> From: samba-admin@us5.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin@us5.samba.org]On > Behalf Of Larry Clark > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 3:41 PM > Subject: can't login in mornings > > I am trying this one again, I have a 10/100 mg switched network, NT and > novell also run on it. I have two(2) samba servers on the network. in > the mornings, when people come in and try to logon, they can logon to > the NT and novell servers, yet the logon to the samba servers are slow, > and most of the time they cannot connect and ask if next time they want > to try to connect, obviuosly they say yes, but this time after the whole > weekend, they all came in and cannot lo in. even if I go into the > windows explorer and click on the red x'ed out share, they sometimes > still don't connect. we have a WINS server on the wire for name > resolution, and there is a PDC which the samba server has an account. > for the life of me, I can't map a drive and consistently have it connect > after the night. mornings are a night mare and noone can connect, any > one else have this problem? thanks....YES!!! ME!!! (At least I used to) At least I think it's the same problem, can't be sure. But if it is, then I have BAD news - you'll have to live with a nasty KLUDGE and you won't get a REAL answer about the problem from anyone here. (I've posted about this several times trying to get one) Try adding entries in your /etc/hosts for every IP on your network, even if they're handed out by DHCP and you don't know the hostname for sure, just use fake names. As long as there's an entry in /etc/hosts for that IP you should get instantaneous connections like you do for NT servers. If that does the trick, then email me and I'll tell you what I know of the problem (dare I say B*G?) instead of treating the list to another of my rants about not getting a real answer from the Samba team. -- David L. Jarvis David@JarvisMountain.com --
I am trying this one again, I have a 10/100 mg switched network, NT and novell also run on it. I have two(2) samba servers on the network. in the mornings, when people come in and try to logon, they can logon to the NT and novell servers, yet the logon to the samba servers are slow, and most of the time they cannot connect and ask if next time they want to try to connect, obviuosly they say yes, but this time after the whole weekend, they all came in and cannot lo in. even if I go into the windows explorer and click on the red x'ed out share, they sometimes still don't connect. we have a WINS server on the wire for name resolution, and there is a PDC which the samba server has an account. for the life of me, I can't map a drive and consistently have it connect after the night. mornings are a night mare and noone can connect, any one else have this problem? thanks....
well now thats lame Faber Fedor wrote:> > I read in here that some versions of Samba don't announce themselves if no > one's using them (or something like that). They suggested starting and > stopping the nmbd daemon nightly. That automagically re-registers the Samba > server with the WINS server. > > ====> Sincerely, > > Faber Fedor > LinuxNJ.com - Linux and Open Source solutions for New Jersey > > http://www.linuxnj.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/
well I did the hosts.allow list and it seems to have cleared up some of the problem, but the true test will come in the moring. thanks. Faber Fedor wrote:> > I read in here that some versions of Samba don't announce themselves if no > one's using them (or something like that). They suggested starting and > stopping the nmbd daemon nightly. That automagically re-registers the Samba > server with the WINS server. > > ====> Sincerely, > > Faber Fedor > LinuxNJ.com - Linux and Open Source solutions for New Jersey > > http://www.linuxnj.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/
well this morning confirms it, I still can't get logged in correctly after a night of sleep. although, I do have a samba server that was not letting me in and now it is....interesting.... Faber Fedor wrote:> > Not as lame as the other suggestion you got! :-) > > --- Larry Clark <xwindowuser@discflo.com> wrote: > > well now thats lame > > > > Faber Fedor wrote: > > > > > > I read in here that some versions of Samba don't announce themselves if no > > > one's using them (or something like that). They suggested starting and > > > stopping the nmbd daemon nightly. That automagically re-registers the > > Samba > > > server with the WINS server. > > ====> Sincerely, > > Faber Fedor > LinuxNJ.com - Linux and Open Source solutions for New Jersey > > http://www.linuxnj.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/
What is the use of having samba as a server if every morning I have to go around to everyones computer and re map the dirves they need? not much good in a production setting is it? well I have sent this letter to the whole samba team, maybe they will get a clue and work on it......hummmmm???? Larry Clark wrote:> > I am trying this one again, I have a 10/100 mg switched network, NT and > novell also run on it. I have two(2) samba servers on the network. in > the mornings, when people come in and try to logon, they can logon to > the NT and novell servers, yet the logon to the samba servers are slow, > and most of the time they cannot connect and ask if next time they want > to try to connect, obviuosly they say yes, but this time after the whole > weekend, they all came in and cannot lo in. even if I go into the > windows explorer and click on the red x'ed out share, they sometimes > still don't connect. we have a WINS server on the wire for name > resolution, and there is a PDC which the samba server has an account. > for the life of me, I can't map a drive and consistently have it connect > after the night. mornings are a night mare and noone can connect, any > one else have this problem? thanks....
Hi Larry,
I think I understand your problem. On different networks, with and
without a Samba server, with and without a WINS server and with and without
a PDC I noticed that you can't see the computers of your network directly in
the Windows Networking Neighborhood - you have to wait up to 10 s, but then
everything seems to be OK.
I suppose your problems are based on this. So you've got a name
resolution problem or a problem in your acces configuration (perhaps your NT
box?). Please try following things:
If I understand you right, you're using the "net" command to
map your
shares. Please use the map command in the Windows Explorer if possible.
Try to use the IP-adress of your samba server insted of the NetBIOS
name. For example "net use x: \\192.16.200.1\share". This could solve
youre
problems if your problem is a problem with name resolution.
One question: Is your PDC also the WINS server? If not this could cause
problems. (I'm not sure and I've got no experience with Windows XXX as
PDC)
Try to change the "Network logon options" in the "Client for
Microsoft
Networks Properities".
Please mail me the relevant parts of your log files and please mail me if
you solved the problem.
MfG PMD
feel free to correct my english!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Clark" <xwindowuser@discflo.com>
To: "samba@lists.samba.org" <samba@us5.samba.org>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:41 PM
Subject: can't login in mornings
> I am trying this one again, I have a 10/100 mg switched network, NT and
> novell also run on it. I have two(2) samba servers on the network. in
> the mornings, when people come in and try to logon, they can logon to
> the NT and novell servers, yet the logon to the samba servers are slow,
> and most of the time they cannot connect and ask if next time they want
> to try to connect, obviuosly they say yes, but this time after the whole
> weekend, they all came in and cannot lo in. even if I go into the
> windows explorer and click on the red x'ed out share, they sometimes
> still don't connect. we have a WINS server on the wire for name
> resolution, and there is a PDC which the samba server has an account.
> for the life of me, I can't map a drive and consistently have it
connect
> after the night. mornings are a night mare and noone can connect, any
> one else have this problem? thanks....
>
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