Hi, I've been receiving an error from nmbd log that says: Apr 25 09:27:05 pque nmbd[2024]: collect_all_workgroup_names_from_wins_server: Apr 25 09:27:05 pque nmbd[2024]: Cannot find my workgroup BMCPQUE on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. Apr 25 09:27:15 pque nmbd[2024]: [2005/04/25 09:27:15, 0] nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:collect_all_workgroup_names_from_wins_server(585) Im using FC2, samba-3.0.3-5, openldap-2.1.29-1 and also configure bind on the same machine. I didnt get any error when running "testparm" and ldap. when Im testing one winXP machine to join the domain after tweaking the registry (reuiresignorseal =0 requirestrongkey=0) I cannot join my winXP to the domain it says "a domain controller for the domain bmcpque cannot be contacted" but when I tried to to browse my samba server from "run" using \\192.168.101.124 I can browse my home dir in samba server. please enlighten me. here ar my other conf. files Samba [global] workgroup = bmcpque netbios name = BMCPque-NT server string = Pque-PDC hosts allow = 192.168.101. 127. printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 1000 encrypt passwords = yes min passwd length = 5 ldap passwd sync = Yes socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 interfaces = eth0. lo os level = 65 domain master = yes preferred master = yes domain logons = yes # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server wins support = yes dns proxy = no passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://127.0.0.1/ ldap admin dn = cn=Manager,dc=bonheur,dc=com ldap suffix = dc=bonheur,dc=com ldap group suffix = ou=Groups ldap user suffix = ou=Users ldap machine suffix = ou=Computers #ldap ssl = start tls add machine script = /usr/local/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w "%u" add user script = /usr/local/sbin/smbldap-useradd -m "%u" ldap delete dn = Yes add group script = /usr/local/sbin/smbldap-useradd -p "%g" add user to group script = /usr/local/sbin/smbldap-groupmod -m "%u" "%g" delete user from group script = /usr/local/sbin/smbldap-groupmod -x "%u" "%g" set primary group script = /usr/local/sbin/smbldap-usermod -g "%g" "%u" Dos charset = 850 Unix charset = ISO8859-1 ldap.conf HOST 127.0.0.1 BASE dc=bonheur,dc=com