On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 11:27:12AM -0600, Nick Couchman wrote: > As previously posted, I've migrated my WINS server over to Samba. I've run > into one issue, and have one question, about WINS functionality: > > - The default expiration time for WINS entries is 6 days. For my client > systems, this isn't a problem, as most of them reboot, renew DHCP leases, > etc., often enough that they are forced to send WINS updates every day or so. > However, I found this morning, 6 days after implementing my Samba WINS > server, that my NT4 Domain Controllers do not send updates every 6 days, or > at least not in a way that forces Samba to keep the WINS entries in the > database. So, is there something I should tweak, either on the Samba side or > the NT4 side, that will allow this to work properly? I don't plan on having > NT4 around all that much longer, as I'm going to migrate domain control to > Samba, but for the time being, I'd like to avoid a repeat.
Try setting the required names to be "sticky" (i.e. infinite ttl) in the wins.dat file that nmbd reads on startup. Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
