I'm not sure whether the browsing issue is related to
having different NetBIOS vs DNS domain name but we have
a couple of other issues with such setup. We have a fix
which hopefully will be integrated in snv_105.

Afshin

Kristof Van Damme wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have set up an OpenSolaris 2008.11 server with native CIFS shares 
> (smb/server) on ZFS.
> The server 'MYSERVER' has joined the AD domain (on windows 2003). 
> We can access the share by specifying the name in Explorer, ie 
> '\\MYSERVER\SHARE'.
> But the problem is that 'MYSERVER' is NOT listed in the 'My Network Places' 
> on the clients. 
> It is we cannot see the server when we browse the network.
> Clients are mostly  WinXP Professional SP2 and SP3 and are all part of the AD 
> domain.
> 
> How do I get this MYSERVER listed in the "My Network Places"?
> 
> The server and clients are on the same network segment (broadcast domain). 
> There is a master browser and there is even a WINS server. 
> We tried statically mapping the server in the WINS but this didn't help 
> either.
> 
> We think the problem is related to the way OpenSolaris derives its NETBIOS 
> domain.
> 
> The NETBIOS (Pre-Windows 2000) domain name is ABC. 
> The AD domain name is INT.ABC.COM.
> DNS domain is int.abc.com.
> 
> But the Opensolaris server thinks the NETBIOS domain is INT:
> # smbutil status myserver
> Workgroup: INT
> Server: MYSERVER
> 
> How can I set the NETBIOS domain on OpenSolaris, because it is not simply the 
> first part of the AD domain name? 
> 
> PS. The real domainnames have been replaced for security reasons.
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