/************************************************************************* reply_name_query() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for replying to a NetBIOS name query. there are two kinds of name queries: directed, and broadcast. directed queries are usually sent to samba in its WINS capacity. such hosts are termed 'point-to-point' hosts. broadcast queries are usually sent from 'broadcast' or 'mixed' hosts. broadcasting is used by either older NetBIOS hosts, new NetBIOS hosts that have not had WINS capabilities added and new NetBIOS hosts that think the WINS server has died. the samba NetBIOS name database is divided into sections, on a per-subnet basis. there is also a WINS NetBIOS name database, and for convenience this is added as a pseudo-subnet with the ip address of 255.255.255.255. the local subnet NetBIOS name databases only contain samba's names. the reason for this is that if a broadcast query is received, a NetBIOS hosts is only expected to respond if that query is for one of its own names (the exception to this is if a host is configured as a 'proxy' server, in which case, samba should redirect the query to another WINS server). the WINS pseudo-subnet NetBIOS database contains all NetBIOS names that are not 'special browser' type names (regarding this i am a _bit_ confused :-). names of type 0x01, 0x1d and 0x1e i consider to be 'special browser' names. at the moment. maybe. the type of search to be initiated is determined. if the NetBIOS name type is a non-special-browser name, then the WINS database is included in the search. if the name is not a special browser name, then we need to find the right subnet that the query came from. this is done using find_req_subnet(). this also has the benefit of stopping any queries from subnets that samba does not know about. if the query is a broadcast query, then the database of the local subnet is included in the search. the name is then searched for in the appropriate NetBIOS data structures. if it is found, then we need to check whether it is appropriate for us to reply to such a query. we will only reply if the query is a directed query, the name belongs to samba on that subnet, or the name is a primary domain controller type, or we're doing replies on behalf of hosts on subnets not known to the host issuing the query. in the latter instance, it would be appropriate if samba is using a WINS server for it to forward the name query on to this WINS server. reply_name_query() then takes note of all the information that is needed to construct a reply to the caller. a negative reply (if the name is unknown to samba) or a positive reply (the name is known to samba) is then issued. /************************************************************************* reply_name_status() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for constructing a reply to a NetBIOS name status query. this response contains all samba's NetBIOS names on the subnet that the query came in from. a reply will only be made if the NetBIOS name being queried exists. see rfc1001.txt and rfc1002.txt for details of the name status reply. /************************************************************************* reply_name_reg() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for updating the NetBIOS name database from registration packets sent out by hosts wishing to register a name, and for informing them, if necessary, if this is acceptable or not. name registration can be done by broadcast or by point-to-point, i.e the registration is sent directly to samba in its capacity as a WINS server. if the name registration is done by broadcast (see rfc1001.txt 15.2.1), then samba's involvement in replying is limited to whether that name is owned by samba or not, on the relevant subnet. if the name registration is done point-to-point (see rfc1001.txt 15.2.2) then samba will first need to check its WINS name database records and proceed accordingly. samba looks for the appropriate subnet record that the registration should be added to / checked against, using find_req_subnet(). next, the name is searched for in the local database or the WINS database as appropriate. if the name is not found, then it is added to the NetBIOS name database, using add_netbios_entry(), which may choose not to add the name (not that this affects the registration of the name on the network in any way). it will only add names to the WINS database, and even then it will only add non-special-browser type names. if the name is found, then samba must decide whether to accept the name or not. a group name is always added. for unique names, further checks need to be carried out. firstly, if the name in the database is one of samba's names, or if the name in the database is a group name, then it cannot be added as a unique name belonging to someone else. it is therefore rejected. secondly, if the ip address of the name being registered does not match against the ip in the database, then the unique name may belong to someone else. a check needs to be carried out with the owner in case they still wish to keep this name. a detailed discussion of what action to take is in rfc1001.txt 15.2.2.2 and 15.2.2.3. samba currently implements non-secured WINS, whereupon the responsibility for checking the name is passed on to the host doing the registration. rfc1001.txt refers to this as an END-NODE CHALLENGE REGISTRATION RESPONSE. (samba itself cannot yet cope with receiving such responses if it registers its names with another WINS server). having decided what kind of response to send (if any - acceptance of name registrations by broadcast is implicit), samba will send either a positive or negative NAME REGISTRATION RESPONSE, or an END-NODE CHALLENGE REGISTRATION RESPONSE to the host that initially sent the registration. whew. /************************************************************************* reply_name_release() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for removing a NetBIOS name from the database when a server sends a release packet. samba looks for the appropriate subnet record that the release should be removed from, using find_req_subnet(). next, the name is searched for in the local database or the WINS database as appropriate. if the name is found, it is removed from the database and a positive reply is sent confirming this. if the name is not found, a negative reply is sent. a reply is _not_ sent if the release was done by broadcast: the release is implicit, and we should be grateful that they bothered to tell us. if the release was done by directed packet, then we deal with it as a WINS server and must reply (pos / neg). at present, the criteria for removing a name have yet to be developed / experimented with. at present, the only flags that are checked are the NetBIOS flags. /************************************************************************* send_name_response() *************************************************************************/ this function is a wrap around reply_netbios_packet(). it sends a response to a name registration or release packet, minimising the function parameters needed to do this. if the function is called with the parameter 'success' set to True, then a positive response (to the registration or release) is made (see rfc1002.txt 4.2.5 and 4.2.10). if this parameter is False, then a negative response is issued (see rfc1002.txt 4.2.6 and 4.2.11) if the function is called with a registration code, and the parameter 'recurse' is False, then an End-Node Challenge Registration response is issued (see rfc1002.txt 4.2.7) note: this function could also easily be used for name conflict demand (see rfc1002.txt 4.2.8). note: End-Node Challenge Registration response is only sent in non-secured NetBIOS Name Server implementations. samba now implements secured NetBIOS Name Server functionality (see rfc1001.txt 15.1.6).