Hello, please dont come and say one instead of every windows machine in your network, although it is something I would like to see happening.. my network has two lans A and B, I plan to install a SAMBA server in network A and have it act as a WINS Server too. I've been reading the online version of "Using Samba" and I am confused about the Local Master Browser issues, from the book I could draw that almost any machine can act as a LMB however, only NT and above (below) would be able to contact a DMB. So, Would I require a Samba server in lan B in order to be able to use my samba server as a LMB for network A? thanks, esv. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com
I think you can get by with one serving up wins if the link between lans is reliable. brad On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 17:42, Enrique Sanchez Vela wrote:> Hello, > > please dont come and say one instead of every windows > machine in your network, although it is something I > would like to see happening.. > > my network has two lans A and B, I plan to install a > SAMBA server in network A and have it act as a WINS > Server too. > > I've been reading the online version of "Using Samba" > and I am confused about the Local Master Browser > issues, from the book I could draw that almost any > machine can act as a LMB however, only NT and above > (below) would be able to contact a DMB. > > So, Would I require a Samba server in lan B in order > to be able to use my samba server as a LMB for network > A? > > > thanks, > esv. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > >
With one WINS server on your network all machines will find each other, through searching / lookup - although the browselists probably won't be complete. For this you need one LMB for each subnet and each workgroup, in addition you should have one DMB for each workgroup (the DMB will also be a LMB in its subnet). Remember that you can have several samba servers running on one linux box by using several ethernet cards or aliasing one ethernet card. Just remember that the samba servers needs separate environments (locking directories etc.). Search this list for earlier posts about this. Eirik Thorsnes Enrique Sanchez Vela wrote:> Hello, > > please dont come and say one instead of every windows > machine in your network, although it is something I > would like to see happening.. > > my network has two lans A and B, I plan to install a > SAMBA server in network A and have it act as a WINS > Server too. > > I've been reading the online version of "Using Samba" > and I am confused about the Local Master Browser > issues, from the book I could draw that almost any > machine can act as a LMB however, only NT and above > (below) would be able to contact a DMB. > > So, Would I require a Samba server in lan B in order > to be able to use my samba server as a LMB for network > A? > > > thanks, > esv. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > http://sbc.yahoo.com >
If the are seperate subnets you cannot use "broadcast browsing" as I call it, for lack of knowledge of the proper term, to find all of your computers. However this is something a WINS box should address. You shouldn't need a LMB if you have a WINS box and both subnets can reach it. If I remember correctly, the only way to browse across subnets is to use a WINS server. I have had no problems with this and I don't have a LMB or WINS box on the secondary subnets. Chris Tooley On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 16:42, Enrique Sanchez Vela wrote:> Hello, > > please dont come and say one instead of every windows > machine in your network, although it is something I > would like to see happening.. > > my network has two lans A and B, I plan to install a > SAMBA server in network A and have it act as a WINS > Server too. > > I've been reading the online version of "Using Samba" > and I am confused about the Local Master Browser > issues, from the book I could draw that almost any > machine can act as a LMB however, only NT and above > (below) would be able to contact a DMB. > > So, Would I require a Samba server in lan B in order > to be able to use my samba server as a LMB for network > A? > > > thanks, > esv. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba