Umar Murtaza
1998-Feb-16 13:47 UTC
Cannot access network (NT, 95. Linux) resources from NT
Our network has a Linux Server, NT Server and Windows 95 workstations, with the following configurations: Linux Internet Server: IPaddress: 192.168.5.1 Primary WINS Server: 208.222.17.11 (NT Server) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 NT Server: IPaddress: 208.222.17.11 Gateway: 192.158.5.1 (Linux Internet Server) Primary WINS Server: 208.222.17.11 (itself) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Windows 95 Workstations: Running on DHCP (Linux Server has dhcp configured) They have a valid IP address, gateway IP address, Subnet Mask, but no Primary WINS Server (whereas it should show NT Server as Primary WINS Server, its there in smb.conf file of Linux server). This is the output of "winipcfg" command of windows 95. Samba is configured at Linux Server. output of route command at linux server is: # route Kernel IP routing table Destn Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Iface 208.222.17.11 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 eth0 255.255.255.255 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 eth0 ISP * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 ppp0 localnet * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 eth0 loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 lo default ISP 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 ppp0 All windows95 workstations can see each other and the linux server, plus they can browse and share their shared resources on the local network.. All machines including the windows 95 workstations NT server and the Linux Server can ping each other and also gives the correct tracert/traceroute results. Problem is: 1. All workstation cannot see NT Server in the "Network Neighbourhood", also "find a computer" cannot find the ntserver. 2. NTServer can see all the workstations plus the linux server in "Network Neighbourhood". Can use the shared resources (directories and files) of the Linux Server but cannot access the shared resources of the windows 95 workstations. It gives an error "\\workstation is not accessible" and "The network path was not found" if i try to access them.
Umar - You don't say whether your 95 workstations are getting an IP address from the 192 or the 208 network. Is the 192 network on the PPP interface or the ethernet interface? Is the 192 and 208 networks a shared network? Which dhcp server are you running under Linux? The ISC dhcpd server can give a WINS server address (option netbios-name-servers 208.222.17.11).>From your description, I would guess the 95 workstations are getting a 192address and the Linux box is not acting as a router passing those packets to the 208 network. You netstat listing doesn't give the IP addresses to be sure. On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Umar Murtaza wrote:> Our network has a Linux Server, NT Server and Windows 95 > workstations, with the following configurations: > > Linux Internet Server: > IPaddress: 192.168.5.1 > Primary WINS Server: 208.222.17.11 (NT Server) > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 > > NT Server: > IPaddress: 208.222.17.11 > Gateway: 192.158.5.1 (Linux Internet Server) > Primary WINS Server: 208.222.17.11 (itself) > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 > > Windows 95 Workstations: > Running on DHCP (Linux Server has dhcp configured) > They have a valid IP address, gateway IP address, Subnet Mask, but > no Primary WINS Server (whereas it should show NT Server as Primary > WINS Server, its there in smb.conf file of Linux server). This is the > output of "winipcfg" command of windows 95. > > Samba is configured at Linux Server. > > output of route command at linux server is: > > # route > Kernel IP routing table > Destn Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Iface > 208.222.17.11 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 eth0 > 255.255.255.255 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 eth0 > ISP * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 ppp0 > localnet * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 eth0 > loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 lo > default ISP 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 ppp0 > > > All windows95 workstations can see each other and the linux > server, plus they can browse and share their shared resources on the > local network.. All machines including the windows 95 workstations NT > server and the Linux Server can ping each other and also gives the > correct tracert/traceroute results. > > Problem is: > 1. All workstation cannot see NT Server in the "Network > Neighbourhood", also "find a computer" cannot find the ntserver. > 2. NTServer can see all the workstations plus the linux server in > "Network Neighbourhood". Can use the shared resources (directories > and files) of the Linux Server but cannot access the shared resources > of the windows 95 workstations. It gives an error "\\workstation is > not accessible" and "The network path was not found" if i try to > access them. >--------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tim Winders, CNE | Email: twinders@SPC.cc.tx.us | | Network Administrator | Phone: 806-894-9611 x 2369 | | South Plains College | Fax: 806-897-4711 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Charlie Brady
1998-Feb-17 04:56 UTC
Cannot access network (NT, 95. Linux) resources from NT
On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Umar Murtaza wrote:> Windows 95 Workstations: > Running on DHCP (Linux Server has dhcp configured) > They have a valid IP address, gateway IP address, Subnet Mask, but > no Primary WINS Server (whereas it should show NT Server as Primary > WINS Server, its there in smb.conf file of Linux server). This is the > output of "winipcfg" command of windows 95.You may need to configure the DHCP server to inform the Win95 machines as to what their WINS server address is. One of the "vendor tags" is set aside for specifying the WINS server address - if you can't find out what it is any other way, look up the DHCP RFCs for the number. Charlie Brady - Telstra |internet: cbrady@ind.tansu.com.au Network Products |Snail : Locked Bag 6581, GPO Sydney 2001 Australia Platform Technologies |Physical : Lvl 2, 175 Liverpool St, Sydney 2000 IN-Sub Unit - Sydney | Phone: +61 2 9206 3470 Fax: +61 2 9281 1301
Umar Murtaza
1998-Feb-17 15:22 UTC
Cannot access network (NT, 95. Linux) resources from NT
Hi,> > On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Umar Murtaza wrote: > > > Windows 95 Workstations: > > Running on DHCP (Linux Server has dhcp configured) > > They have a valid IP address, gateway IP address, Subnet Mask, but > > no Primary WINS Server (whereas it should show NT Server as Primary > > WINS Server, its there in smb.conf file of Linux server). This is the > > output of "winipcfg" command of windows 95. > > You may need to configure the DHCP server to inform the Win95 machines as > to what their WINS server address is. One of the "vendor tags" is set > aside for specifying the WINS server address - if you can't find out what > it is any other way, look up the DHCP RFCs for the number. > > Charlie Brady - Telstra |internet: cbrady@ind.tansu.com.au > Network Products |Snail : Locked Bag 6581, GPO Sydney 2001 Australia > Platform Technologies |Physical : Lvl 2, 175 Liverpool St, Sydney 2000 > IN-Sub Unit - Sydney | Phone: +61 2 9206 3470 Fax: +61 2 9281 1301 >Thanks alot, it has worked, i have added a line in dhcp.conf file : option netbios-name-servers 208.222.17.11; and now windows95 workstations have Primary WINS server as 208.222.17.11 in its "winipcfg" commands output. More than half of the problem is solved now i can use the network shared resources of windows95 workstation from the NTServer plus i can view them from NTServer's "Network Neighbourhood". But Windows95 workstations cannot see NTServer in their "Network Neighbourhood" , it can map NTServer's shared folders if i give directly them path. I mean to say, for example maping a share "myshare" of NTServer onto a windows95 workstation i can give directly the full path "\\ntserver\myshare", by this i can map the share or even i can run an exe file by giving "\\ntserver\myshare\exe-file.exe" at the run option of windows95. On finding a computer name NTServer from their find computer option of windows95 it shows a computer named NTServer but with Location "MyWorkgroupName". From here if i double click at NTServer it shows me all the shared folders/printers of NTServer plus now i can map these shares. Part of my smb.conf file at Linux Server is: -------------------------------------------------------- ======================================[global] workgroup = MyWorkgroupName comment = Linux Samba Server interfaces = 192.168.5.1/24 wins server = 208.222.17.11 dns proxy = no ; browsing domain master = yes local master = yes preferred master = yes os level = 65 remote announce = 208.222.17.11/MyWorkgroupName ; remote browse sync = 208.222.17.11 ; encrypt passwords = yes debug level = 2 hosts allow = InternetIPAddress 192.168.5. 208.222.17.11 localhost read prediction = yes time server = True ================================================ Part of my dhcp.conf file at Linux Server is: --------------------------------------------------------- ==============================================server-identifier 192.168.5.1; option domain-name "MyDomainName"; option domain-name-servers 192.168.5.1; option routers 192.168.5.1; option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; option broadcast-address 192.168.5.255; option netbios-name-servers 208.222.17.11; #option time-servers 192.168.5.1; default-lease-time 604800; max-lease-time 604800; ============================================== Please can you suggest me where i am wrong. In short the problem left is: I cannot see NTServer in "Network Neighbourhood" of windows95 workstations. Plus NTServer itself is also not visible in its own "Network Neighbourhood". Resources are shared by all of them (INDIRECTLY for windows95 and directly by NTServer), they are pinging to each other, tracert is also correct. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.