i have an NT4 server and a linux samba server. the NT4 server is
currently the WINS server. it works perfectly. i want to ditch it and
use my samba server as the WINS server, however WINS simply does not
work. could this be becuase the WINS server also needs to be the local
master browser?
here is the global section of my smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = laboratory
os level = 2
kernel oplocks = No
security = user
encrypt passwords = Yes
guest account = Nobody
map to guest = Bad User
in this config samba will not win browser elections. I know the NT4
machine will win all browser elections, it's the only difference i can
think of.
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Tim Smith wrote:> i have an NT4 server and a linux samba server. the NT4 server is > currently the WINS server. it works perfectly. i want to ditch it and > use my samba server as the WINS server, however WINS simply does not > work. could this be becuase the WINS server also needs to be the local > master browser?So you want to make your samba machine a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) ?!> > here is the global section of my smb.conf > [global] > workgroup = laboratory > os level = 2 > kernel oplocks = No > security = user > encrypt passwords = Yes > guest account = Nobody > map to guest = Bad User > > in this config samba will not win browser elections. I know the NT4 > machine will win all browser elections, it's the only difference i can > think of.You will also need something like this: wins support = yes local master = yes preferred master = yes os level = 65 Anyway, you should read the Samba-Howto-Collection for details (either found locally via swat or on www.samba.org ---> documentation). Regards, Uli. +-------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | - Wuppertal - | | Germany | +-------------------------+
of course i have set the samba server to wins support = yes I'm not that much of a dunce :) alton bailey wrote:> you have to tell samba to be a wins server in smb.conf > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tim Smith <mailto:tims@cqpl.com.au> > *To:* samba@lists.samba.org <mailto:samba@lists.samba.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 29, 2004 8:45 PM > *Subject:* [Samba] WINS, must be master browser? > > i have an NT4 server and a linux samba server. the NT4 server is > currently the WINS server. it works perfectly. i want to ditch it and > use my samba server as the WINS server, however WINS simply does not > work. could this be becuase the WINS server also needs to be the > local > master browser? > > here is the global section of my smb.conf > [global] > workgroup = laboratory > os level = 2 > kernel oplocks = No > security = user > encrypt passwords = Yes > guest account = Nobody > map to guest = Bad User > > in this config samba will not win browser elections. I know the NT4 > machine will win all browser elections, it's the only difference i > can > think of. > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.sambaorg/mailman/listinfo/samba > <http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba> >