samba - Oct 2001 - Getting Rid of NetBIOS/Computer Names

Still being new to Linux/Samba, I have a question re: getting rid of user
NetBIOS/Computer names that don't exist anymore.

How do you get rid of outdated NetBIOS/computer names that continue to show up
in Network Neighborhood???  We have some that have been showing up for days
after they were changed/deleted.

I'm I missing some setting in Samba, in the client setup, or is this the way
an NetBIOS-based-network works???

Thanks in advance,
Marion D. Haines
marion.haines@countygovt.brevard.fl.us
Network Administrator
Board of County Commissioners
Brevard County, Florida
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# Samba config file created using SWAT
   # Date: 2001/10/11 10:00:43

   # Global parameters
   [global]
           workgroup = STGROUP
           netbios name = SMB1
           server string = Server Samba1, Version %v
           interfaces = 192.168.204.40/255.255.255.0
           encrypt passwords = Yes
           smb passwd file = /usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd
           passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
           passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *Retype*new*UNIX*password*
%n\n *passwd*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
           unix password sync = Yes
           log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
           max log size = 0
           name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
           time server = Yes
           deadtime = 15
           socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
           domain admin group = root @sadmin
           logon script = scripts\sstartup.bat
           logon path = 
           logon home = 
           domain logons = Yes
           os level = 64
           preferred master = True
           domain master = True
           dns proxy = No
           wins support = Yes
           write list = @sadmin
           printer admin = @sadmin
           create mask = 0755
           printing = lprng
           dos filetimes = Yes

   [printers]
           comment = All Printers
           path = /var/spool/samba
           printable = Yes
           printer driver file = 
           browseable = No

   [UDrive]
           comment = SAMBA drive for user data storage.
           path = /usr/local/UDrive
           read only = No
           create mask = 0766

   [print$]
           comment = Samba share for print driver storage.
           path = /usr/local/samba/printers
           admin users = @sadmin
           create mask = 0775
           directory mask = 0775
           guest ok = Yes

   [netlogon]
           comment = The STGroup domain logon service.
           path = /export/samba/netlogon
           read only = No
           browseable = No
           share modes = No

   [profiles]
           comment = NT profile location setup.
           path = /export/smb/profiles
           read only = No
           create mask = 0600
           directory mask = 0700

On Thursday 11 October 2001 10:02,
<marion.haines@countygovt.brevard.fl.us>(Marion Haines)
wrote:
> How do you get rid of outdated NetBIOS/computer names that continue to show
> up in Network Neighborhood???  We have some that have been showing up for
> days after they were changed/deleted.
They should clean themselves up over time.  I've never seen them hang around
for days before, though.
Everything should straighten out in a couple of hours.
> I'm I missing some setting in Samba, in the client setup, or is this
the
> way an NetBIOS-based-network works???
Not really.  My guess would be browser problems/WINS misconfig.  Make sure all
machines on the network
are configured properly with regard to WINS.  If you're using win9X anywhere
on the network, I would
suggest that you disable WINS altogether and remove any WINS server (these
systems seem to be
broken with regard to WINS)

Some more details of your network layout and client pool might yield more
detailed answers from the list.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technology technical services
(412) 793-4257