samba - Feb 1999 - Disappearing Browse List

Hi,

	I have a system at home that uses Slackware 3.5, which has the 
1.9.18p7 version of Samba.  I've been working fine with the setup.  Then 
the other day, the browselist on the WIn95 machines disappeared.

	I was working with the /var/log directory access.  Would this cause 
the shares not to be visible?  The only other thing I have been working 
with was IPFWADM.  

	If I go to a DOS prompt, I can see the shares with a NET VIEW 
\\server.  I can even map the drives and use them.  So I know its working, 
just that I cant see it in the Net Hood.  

	I have the server setup with:
		local master = yes
		remote announce = 192.168.0.255
		domain master = yes
		preferred master = yes
		null passwords =  yes

	I think at this point it is a permission thing.  Either being blocked 
by IPFWADM, or some I made other set to 0.

	Thanks for any help.
		

Regards,

Richard Jones
NOS Administrator
WEA Mfg
Olyphant, PA 18448
(717)383-3291 ext 2381	Fax: (717)383-6837

Hi,

	I figured it out last nite.  I went thru those 9 steps in the Samba 
book. :)

	Everything was functional, except no master browser.  

	So I backtracked everything I did.  It turned out to be permissions to 
the /var/log directory.
		I had it as 750, once I changed it back to 755  Bingo!

	I finally corrected the PPP dialup script where the trap command was 
screwed up.  I hate when technical How-To books are incorrect.  

	Everything is working fine again. :)  I think I needed to sleep on 
it.. was a long day.

	Thanks.

Regards,

Richard Jones
NOS Administrator
WEA Mfg
Olyphant, PA 18448
(717)383-3291 ext 2381	Fax: (717)383-6837
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Original Text
From: "Stephen L Arnold" <arnold.steve@ensco.com>, on 02/03/99
12:12 PM:
When the world was young, Rich_Jones@wmg.com carved some runes like this:

[snip]
> Then the other day, the browselist on the WIn95 machines disappeared.
[snip]
>  I have the server setup with:
>   local master = yes
>   remote announce = 192.168.0.255
>   domain master = yes
>   preferred master = yes
>   null passwords =  yes
I don't know if this will help, but you probably shouldn't use the 
"remote announce" parameter.  Samba will automatically bind to (and 
announce on) the first ethernet device.  I assume you're sharing 
with an internal (private) network and using the linux box as a 
firewall/gateway for internet access.  I wouldn't put any ipfwadm 
rules in a startup script until you have all the kinks worked out; 
just flush all the ipfwadm rules and check the browsing.  If 
browsing still doesn't work, then comment out the "remote
announce"
parameter.


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