Make sure the clients/server have the server info in their hosts/lmhosts files.
Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Moen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 6:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Samba] Win98 join a PDC > > > Good information, and I will definitely investigate this. However, my > domain right now is in a test situation (working on replacing > an NT 4.0 > domain with this) and is not on our main network which does > consist of Cisco > switches. I have it set up on a small cheapo switch, > isolated from the main > network, where the only thing that is on the switch is the > Samba box, the > W2K box, and the W98 client. Also, DHCP shows no signs of > any problems: the > workstation gets an address with no delay. > > Any other ideas that I can try? > > Thanks!! > > Alex > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Mac > > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:58 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Samba] Win98 join a PDC > > > > > > >From: Dirk Allaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: Alex Moen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [Samba] Win98 join a PDC > > >Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 10:46:32 +0200 > > > > > > > > > > > >Alex Moen wrote: > > >> Wierd thing #1: Windows 98 client will NOT connect on > first attempt: > > >> type in username and password, hit enter, wait 2 minutes, failure > > >> message. Click OK on the failure popup, hit enter again > on the login > > >> dialogue, wait another 2 minutes and client logs in almost > > perfectly (by > > >> almost: trouble with home directory %u thingie). Any ideas? > > >> > > >I am not sure this is a samba issue. I have also seen this once a > > >Windows NT 4 PDC and a somebody reported me this on a > Windows 2000 ADC > > >(always with windows 98). Seemed to have to do with > networking stuff. > > > > > > > > >I the Windows 2000 case, the guy that told me had > contacted CISCO (they > > >were using a CISCO layer 3 switch) and CISCO changed some > stuff on the > > >switch (don't know what). Same scenario for NT 4 case: > Baystack switch, > > >PC's with Accton network card. Changed speed on switches > (half duplex). > > >Problem did not completely disappear but sure improved. > > > > > > This sounds highly likely. The Cisco 'stuff' they changed > was probably > > 'portfast'. > > > > See:- > > > > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/12.html > > > > for an explnation of why it can tkae upto a minute for a > switch to start > > passing packets after the PC has come up. Also some (Cisco > specific) > > steps you can take (with detailed instructions) to reduce > the problem. > > [One of the steps is to twiddle duplex settings, but it's > the very last > > thing to try]. > > > > > > Mac > > Assistant Systems Adminstrator @nibsc.ac.uk > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Work: +44 1707 654753 x285 Everything else: +44 7956 > > 237670 (anytime) > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
