----- Original Message ----- From: Christopher R. Hertel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Alex Torkhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 12:17 PM Subject: Re: WINS proxy
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 11:02:04AM +0400, Alex Torkhov wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I looked at sources of nmbd, and did some experiments with it, > > Why? > > You need to be looking at documentation, not at nmbd source. You need to > understand how WINS proxy is designed instead of how you wish it would > work for you. Since my last reply, I've gone ahead and done that work for > you. Read on... Sorry, I really must read docs. > > and see that that local announcement does not change WINS database. > > That is correct behavior. Here's evidence: > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/server/help/sag_WINS_und_Proxies.htm ?id=2265 > > > I think that it is bug, and need to be patched. > > No, it's not a bug. It is working as designed. > > > I am talking about samba-2.2.5 now. > > May be someone could patch it. > > If it will be do for samba-3.0 or if it is already patched, please notify > > me. > > Before anything gets changed you'll need to convince people that there is > a good reason to change it. As for WINS proxy, it is an outdated feature > with very limited utility. It was designed by Microsoft to provide > support for older implementations which did not understand P-mode. What > you are asking for is a new feature which would extend the normal behavior > of WINS proxy. > > So, the real question is this: Why do you want a new proxy service that > will convert broadcast-mode registrations into point-to-point > registrations and pass them to the NBNS? Are you running B-mode systems > that cannot be converted to run in H-mode? How would you avoid sending > duplicate enteries for M- and H-mode nodes on the same LAN? If the WINS > server sends a Negative Name Registration Response to the client, where > will it actually go? Should the WINS server accept name registrations > if the header IP does not match the registration IP? I have many non-administered computer running Windows and Linux router. I want to Windows computers to be able register on Samba-WINS server. Maybe, I don`t need WINS proxy at all, because my Samba is WINS server. Actually, I need feature of Samba, that can get B-mode registration and modify internal WINS database without sending any WINS reply. Now, I see, that this feature must not be added to WINS proxy. Thanks, Alex.
