> Subject: [Samba] DNS error connecting to Domain > Hello, > > I have a Windows 2000 Pro SP3 Laptop, and a RH 7.3 server > running Samba 2.2.5. > > One day it refused to connect to the domain, said it wasn't > available, couldn't access \\server01\user\profile directory, > and refused to browse the samba server. Reboots didn't work. > I unjoined the domain, and it complained that it could not > remove the machine account from the server. After I rebooted > it, I tried to join the domain again, and got a message > (sorry, but this was a few hours ago) something like this: > > DNS lookup error. Unable to lookup the Domain controller in > the Active Directory. Cannot contact domain. > Sometimes when joining a XP box, I get a similar error message. Continued text says, it needs a WINS server as alternative (at Least what I remember). Then I say AH and add my samba servers IP to the tcpip settings (advanced ...) as WINS server and Everything's fine. Yes, "wins support = yes" should be set.
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