Hmm...sounds like at least one of the IP addresses was in a subnet overlap section, where the IP matched either a network, or broadcast definition. Changing the mask stopped the overlap.
On Thursday 05 May 2005 1:51 pm, David P. Goldenberg wrote: > Hi, > The problem I described in my post yesterday turns out to have a > simple to implement, but difficult to explain, solution. Changing > the network mask on the OS X server running Samba, from 255.255.255.0 > to 255.255.254.0 seems to have solved the problems. What is hard to > understand, though, is that both the server and client had IP > addresses that should have been reached using the original mask. > > Anyway, I'm sorry if anyone has wasted time on the original question. > > Thanks, > David Goldenberg > > On 5/4/05, David P. Goldenberg wrote: > >Hi, > > I would be very grateful if anyone could give me a bit of help > >with this. I am trying to run Samba 3.0.5, as distributed with Mac > >OS X server 10.3.8, on an Apple Xserve. Things were working > >beautifully until I had problems with an IP address change and had > >to reinstall everything. > > > >At present, the situation seems to be that the smb protocol is > >operating, since I can make an smb connection from either a Windows > >client or a Mac client, provided I specify the IP address of the > >server. But, the server does not show up for browsing on either the > >Windows or Mac clients. This I could live with, but the real > >problem is that I want to use the server as a PDC, and it is not > >recognized by the clients. > > -- > > -- > Department of Biology > University of Utah > 257 South 1400 East > Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0840 > > Telephone: (801) 581-3885 > Fax: (801) 581-2174 > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Lab web page: http://www.biology.utah.edu/goldenberg > > "Life is complex: There are real parts and imaginary parts." - author > unknown -- Michael Wray AimConnect, an S4F Inc. Company 918.524.1010 ext 106 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.aimconnect.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
