samba - Nov 2009 - Samba, IPv6, turning off NetBT and Network discovery

Hi,

I hope this hasn't already been discussed to death, but I didn't find
the answer through Google.

In short, my question is: how can I advertise a Samba server through
UPnP/Network Discovery? I'm currently using Samba 3.2.6, but should be able
to upgrade if needed.

I am trying to build an IPv6-only network, for now just for testing purposes.
The problem I am having is that Microsoft no longer supports NetBT on IPv6.
Samba itself, of course, works fine over port 445, but without NetBIOS or WINS,
there is no mechanism to browse the network (i.e., the list of computers under
"Network" is empty).

Microsoft's answer is Network Discovery (the new name for UPnP). Does Samba
support UPnP, or how else should I get this to work?

Thanks!

Kevin

Kevin,

NetBIOS is IPv4 specific it cannot ever work over IPv6.

What you need is LLMNR (Link local multicast name resolution) or a DNS
server. LLMNR is not currently supported by Samba. Although if it is
supported by an external NSS module you could use it.

I have a bug in re LLMNR support in Samba; bug 4545.

I'd be interested to hear how you get on.

Best Regards,
David
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Kevin Keane wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I hope this hasn't already been discussed to death, but I didn't
find the answer through Google.
>
> In short, my question is: how can I advertise a Samba server through
UPnP/Network Discovery? I'm currently using Samba 3.2.6, but should be able
to upgrade if needed.
>
> I am trying to build an IPv6-only network, for now just for testing
purposes. The problem I am having is that Microsoft no longer supports NetBT on
IPv6. Samba itself, of course, works fine over port 445, but without NetBIOS or
WINS, there is no mechanism to browse the network (i.e., the list of computers
under "Network" is empty).
>
> Microsoft's answer is Network Discovery (the new name for UPnP). Does
Samba support UPnP, or how else should I get this to work?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kevin
>
>