is this really your workgroupname ? workgroup = workgroupname are your w98 clients configured to use your wins server ? re check your config in smb.conf AND client settings Richard Coates.
On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 04:03, khobar wrote: > I've probably posted this before and don't recall getting a response. > > Anyway, I am running Mandrake 9.0 and Samba 2.2.6 on my "server". The server > has 3 NICs for internet, wired internal net, and wireless internal net. > > The problem: my Win98SE laptop cannot always see the server and thus does > not always have access to the printers attached to the server. Network > Neighborhood also seems to not function correctly as sometimes I see some > systems there and sometimes not and it seems to go up and down at random. > However, I don't seem to have any trouble using "Find>Computer" function > (other than with the server). > > I also see this in my logs: > > Mar 20 11:06:47 Server nmbd[1792]: Doing a node status request to the > domain > master browser at IP 192.168.240.8 failed. > Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]: Doing a node status request to the > domain > master browser at IP 192.168.240.8 failed. > Mar 20 11:36:54 Server nmbd[1792]: Doing a node status request to the > domain > master browser at IP 192.168.240.8 failed. > > And received no response from the list. 240.8 is the ip of my Win98SE > laptop. How it's being identified as a master browser is anyone's guess as > it most certainly is NOT a MB. > > I also see this which is similar to the above: > > Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]: [2003/03/20 11:21:52, 0] > nmbd/nmbd_browsesyn > c.c:get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail(509) > Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]: > get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail: > Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]: Doing a node status request to the > domain > master browser at IP 192.168.240.8 failed. > Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]: Cannot get workgroup name. > > I posted my smb.conf file previously, but I'll do so again. > > # Samba config file created using SWAT > # from localhost.Engineering (127.0.0.1) > # Date: 2003/02/02 20:18:31 > > # Global parameters > [global] > workgroup = workgroupname > server string = Samba Server %v > interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.240.0/24 > security = SHARE > encrypt passwords = Yes > passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u > passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* > %n\n > unix password sync = Yes > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > max log size = 50 > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 > printcap name = lpstat > os level = 65 > preferred master = Yes > domain master = Yes > local master = Yes > dns proxy = No > wins support = Yes > remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.240.255 > printing = cups > > [homes] > comment = Home Directories > read only = No > browseable = No > > [printers] > comment = All Printers > path = /var/spool/samba > create mask = 0700 > guest ok = Yes > printable = Yes > print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s # using cups own drivers > (use g > eneric PostScript on clients). > lpq command = lpstat -o %p > lprm command = cancel %p-%j > browseable = No > > [paul] > comment = Paul's Service > path = /home/paul > valid users = paul > read only = No > > [HP812C] > path = /var/spool/samba > read only = No > create mask = 0700 > guest ok = Yes > printable = Yes > print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s # using cups own drivers > (use g > eneric PostScript on clients). > lpq command = lpstat -o %p > lprm command = cancel %p-%j > printer name = HP812C > oplocks = Yes > > > I would very much appreciate some help on this as it is highly annoying that > my wireless network is unreliable only as it pertains to Samba. Please > advise. Thanks. > > Paul Nixon > > -- > 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
