samba - Dec 2001 - more inter-subnet browsing wierdness

We are seeing some strange inter-subnet browsing issues here, our setup is
as follows:

.129 subnet

	[ samba box ]
	      |
	      |
	  [ router ]
	      ^
 _.1 subnet _/ \_ .9 subnet_


The .129 subnet contains only the samba server configured to the letter from
the browsing.txt file. The .1 subnet conists of win98 and winME boxes all
configured from DHCP to use the samba box for WINS lookups. The .9 subnet
consists of win2k boxes also all configured from DHCP to use the samba box for
WINS lookups.

All the machines on the .1 subnet see all the other .1 boxes and SAMBA in the
browse lists. Most of the machines in the .9 subnet see only the other 
machines in .9 in the browse list. A few random machines in .9 (it seems to
happen randomly to machines) see the machines in .1 and SAMBA but no other
machines in .9 (not even themselves) in the browse list.

All machines are in the same workgroup, we do not use domain logons or have
any win* machines doing anything other than acting as workstations.

Tcpdump output from all interfaces on the router shows all machines are acting
corectly and using SAMBA for WINS lookups and only one machine has the 
browse list on each subnet. All the win2k machines claim to be "browser
servers", unless I set the "maintain_browse_list" registry key to
be false, but
AFAIK this is just setting if the machine can become a local browse master and
is not related to the bizzare behaviour we are seeing above.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Garth.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Garth Mollett [mailto:garth@getsystems.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:36 PM
> To: samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: more inter-subnet browsing wierdness
> 
> 
> We are seeing some strange inter-subnet browsing issues here, 
> our setup is
> as follows:
> 
> .129 subnet
> 
> 	[ samba box ]
> 	      |
> 	      |
> 	  [ router ]
> 	      ^
>  _.1 subnet _/ \_ .9 subnet_
> 
> 
> The .129 subnet contains only the samba server configured to 
> the letter from
> the browsing.txt file. The .1 subnet conists of win98 and 
> winME boxes all
> configured from DHCP to use the samba box for WINS lookups. 
> The .9 subnet
> consists of win2k boxes also all configured from DHCP to use 
> the samba box for
> WINS lookups.
> 
> All the machines on the .1 subnet see all the other .1 boxes 
> and SAMBA in the
> browse lists. Most of the machines in the .9 subnet see only 
> the other 
> machines in .9 in the browse list. A few random machines in 
> .9 (it seems to
> happen randomly to machines) see the machines in .1 and SAMBA 
> but no other
> machines in .9 (not even themselves) in the browse list.
> 
> All machines are in the same workgroup, we do not use domain 
> logons or have
> any win* machines doing anything other than acting as workstations.
> 
> Tcpdump output from all interfaces on the router shows all 
> machines are acting
> corectly and using SAMBA for WINS lookups and only one 
> machine has the 
> browse list on each subnet. All the win2k machines claim to 
> be "browser
> servers", unless I set the "maintain_browse_list" registry 
> key to be false, but
> AFAIK this is just setting if the machine can become a local 
> browse master and
> is not related to the bizzare behaviour we are seeing above.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Garth.
> 


Garth,
	Have you made sure only TCP/IP and Not NetBEUI are loaded on all
boxen?

-C