[Samba] WINS
naz...@heitech.com.my
samba 2.2.5 on RH Linux 8.0
I've tried to modify the wins.dat and restart nmbd but it didn't work. I
couldn't figure out what are the numbers all about.
Pleaseeeee.... help!!!
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John H Terpstra
> Anybody can help me how to add a static IP address with NetBIOS name for my
> samba 2.2.5 on RH Linux 8.0
> I've tried to modify the wins.dat and restart nmbd but it didn't work. I
> couldn't figure out what are the numbers all about.
> Pleaseeeee.... help!!!
Why do you need a static IP address in WINS? What is your configuration?
- John T.
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John H Terpstra
Email: j...@samba.org
John H Terpstra
Firstly, we are working on a new tool to implement static WINS addresses
for samba-3. This tool may or may not make it into 3.0.0.
Secondly, given what you describe below you do NOT need static WINS
addresses.
Step 1. Make sure that samba is configured as a WINS server.
In smb.conf [globals]
wins support = yes
Step 2. Make sure all your MS Windows client get the WINS server address
_AND_ are set to NetBIOS node type 8. Example DHCP server config file:
/etc/dhcpd.conf:
----------------
option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
allow unknown-clients;
default-lease-time 86400;
max-lease-time 172800;
option domain-name "world.org";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
option netbios-dd-server 192.168.1.1;
option netbios-node-type 8;
subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.128 192.168.1.254;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option routers 192.168.1.1;
allow unknown-clients;
}
Step 3. Read the Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf
http://samba.org/~jht/NT4migration/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf
See chapters: 9 and 23.
Hope this helps.
- John T.
On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 naz...@heitech.com.my wrote:
>
> Thank you for your reply. This is my configuration:
> I'm migrating my DHCP/WINS server which was running on WinNT4 to Linux.
> I've configured the linux server as DHCP server which assign dynamic IPs to
> clients. On top of it I've assigned the client's options with NetBIOS name
> server (WINS) and Router (Default Gateway). All my client are using MS
> Windows and I want my Linux server to be the master browser. Furthermore
> the clients need to browse for their servers to access to their files,
> application as well as printing purpose. These servers have their own
> static IP. The clients have no problem browsing over other PCs but fail to
> browse the servers. They have to maintain a personal hosts file to resolve
> server name to IP on each of their PCs.
> What I have in mind is to centralise all the static IP into one database -
> the WINS server. I've done this successfully on WinNT and I'm sure there is
> a way to do it in Samba but I couldn't figure it how.
>
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 naz...@heitech.com.my wrote:
>
> > Anybody can help me how to add a static IP address with NetBIOS name for
> my
> > samba 2.2.5 on RH Linux 8.0
> > I've tried to modify the wins.dat and restart nmbd but it didn't work. I
> > couldn't figure out what are the numbers all about.
> > Pleaseeeee.... help!!!
>
> Why do you need a static IP address in WINS? What is your configuration?
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John H Terpstra
>
> Thank you for the tips, John
>
> I have setted the dhcpd.conf like your example, and I've also done the
> smb.conf part and samba if running as WINS server.
> I have read through the HOW-TO files but I don't understand how the client
> can resolve server IP if the IP is not registered in WINS database.
MS Windows clients auto-register with the WINS server _if_ they are
configured to use a WINS server.
- John T.
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> John H Terpstra
> <j...@samba.org> To: naz...@heitech.com.my
> cc: sa...@samba.org
> 25/04/2003 12:25 Subject: Re: [Samba] WINS