Scenario (everything samba-3): - many subnets, each with a BDC - one PDC somewhere else - one WINS at that PDC server - windows using wins first, bcast next (node-type 8) When one workstation asks the wins server about the <1c> netbios name type, the server will answer with the PDC and BDCs IP. What prevents the workstation from using a controller outside its subnet? Is this "intelligence" part of the windows workstation DC selection algorithm? To choose the closest one?
Gerald (Jerry) Carter
2005-Oct-19 11:26 UTC
[Samba] WINS 1c query, many responses: who is chosen?
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andreas wrote: | Scenario (everything samba-3): | - many subnets, each with a BDC | - one PDC somewhere else | - one WINS at that PDC server | - windows using wins first, bcast next (node-type 8) | | When one workstation asks the wins server about the | <1c> netbios name type, the server will answer with the | PDC and BDCs IP. What prevents the workstation from | using a controller outside its subnet? Is this | "intelligence" part of the windows workstation DC | selection algorithm? To choose the closest one? Yes. The DC selection heuristic is built in to the windows client. The client also uses the GETDC mailslots for selecting DC's. cheers, jerry -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDVi3DIR7qMdg1EfYRAkdbAJ9xmR0AZGH9YOMDph8dKJzfagGI6QCeLl6Y 3s3F8siYHhYkPFS545iidhs=VOU6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----