if I turn browser election off on the windows machiens would it stop this?
or how can I block it? I have netbeui off.. but it's still dialing ONCE
in a WHILE.....
Matt
On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Kirk Lawson wrote:
> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 99 17:06:00 -0500
> From: Kirk Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "LINUX-DI@SMTP {[EMAIL PROTECTED] du}"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: diald and netbeui
>
>
> True. You don't need netbui to do peer-to-peer networking, but if you do
> any tcp/ip networking with Win clients using SMB, your going to get those
> anoying broadcast packets. Just an unfortunate fact of life with
> Microsoft. :P
>
> I had previously thought that they were related to WINS (read it
> somewhere I think). Didn't know that it was part of the browser election
> process. Thanks for putting me strait. (maybe both?)
>
> peace favor your sword
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Hawkins
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 4:47 PM
> To: LKLawson; 'LINUX-DI@SMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> Subject: Re: diald and netbeui
>
> Microsoft Networking can be accomplished via TCP/IP.
>
> You do not need a WINS Server in the Network. As said
> previous e-mail, the Broadcast are not from searches
> for WINs Servers, but by Broadcasts for SMB Browser
> Synchronization. IP Addresses for WINS Servers MUST
> BE EXPLICITLY DEFINED, or DEFINED BY DHCP
> EXTENSION INFORMATION.
>
> When you do not have a WINS Server, you must put the
> TCP/IP -to- System Name relationships in a file called
> "C:\Windows\lmhosts.sam" on your Windows Machines.
>
> If you want a WINS Server, you can setup one using NT Server,
> or Samba on Linux.
>
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kirk Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Jake Colman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: LINUX-DI@S MTP {[EMAIL PROTECTED] edu}
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 4:05 PM
> Subject: RE: diald and netbeui
>
>
> >
> > pretty much, yea. Win clients doing SMB are going to want to look for
> a
> > WINS server. You may be able to go muck around in the networking
> config
> > in a win client and disable or specify the WINS server, but I've never
> > tried that to be totally honest.
> >
> > hmmm....
> > <looks-in-network-config>
> > poking around....
> > </looks-in-network-config>
> >
> > OK, try this,
> >
> > [RIGHT-CLICK] NETWORK-NEIGHBORHOOD -> PROPERTIES -> TCP/IP (for the
> > network card) -> PROPERTIES (for that TCP/IP config) ->
> > WINS-CONFIGURATION-TAB -> [CLICK] DISABLE-WINS-RESOLUTION.
> >
> > That might do what you're after. The problem with this is you'd have
> to
> > do it for -EVERY- win client on your network. For a small network,
> that
> > might be OK, but when you start growing past 20 computers or so, it
> gets
> > to be a pain. Your best be is to just filter it out in the firewall or
> > get diald to ignore those packets.
> >
> > peace favor your sword
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jake Colman
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 3:57 PM
> > To: Kirk Lawson
> > Cc: LINUX-DI@S MTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: diald and netbeui
> >
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> -
> > ----
> > >>>>> "Kirk" == Kirk Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Kirk> 3) If you are using Microsoft networking to share drives and
> > Kirk> printers
> > Kirk> (vial the SMB - Session Message Block) protocol, the win.
> > clients
> > Kirk> will typically try to find a WINS sever. Want 'em to stop
> > that?
> > Kirk> Stop using SMB networking (easiest answer).
> >
> > But I have no other option if I want to do peer-to-peer networking in
> the
> > Win environment, right? I can't do it just with tcp/ip.
> >
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