Hello, I have tried to find that info, but couldn't yet find it in TOSHARG or "Samba-3 By Example" : A client has one NT-PDC running without WINS-service and a Samba-Domain-Member-Server that is currently the WINS-Server. I have> [global] > workgroup = MYWG > netbios name = MAIL > interfaces = eth* lo > map to guest = Bad User > security = domain > password server = NTSERVER > encrypt passwords = yes > passdb backend = tdbsam > server string = Samba > add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$ > name resolve order = wins host bcast > domain master = no > domain logons = no > local master = no > preferred master = no > os level = 0 > load printers = no > hosts allow = 192.168.86. 172.32.99. 127.0.0.1 > wins support = yes > log level = 2 > oplocks = no > level2 oplocks = no > kernel oplocks = noso Samba does not get Master Browser. NTSERVER is #1c, #1b and #1d ... My question: Does the WINS-Server also have to be the Master Browser? Would it be better to enable WINS on the PDC and let Samba use it via "wins server=NTSERVER" ? Samba-3.0.9-Suse, BTW. -- Thanks, Stefan
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:> so Samba does not get Master Browser. > > NTSERVER is #1c, #1b and #1d ... > > My question: > > Does the WINS-Server also have to be the Master Browser?No. WINS-server, master browser, PDC are all separate items, and can potentially be 3 different machines.> Would it be better to enable WINS on the PDC and let Samba use it via > "wins server=NTSERVER" ?Either should work. For simplicity, if it were me, I'd set either the PDF or samba to be the WINS server, and take the 3rd WINS-Server-only machine out of the equation. -- Rex
> -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan G. Weichinger [mailto:monitor@oops.co.at]> My question: > > Does the WINS-Server also have to be the Master Browser?I don't think so. On my network I have an NT 4 server acting as a WINS server that's separate from our PDC. It seems to work fine. Just make sure the PDC knows about the WINS server.> Would it be better to enable WINS on the PDC and let Samba use it via > "wins server=NTSERVER" ?If you're running a Windows system anyway, it might be easiest just to install the WINS server on it.