I've succeeded in making my samba server visible around the net, however
I can't convince the thing to appear in the browse lists on remote
subnets. I've read John Terpstra's article on configuring a browser at
http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/ftp/docs/BROWSING-Config.txt
however my (admittedly willful) ignorance of Microsoft networking is
making this article seem rather opaque. I can read it that I must have
a list of subnets at "remote browse sync" and the same list at
"remote
announce" or I understand that it's not necessary since I have a single
WINS server.
I've stripped the comments out of my smb.conf file and appended it
below. I have a sneaking suspicion that I may be very close, just need
the right combination.
Chris
[global]
workgroup = INTRANET
server string = Samba Server
hosts allow = [a dozen subnets in a.b.c. format -- could long lines cause a prob
lem?]
load printers = yes
log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = share
encrypt passwords = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
remote browse sync = [same dozen subnets as above]
remote announce = [same dozen subnets as above]
domain master = no
domain controller = AZPHXNT01
domain logons = no
wins server = a.a.c.d
dns proxy = yes
[tmp]
comment = Temp Directory
browseable = yes
writable = yes
[homes]
comment = Your Home Directory
browseable = yes
writable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = no
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /usr/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes
[cadeng]
comment = CAD Engineering
path = /cadeng
public = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
write list = @cad
--
Chris Knox cknox@hypercom.com
Hypercom, Inc. (602) 504-5888
Unix Systems Support Speaking only for myself.
Chris, On Sat, 7 Nov 1998 03:27:52 +1100, Chris Knox wrote:>I've succeeded in making my samba server visible around the net, however >I can't convince the thing to appear in the browse lists on remote >subnets. I've read John Terpstra's article on configuring a browser at > > http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/ftp/docs/BROWSING-Config.txt > >however my (admittedly willful) ignorance of Microsoft networking is >making this article seem rather opaque. I can read it that I must have >a list of subnets at "remote browse sync" and the same list at "remote >announce" or I understand that it's not necessary since I have a single >WINS server.> [...]>[global] >workgroup = INTRANET > server string = Samba Server >hosts allow = [a dozen subnets in a.b.c. format -- could long lines cause a prob >lem?] >remote browse sync = [same dozen subnets as above] >remote announce = [same dozen subnets as above]For the first attempts try not to use "hosts allow" nor "remote browse sync" to eliminate side effects. As far as I remember "remote announce" needs a workgroup, not only a subnet address. Try to make sure your remote announcements reach the remote subnet: sniff around with i.e. tcpdump in the source net for brodcasts directed to port 137 (netbios-nameservice) in the destination net. Then sniff in the destination net for those broadcasts to make sure they reach it (perhaps your router eats them). If you have a domain master browser or WINS server in the destination net try to direct "remote announce" to this special server, not to the whole subnet. Hasta la vista, Robert -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Robert.Dahlem@frankfurt.netsurf.de Radio Bornheim - 2:2461/332@fidonet +49-69-4930830 (ZyX, V34) 2:2461/326@fidonet +49-69-94414444 (ISDN X.75) ---------------------------------------------------------------