> [global] > domain master = no > local master = no > preferred master = no > os level = 0 > its also a good idea to set up a wins server, and send its details out > using dhcp and set the client mode to wins only.
Setting up a WINS server is easy; just set "wins support = yes". That's it! Easy. Then tell your other devices to use the WINS server, this makes Windows naming much more stable. > from man dhcp-options... Yep. Set - netbios-node-type 2 netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.9 - in your DHCP configuration (assuming you have an ISC DHCP server) and your clients will use WINS and WINS only for CIFS name- resolution. We have ~300 devices spread out via a WAN across 16 subnets and with WINS it all "just works". Back when we used broadcasting it was awful. You can also set "dns proxy = yes" on your Samba server and if it doesn't find a name in WINS for a search request it will look into DNS on behalf of the client. This allows CIFS devices to see devices that don't support WINS. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
