[aclug-L] Re: Samba problems

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I had:
>
>    os level = 65
>    domain master = yes
>    local master = yes
>    preferred master = yes

That should be sufficient.

> As per the BROWSING.txt document (which I have not yet read THUROUGHLY).
> (Windows "networking" concepts really have me confused).

I don't think it's all that different.

> Well, I can view the directories using "net view \\zeppelin".  It
> just seems
> as though the Windows machine doesn't think zeppelin is in its workgroup.
> How do I change that?

IIRC, your exported directories must be marked browsable before they will
show up in network neighborhood.  Also watch capitalization.  I've seen that
foul things up before.


> I also just created an /etc/lmhosts file.  Is that the correct place for
> that file?

I think so.  It also can help if the windows boxes have their own lmhosts
file.

>       NOTE: There is a long pause between my entering "net view
>       \\zeppelin" and the appearance of the results.  When I do a "net
>       view /workgroup:music" it displays almost immediately.

One thing to make sure of is that the netbios names and the dns names match
exactly.  Otherwise there is a flag that must be set in the config file.

Quite honestly, my Samba Server has been up for 2-3 years now, through
various revisions. I haven't kept up to date on the various changes.  If
this is a new install, the default Debian config file may contain flags for
options I have not encountered.


> I have a feeling that Windows is caching the contents of the
> workgroup.  Is
> there some way to force a reload/requery?  Doing a 'refresh' in
> the Network
> neighborhood doesn't seem to do it.

It's about 15 minutes, normally.  However if you restart the browse master
(hopefull it's "zeppelin") the workgroup should update.

>
> Looking at /var/log/smb, when I do a "net view \\zeppelin" on the Windows
> machine, I see the following log entries:
>
> [1999/11/07 15:22:59, 1] smbd/server.c:main(628)
>   smbd version 2.0.5a started.
>   Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1992-1998
> [1999/11/07 15:22:59, 0] param/loadparm.c:lp_do_parameter(2012)
>   Global parameter interfaces found in service section!
> [1999/11/07 15:22:59, 1] smbd/files.c:file_init(216)
>   file_init: Information only: requested 10000 open files, 1014 are
> available.

Ah Ha!  It's a config file problem.  There is now an option to limit what
interfaces the Samba server listens on.  It looks like that parameter is in
the services portion of the config file, rather than at the top in the
server portion.

>
> Then in /var/log/nmb I see the following:

> [1999/11/07 15:33:04, 1] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(684)
>   Netbios nameserver version 2.0.5a started.
>   Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1998
> [1999/11/07 15:33:04, 0] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_in(886)
>   bind failed on port 137 socket_addr=206.53.106.207 (Cannot assign
> requested ad
> dress)
> [1999/11/07 15:33:04, 0] nmbd/nmbd_subnetdb.c:make_subnet(135)
> nmbd_subnetdb:make_subnet()
>   Failed to open nmb socket on interface 206.53.106.207 for port
> 137.  Error
> was
>  Cannot assign requested address
> [1999/11/07 15:33:04, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(742)
>   ERROR: Failed when creating subnet lists. Exiting.

You are on a subnet right? IIRC,You have to define the network/netmask in
the config file. Also if you have more than one network card, you have to
define which interface to listen on.

> Any ideas what I'm doing wrong or where else to look for clues?

Go back an read the samba man page.  I think you have all the clues, you
just have to put in the right flags in the conf file.

--dwh

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