Apologies for posting to the BSD list - but the Samba lists couldn't help

[Lou Kamenov]

On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:25:24 +0100
"Steven Purdy" <steve at reftech.co.uk> wrote:

> Lou
> In answer to your questions:-
> 
> >>>trying to register with you wins server? And you dont have support
> for it?
> I set wins support = yes and it made no difference, I still got the logs
> everynight with errors.
> 
> >>>Lmhosts, not a solution, just a hack. 
> It's the default setting.
> 
> >>>if you have a different wins server use it? (NT box or something like
> this?)
> Don't swear at me ;-)
I wont, its your network not mine i`m trying to be helpful *smile*

> 
> The Network infrastructure is:-
> 
> ADSL --> ADSL Modem (Nat'd) --> [network] 
> 
> FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE #0
> samba-2.2.5_3 running PDC and login scripts to win9x clients
> successfully.
> As I mentioned, running it's own local DNS.

Cool, okay.
Usually it takes 1h to migrate from samba to samba-tng (cd /usr/ports/*/samba-tng). And you`ll luv it, it has a SAM db even:) (its almost like NT!)
Once its up i`ll give u a sample config file with some more information for each one of the settings. 

agree?

cheers,
-lk
> 
> 
> FreeBSD UKUG people are so much more helpful than most other lists.
> 
> Cheers chaps.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lou Kamenov [mailto:lou.kamenov at aeye-web.com] 
> Sent: 25 September 2002 17:39
> To: freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org
> Cc: Steven Purdy
> Subject: Re: Apologies for posting to the BSD list - but the Samba lists
> couldn't help
> 
> 
> On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:12:36 +0100
> "Steven Purdy" <steve at reftech.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > I upgraded 6 PC's to 10/100 and also changed an IP address or 2 in the
> 
> > process. On the ones that had an IP address change, I reflected the 
> > new IP in the DNS Zone file.
> > 
> > Since the upgrade I've been getting the following on the nightly 
> > output. I've tried enabling WINS and DNS Proxy in smb.conf. I need to 
> > fix this before I can put the main software that they use on it.
> > 
> > I don't know if it's related but last week FreeBSD started getting
> > watchdog packet errors and then losing all com's.
> > It did this twice and has been OK since, the nightly email errors
> > persist though
> 
> D`oh that`s wierd. I have a samba-tng (not samba, samba-TheNewGeneration
> take a look at it) box, which is organised like this: 
> 
> specs: Samba-TNG, dhcpd on FreeBSD 4.6 stable.
> Basically i`m using dhcpd for everything (wins,dns,ip,gw). However there
> is a SAP software on the samba box and it works just fine( OT i`m also
> running qmail+vpopmail on it - the infrastructure is -> firewall <- dmz
> --> samba box). The Samba box is also a PDC.
> 
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> > **********************************************
> > 
> > SUSANNE<03> from IP 10.0.0.58 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> > > Sep 20 16:37:41 bsd nmbd[166]: [2002/09/20 16:37:41, 0]
> > nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(184)
> > > Sep 20 16:37:41 bsd nmbd[166]:   Error - should be sent to WINS
> server
> 
> trying to register with you wins server? And you dont have support for
> it?
> 
> 
> > > Sep 20 16:37:41 bsd nmbd[166]: [2002/09/20 16:37:41, 0]
> > nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(183)
> > > Sep 20 16:37:41 bsd nmbd[166]:   process_name_refresh_request:
> unicast
> > name registration request received for name SUSANNE-PC<20> from IP 
> > 10.0.0.58 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> > > Sep 20 16:37:41 bsd nmbd[166]: [2002/09/20 16:37:41, 0]
> > nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(184)
> > > Sep 20 16:37:41 bsd nmbd[166]:   Error - should be sent to WINS
> server
> > > Sep 20 16:37:41 bsd nmbd[166]: [2002/09/20 16:37:41, 0]
> > nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(183)
> > > Sep 20 16:37:41 bsd nmbd[166]:   process_name_refresh_request:
> unicast
> > name registration request received for name...........and on it goes.
> > 
> > 
> > **********************************************
> > I've also trawled around the mailing lists and seen the common replies
> 
> > about Wins client and server battling - here is my testparm output to 
> > allay those
> 
> What is your network infrastructure? (sample scheme please?) 
> 
> > ideas.
> > 
> > su-2.05a# testparm | grep ins
> > 
> >         allow trusted domains = Yes
> >         name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
> 
> Lmhosts, not a solution, just a hack. 
> 
> >         max wins ttl = 518400
> >         min wins ttl = 21600
> >         wins proxy = No
> >         wins server =
> 
> if you have a different wins server use it? (NT box or something like
> this?)
> 
> >         wins support = No
> 
> No wins support? Do you have a PDC?
> 
> >         wins hook =
> > 
> >  
> > Regards
> > 
> > Steve Purdy
> 
> Try samba-tng, its lot better than plain samba, find out for yourself.
> 
> cheers,
> -lk
> 
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