Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (946 mails)

["Michael S. Dunsavage" <mikesd1981@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/24/2010 08:27 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> On 10/24/2010 05:10 PM, Bob Williams wrote:
>   
> > > smbclient -U<regular user name> -Lbarrowhillfarm
> > >       
> > > >         
> > OK. That gives:
> >
> > barrowhillfarm:~ # smbclient -Ubob -Lbarrowhillfarm
> > Enter bob's password: 
> > Domain=[BARROWHILLFARM] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.3-3.6.1-2426-SUSE-SL11.2]
> >
> >         Sharename       Type      Comment
> >         ---------       ----      -------
> >         IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba Server 3.4.3-3.6.1-2426-
> > SUSE-SL11.2)
> >         print$          Disk      
> >         pictures        Disk      Photo collection on barrowhillfarm
> >         music           Disk      Music Collection
> >         tp0             Printer   HP_PhotoSmart_8150
> >         Stylus-CX5200   Printer   EPSON Stylus CX5200
> >         Photosmart-8100-series Printer   HP Photosmart 8100 series
> >         bob             Disk      Home Directories
> > Domain=[BARROWHILLFARM] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.3-3.6.1-2426-SUSE-SL11.2]
> >
> >         Server               Comment
> >         ---------            -------
> >         BARROWHILLFARM       Samba Server 3.4.3-3.6.1-2426-SUSE-SL11.2
> >
> >         Workgroup            Master
> >         ---------            -------
> >         BARROWHILLFARM       BARROWHILLFARM
> >
> >     
> That all looks good:
>
> alchemy:~> smbclient -Udavid -Lnirvana
> Enter david's password:
> Domain=[RB_LAW] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.5]
>
>         Sharename       Type      Comment
>         ---------       ----      -------
>         IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba 3.5.5)
>         pdf-gen         Printer   PDF Generator print-pdf
>         print$          Disk
>         samba           Disk      Nirvana - Skyline, Pictures, Law
>         LaserJet        Printer   Home Office Laserjet 4
>         david           Disk      Home Directories
> Domain=[RB_LAW] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.5]
>
>         Server               Comment
>         ---------            -------
>         ARCHANGEL            Samba 3.5.5
>         DCRGX                dcrgx
>         KILLERZ              Zmans KillerZ Box
>         NIRVANA              Samba 3.5.5
>         SUPERSFF             Samba 3.5.5
>         ZION                 Rankin's Computer
>
>         Workgroup            Master
>         ---------            -------
>         RB_LAW               NIRVANA
>
>
>   
> > > > also IIRC, there is a limit of 11 characters to the netbios 'workgroup'
> > > > name. If that still applies the workgroup name 'BARROWHILLFARM' could be
> > > > your problem. Try changing it to 'BHFARM' and see if that helps.
> > > >
> > > >         
> > Windows didn't object to that workgroup name, but I'll take your advice and 
> > try the shorter version ... tomorrow, as it's getting rather late here ;)
> >
> >     
> Windows won't complain, it's samba I'm worried about. Looks like I'm wrong on
> the netbios name at 11. It is actually a 15 character limit:
>
> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NetworkBrowsing.html
>
> WINS: The Windows Internetworking Name Server
>
> Use of WINS (either Samba WINS or 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. It registers its
> name directly as a unique (the type 0x03) name. It also registers its name if 
> it
> is running the LanManager-compatible server service (used to make shares and
> printers available to other users) by registering the server (the type 0x20) 
> name.
>
> All NetBIOS names are up to 15 characters in length. The name_type variable is
> added to the end of the name, thus creating a 16 character name. Any name that
> is shorter than 15 characters is padded with spaces to the 15th character. 
> Thus,
> all NetBIOS names are 16 characters long (including the name_type 
> information).
>
> WINS can store these 16-character names as they get registered. A client that
> wants to log onto the network can ask the WINS server for a list of all names
> that have registered the NetLogon service name_type. This saves broadcast
> traffic and greatly expedites logon processing. Since broadcast name 
> resolution
> cannot be used across network segments, this type of information can only be
> provided via WINS or via a statically configured lmhosts file that must reside
> on all clients in the absence of WINS.
>
>   
> > > > Also, set log level = 10 in smb.conf and restart smbd. That will make the
> > > > logs really chatty and can help ID the problem.
> > > >         
> > Done.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bob
> >     
> Good luck
>
>
>   
Also, try

   local master = Yes
   preferred master = Yes
   os level = 65
        
under glboal
      

Local master will make it a local network master browser - should be on *one* 
samba server. Makes it the local browser.
preferred browser should be on only *one* samba server - should be master 
browser for workgroup
os level should also be on *one* samba server - this will beat out any NT 
domain browser, maybe not needed, but maybe w/ Vista. Won't hurt.


Also when restarting samba services after configuration changes, restart
nmbd as well.

-- 
Michael S. Dunsavage

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