Hello,
On RedHat 9 with samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0, I am connecting to a windows
network through a cisco VPN connection.
When the vpn is established, I can make smb calls (for example, I can
browse network objects using gnome-nautilus)... and I can explicitly
resolve names; for example:
wbinfo -N dheld3 (works)
nmblookup dheld3 (works)
however, a more general lookup fails
ping dheld3 (does not work!)
I made an addition to smb.conf based on a note I read in the winbindd
man page:
> # by doug; suggested by 'man winbindd'
> winbind separator = +
> winbind cache time = 10
> template shell = /bin/bash
> template homedir = /home/%D/%U
> winbind uid = 10000-20000
> winbind gid = 10000-20000
> ;security = domain
> ;password server = *
>
>
> # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
> workgroup = NEUROMEDIA
>
> # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
> server string = Doug's RedHat9 Samba Client
>
also, I set up the WINS section to query the remote network's server:
> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
> # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS
Server
> ; wins support = yes
>
> # added by doug
> name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast
>
> # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
> # Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT
both
> wins server = 10.0.0.191
>
> # WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
> # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
> # at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
> wins proxy = yes
>
> # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
> # via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
> # this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
> dns proxy = yes
>
(I know I don't need the DNS proxy part, but I threw that in anyway)
Next, I changed /etc/nsswitch.conf like this:
> #hosts: db files nisplus nis dns
> hosts: files dns winbind
... and restarted the smb and winbind services.
I thought I should be done by now, but it doesn't work. Any suggestions?
--Doug