Adam Monsen
2001-Apr-27 08:43 UTC
name server problems: tcpdump shows "tcp port netbios-ssn unreachable"
Ahh, many sleepless nights spent on a stinky Windows 98 box! I'm using Samba 2.2.0 with Red Hat Linux 7.1, and am having trouble resolving the samba server. I went through the "fault tree" in the "Using Samba" book, and this was the section I got stuck on. Do I need to be running a name server besides nmbd? nmblookup returns some results: ----------8<---------- [root@exodus samba]# nmblookup -d2 exodus bruski added interface ip=192.168.1.2 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 querying exodus on 192.168.1.255 name_query failed to find name exodus querying bruski on 192.168.1.255 Got a positive name query response from 192.168.1.100 ( 192.168.1.100 ) 192.168.1.100 bruski<00> ----------8<---------- bruski is a Win98 box, exodus is the samba server. smbclient works fine on the server, but the Win98 box never sees the server. When I try the domain logon, it says "No domain server was available to validate your password..." Here's my smb.conf. It's not at all secure, but that's not an issue right now. ----------8<---------- [global] workgroup = PANAMA netbios name = EXODUS server string = Samba Server log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 0 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 domain logons = yes domain master = yes allow trusted domains = yes dns proxy = yes hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127. 192.168.1.100 printing = lprng # this next one is dangerous!!! browseable = yes wins support = yes name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast encrypt passwords = no null passwords = yes remote announce = 192.168.1.2/exodus [homes] comment = Home Directories writeable = yes browseable = yes [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba printable = yes browseable = no [test] comment = For testing only, please path = /tmp read only = no guest ok = yes browseable = yes ----------8<---------- here's some stuff from smbclient: ----------8<---------- [root@exodus lib]# smbclient -U% -L exodus added interface ip=192.168.1.2 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 Got a positive name query response from 127.0.0.1 ( 192.168.1.2 ) Domain=[PANAMA] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.0] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- homes Disk Home Directories test Disk For testing only, please IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server) ADMIN$ Disk IPC Service (Samba Server) Server Comment --------- ------- EXODUS Samba Server Workgroup Master --------- ------- PANAMA EXODUS [root@exodus lib]# smbclient -U% -L bruski added interface ip=192.168.1.2 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 Got a positive name query response from 127.0.0.1 ( 192.168.1.100 ) Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- C Disk main hd IPC$ IPC Remote Inter Process Communication Server Comment --------- ------- BRUSKI Bruce Scott was here Workgroup Master --------- ------- PANAMA BRUSKI ----------8<---------- yet more info, this time from tcpdump (I cropped out two interesting entries). The first error (...ssn unreachable...) goes away after one appearance, but the second one (...ns...) is recurring. ----------8<---------- [root@exodus /root]# tcpdump -v -s 255 -i eth0 port not telnet ... 23:58:18.463315 > exodus.panama.net > bruski.panama: icmp: exodus.panama.net tcp port netbios-ssn unreachable (DF) [tos 0xc0] (ttl 255, id 16706) ... 23:58:43.463315 > exodus.panama.net > bruski.panama: icmp: exodus.panama.net udp port netbios-ns unreachable (DF) [tos 0xc0] (ttl 255, id 17218) ----------8<---------- help me! help! please! I am a crazy fool with this networking stuff. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com