samba - Jul 2002 - Name resolution problems

Hi, everybody

I've just got this problem. On my network I have one SQL Server DATABASE
running in my NT Server. This is not a PDC, just a SQL Server.
I'm trying to set up a Domain Control using SAMBA server which is runnig in
my Linux RH 7.3 BOX. So the problem is:

I need to use name resolution, like WINS. Because my windowdos 98 clients find
the DATABASE server by name, as well as another machines on my network.

How can it be done, using just LINUX ???

Do I need to use any another application as DNS or BIND, or just SAMBA can solve
my problem???

Thanks a lot!!!

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Intel +


PsYLinuX
Marcos Azevedo

I have not failed 10,000 times, I have sucessfully found 10,000 ways that
won't work." -- Thomas A. Edison
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This shouldnb't be any problem. I don't know about PDC's but a wins
server is simple with samba. Invoke the proper parameters in your global
section and you should be ok.

Read about wins in smb.conf. (It says not to use wins support unless you
have a multisubnet network, but, I don't understand that.) Do you really
need a wins server? Would just broadcasting for netbios names do it?

There are a lot of ways to do name resolution, BTW. You could just put
all the names into lmhosts files, if you wanted to and didn't have a
big network. Whatever works.

Joel
 
On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 05:22:21PM -0300, PsYLinuX
wrote:
> Hi, everybody
> 
> I've just got this problem. On my network I have one SQL Server
DATABASE running in my NT Server. This is not a PDC, just a SQL Server.
> I'm trying to set up a Domain Control using SAMBA server which is
runnig in my Linux RH 7.3 BOX. So the problem is:
> 
> I need to use name resolution, like WINS. Because my windowdos 98 clients
find the DATABASE server by name, as well as another machines on my network.
> 
> How can it be done, using just LINUX ???
> 
> Do I need to use any another application as DNS or BIND, or just SAMBA can
solve my problem???
> 
> Thanks a lot!!!
> 
>  -- 
>  --
> 
> 
> Intel +
> 
> 
> PsYLinuX
> Marcos Azevedo
> 
> I have not failed 10,000 times, I have sucessfully found 10,000 ways that
won't work." -- Thomas A. Edison

Hi,

My problem to use lmhosts is:  My network has 650 machines on it.
I'm using such IPs 10.100.68.0/24, 10.100.69.0/24, 10.100.70.0/24,
10.100.71.0/24, 10.100.100.0/24 and 10.1.80.0/24
I'm running DHCP already on my LINUX box.

So, what's your advise?
Do I have to use, BIND, DNS anything else, or just SAMBA?


 --
 --


Intel +


PsYLinuX
Marcos Azevedo

I have not failed 10,000 times, I have successfully  found 10,000 ways that
won't work." -- Thomas A. Edison
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Hammer" <Joel@HammersHome.com>
To: "PsYLinuX" <nikonlinux@hotmail.com>;
<samba@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Name resolution problems

> This shouldnb't be any problem. I don't know about PDC's but a
wins
> server is simple with samba. Invoke the proper parameters in your global
> section and you should be ok.
>
> Read about wins in smb.conf. (It says not to use wins support unless you
> have a multisubnet network, but, I don't understand that.) Do you
really
> need a wins server? Would just broadcasting for netbios names do it?
>
> There are a lot of ways to do name resolution, BTW. You could just put
> all the names into lmhosts files, if you wanted to and didn't have a
> big network. Whatever works.
>
> Joel
>
> On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 05:22:21PM -0300, PsYLinuX wrote:
> > Hi, everybody
> >
> > I've just got this problem. On my network I have one SQL Server
DATABASE
running in my NT Server. This is not a PDC, just a SQL
Server.
> > I'm trying to set up a Domain Control using SAMBA server which is
runnig
in my Linux RH 7.3 BOX. So the problem is:
> >
> > I need to use name resolution, like WINS. Because my windowdos 98
clients find the DATABASE server by name, as well as another machines on my
network.
> >
> > How can it be done, using just LINUX ???
> >
> > Do I need to use any another application as DNS or BIND, or just SAMBA
can solve my problem???
> >
> > Thanks a lot!!!
> >
> >  --
> >  --
> >
> >
> > Intel +
> >
> >
> > PsYLinuX
> > Marcos Azevedo
> >
> > I have not failed 10,000 times, I have sucessfully found 10,000 ways
that won't work." -- Thomas A. Edison
>
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