td align="left">N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet3</td><td align="left">N3_D</td><td align="left">N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*), N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><ns21:p> Servers with a (*) after them are non-authoritative names. -</p><p> +</ns21:p><p> At this point users looking in their network neighborhood on subnets 1 or 3 will see all the servers on all subnets, users on subnet 2 will still only see the servers on subnets 1 and 2, but not 3. @@ -914,11 +915,11 @@ Finally, the local master browser for subnet 2 (N2_B) will sync again with the domain master browser (N1_C) and will receive the missing server entries. Finally - and as a steady state (if no machines are removed or shut off) the browse lists will look like : -</p><p> -</p><div class="table"><a name="id2906581"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 10.4. Browse subnet example 4</b></p><table summary="Browse subnet example 4" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Subnet</th><th align="left">Browse Master</th><th align="left">List</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">Subnet1</td><td align="left">N1_C</td><td align="left">N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E, N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*), N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet2</td><td align="left">N2_B</td><td align="left">N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*), N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet3</td><td align="left">N3_D</td><td align="left">N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*), N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> +</p><ns21:p> +</ns21:p><div class="table"><a name="id2908128"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 10.4. Browse subnet example 4</b></p><table summary="Browse subnet example 4" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Subnet</th><th align="left">Browse Master</th><th align="left">List</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">Subnet1</td><td align="left">N1_C</td><td align="left">N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E, N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*), N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet2</td><td align="left">N2_B</td><td align="left">N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*), N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Subnet3</td><td align="left">N3_D</td><td align="left">N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D, N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*), N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><ns21:p> Servers with a (*) after them are non-authoritative names. -</p><p> +</ns21:p><p> Synchronizations between the domain master browser and local master browsers will continue to occur, but this should be a steady state situation. @@ -936,11 +937,11 @@ If either router R1 or R2 fails the following will occur: be able to access servers on its local subnet, by using subnet-isolated broadcast NetBIOS name resolution. The effects are similar to that of losing access to a DNS server. - </p></li></ol></div></div></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2906720"></a>Common Errors</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> + </p></li></ol></div></div></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2908270"></a>Common Errors</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> Many questions are asked on the mailing lists regarding browsing. The majority of browsing problems originate out of incorrect configuration of NetBIOS name resolution. Some are of particular note. -</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2906735"></a>How can one flush the Samba NetBIOS name cache without restarting Samba?</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2908285"></a>How can one flush the Samba NetBIOS name cache without restarting Samba?</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Samba's nmbd process controls all browse list handling. Under normal circumstances it is safe to restart nmbd. This will effectively flush the Samba NetBIOS name cache and cause it to be rebuilt. Note that this does NOT make certain that a rogue machine name will not re-appear @@ -950,7 +951,7 @@ want to clear a rogue machine from the list then every machine on the network wi shut down and restarted at after all machines are down. Failing a complete restart, the only other thing you can do is wait until the entry times out and is then flushed from the list. This may take a long time on some networks (months). -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2906764"></a>My client reports "This server is not configured to list shared resources"</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2908313"></a>My client reports "This server is not configured to list shared resources"</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> Your guest account is probably invalid for some reason. Samba uses the guest account for browsing in smbd. Check that your guest account is valid. |