similar to: [Home network] Alternative to WINS?

On 06/01/2023 14:09, Gilles via samba wrote: > Hello, > > I want to set up a stand-alone server > <https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_a_Standalone_Server> on a small LAN. > > I read that WINS should no longer be used: What's the current > alternative for clients to register? > > DNS with dynamic registration? Something else? > >

Hello, For my home network, now that SMBv1 and WINS are gone, I currently rely on etc/hosts for name resolution. I can confirm that a host is no longer found after I comment it out in Windows' C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file. I'd like to use a server instead. With just a couple of Samba servers, I don't bother with Active Directory, and just set them up as stand-alone

Hello all, wsdd might also be an alternative: https://github.com/christgau/wsdd Your suggestions of using DNS will also work but will be more work to set up initially. Regards Christian Am 07.04.25 um 13:56 schrieb Gilles via samba: > Hello, > > For my home network, now that SMBv1 and WINS are gone, I currently rely > on etc/hosts for name resolution. I can confirm that a

On 4/1/23 16:25, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: > As far as 1 is concerned, not really sure, but as far as 2 is concerned, well > the answer is probably no, you really need SMBv1 for WINS and smbv1 is now > turned off by default everywhere. You will probably be better using Avahi for > Linux and wsdd for Windows. > Thank you Rowland! That's really the question -- I

On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 15:26:47 +0200 Gilles via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote: > On 07/04/2025 15:15, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: > > Well, seeing as how you are going for lightness, how about dnsmasq > > ? If you do not really want to run a dns server, then you could > > fall back on Avahi. > > Which do you recommend for a LAN to complement wsdd for

On 07/04/2025 15:15, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: > Well, seeing as how you are going for lightness, how about dnsmasq ? If you do not really want to run a dns server, then you could fall back > on Avahi. Which do you recommend for a LAN to complement wsdd for name resolution? > Try reading 'man smb.conf', you can remove most of those settings from > your smb.conf file. I

On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 13:56:05 +0200 Gilles via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote: > Hello, > > For my home network, now that SMBv1 and WINS are gone, I currently > rely on etc/hosts for name resolution. I can confirm that a host is > no longer found after I comment it out in Windows' > C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file. > > I'd like to use a

I've just deployed an AD DC fileserver with Samba4 but the server itself is not available when browsing network computers from a Windows PC. Is it because of this [1][2] or did I misconfigure it? Thanks my config: # Global parameters [global] netbios name = FILESERVER realm = WDC.MYDOMAIN.IT server role = active directory domain controller server services =

> Active Directory was created to replace netbios If you see 2008r2, 2012 and even 2016 and 2019 acted as AD DC but I think you saw it, it is (NetBios) still at a place here, despite on AD DC mode. As far as I know there are many small/medium LANs where NetBios features such as neighborhood, folders, printers sharing using NetBios names resolving and others are still used. In my opinion It

On 9/27/19 12:48 PM, Rowland penny via samba wrote: > On 27/09/2019 18:33, Christopher Cox via samba wrote: >> >> I understand the "Function Discovery" side and wsdd (which is fine for >> local same network discovery somewhat similar to Network >> Neighborhood). I'm saying that even without that if I browse to just a >> computer in Windows

On 28/09/2020 12:36, Rowland penny via samba wrote: > > On 28/09/2020 12:01, Nick Howitt via samba wrote: >> I am using Samba as a simple file server but I cannot browse its >> shares in Windows Explorer. I do not use SMB1. Am I missing a trick or >> is it not possible without SMB1? > No you are not missing a trick, Network Browsing requires SMBv1. Windows > now

On Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:47:34 +0100, Rowland penny via samba stated: >On 14/10/2019 13:27, Gerard Seibert via samba wrote: >> FreeBSD 12 >> Samba 4.8.12 >> >> Samba is not showing up on my Win 10 PRO machine. I can access the >> shares if I use the machines hostname or IP, though. How can I >> determine what version of ?smb? is being used? I have set ?client

Hi all, it seems that "NT4 style domain support" in windows 10 1803 is broken by accident. Read https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/59183715-0c04-44f7-b5ea-bb37da4125a5/unable-to-join-domain-with-new-windows-10-computers-build-1803?forum=win10itpronetworking These patch will bring it back again: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4458469 However

On 04/14/2018 01:04 AM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: > On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 22:31:23 -0700 > ToddAndMargo via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Fedora 276, x64 >> >> I just put a Widows Nein, oops Windows Ten computer on >> a samba based network. >> >> Problem: the W-Nein computer can not see any of the other

On 01/04/2023 23:10, David C. Rankin via samba wrote: > On 4/1/23 16:25, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: >> As far as 1 is concerned, not really sure, but as far as 2 is >> concerned, well the answer is probably no, you really need SMBv1 for >> WINS and smbv1 is now turned off by default everywhere. You will >> probably be better using Avahi for Linux and wsdd for

On 9/27/19 10:39 AM, Rowland penny via samba wrote: > On 27/09/2019 16:19, Christopher Cox via samba wrote: >> With the removal of SMB1 (by default) and everywhere (e.g. Windows), I >> noticed that when I open up a computer (\\computer-name) I can see the >> shares that I have access to... that is, from a Windows Explorer (in >> my case Win10).? Is there any way to

On 9/27/19 1:11 PM, Rowland penny via samba wrote: > On 27/09/2019 18:57, Christopher Cox via samba wrote: >> On 9/27/19 12:48 PM, Rowland penny via samba wrote: >>> On 27/09/2019 18:33, Christopher Cox via samba wrote: >>>> >>>> I understand the "Function Discovery" side and wsdd (which is fine >>>> for local same network discovery

On 10/14/19 12:00 PM, Roy Eastwood via samba wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Gerard Seibert via samba >> Sent: 14 October 2019 17:09 >> To: samba at lists.samba.org >> Cc: Gerard Seibert >> Subject: Re: [Samba] Detect version of smb being employed >> >> On Mon, 14 Oct 2019

Current Version: samba 4.18.1 All, I have several **standalone** servers on a subnet, and for quite some time, I have received log messages in other standalone machines about multiple responses from the WINS server. There is only a single WINS server on the network (as it has been since samba 2.02 or earlier). The WINS server is 192.168.6.14. The log message that is received for example

I am using Samba as a simple file server but I cannot browse its shares in Windows Explorer. I do not use SMB1. Am I missing a trick or is it not possible without SMB1? I am using ClearOS7 with the Centos7 4.10.4 samba package. My cut down configs (with most of the shares removed) are: [root at server ~]# testparm -s Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf NOTE: Service homes is