Hello, I've read the Netbios.txt documentation and it says: "The WINS server _can_ have static NetBIOS entries added to its database (usually for security reasons you might want to consider putting your domain controllers or other important servers as static entries,but you should not rely on this as your sole means of security),but for the most part, NetBIOS names are registered dynamically." How can you add static Netbios entries (f.e. for a logon server) to a Samba based WINS server? Any information would be appreciated, Werner Maes LUDIT-KULeuven
Well, I suppose this will work if you have a WINS server on Windows NT Server, but I was wondering how you can do this on a Samba server (running on the Linux platform) configured as a WINS server (wins support = yes). Werner Robert Grable wrote:> 1. Open the WINS Admin program on your WINS server (windadmn.exe). > 2. Goto Mappings -> Static Mappings > 3. Hit "Add Mappings" button > 4. Type in the name and IP of the server in their respective boxes > 5. Set the radio button type as "Unique" > 6. Hit the "Add" button > 7. All done > > Hope that helps > > In article <3A83E307.8050709@cc.kuleuven.ac.be>, > werner maes <werner.maes@cc.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I've read the Netbios.txt documentation and it says: >> >> "The WINS server _can_ have static NetBIOS entries added to its >> database (usually for security reasons you might want to consider >> putting your domain controllers or other important servers as static >> entries,but you should not rely on this as your sole means of >> security),but for the most part, NetBIOS names are registered > > dynamically." > >> How can you add static Netbios entries (f.e. for a logon server) to >> a Samba based WINS server? >> >> Any information would be appreciated, >> >> Werner Maes >> LUDIT-KULeuven
I believe the samba server will use an lmhosts file if it exists. =20 Use "man lmhosts" for the correct format. =20 However, my understanding is that samba will use lmhosts only for it's own lookups and will not use lmhosts for resolving requests from other hosts. If that's the problem you are trying to fix then this solution will not work for you. For that you would need to use DNS with samba acting as a DNS proxy (which samba does by default unless you turn if off with "dns proxy =3D no"). Alex Vandenham Avantel Systems, Ottawa On Fri, 09 Feb 2001, you wrote:> Hello, >=20 > I've read the Netbios.txt documentation and it says: >=20 > "The WINS server _can_ have static NetBIOS entries added to its > database (usually for security reasons you might want to consider=20 > putting your domain controllers or other important servers as static=20 > entries,but you should not rely on this as your sole means of=20 > security),but for the most part, NetBIOS names are registered dynamically." >=20 > How can you add static Netbios entries (f.e. for a logon server) to > a Samba based WINS server? >=20 > Any information would be appreciated, >=20 > Werner Maes > LUDIT-KULeuven