samba - Mar 2002 - WinXP. Ugh. + windows 2000 and higher with WINS

I can actually answer this one.  Windows 2000 and higher NO LONGER USES
WINS.  While 2000 server does still include a WINS server component,
2000 clients no longer (mostly) use them.  They now use the active
directory DNS for all resolution instead of WINS.  I'm a bit out of my
element, but I've had my WINS get hosed before, and I never knew until
somebody with win98 called and said they couldn't get to any servers.
What I've been doing is making a record in the DNS for that server, and
everything seems to work ok, but I have to manually make a record for
each one.  I think setting a WINS record in the win2k DNS server will
help, but microsoft's knowledge base is down right now so I can't check.

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith G. Murphy [mailto:keithmur@mindspring.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 12:56 PM
To: Samba Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Samba] WinXP. Ugh.


"Homann, Mathias" wrote:
> 
> James Nord wrote:
> 
> > Upgrade to 2.2.2 or 2.2.3a
> >
> > Many XP related things have been fixed in these two releases.
> 
> then Why Oh Why can't find win2k/Winxp my samba 2.2.3a based PDC 
> (configured as in the pdc howto, even JOINING the domain works!!)?
> answer: because samba doesnt answer to the strange FINDCONTROLLER 
> request my win2k/winxp sends to some strange multicast address on port
> 80. that friggin win2k/xp doesnt even TRY to go to wins for finding
> anything, BUT it registers ITSELF!! as a domain master browser and
> stuff.
> 
If it makes you feel better, I've had the same kind of grief with Win2K
and WinXP machines trying (or not trying?) to find a *Win2K* WINS
server.

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