Subj : Re: Smb server not working properly
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Micke
Date : Tue Jul 20 2004 08:53 am

Peter Lu wrote:

> In article <RIDKc.5452$dx3.40393@newsb.telia.net>,
> Micke  <wont@tell.you> wrote:
> 
>>I'm not sure that that I foolw what you have done, need some more flesh on
>>the bones so to say.. But if you look at smb.conf you need to set up wich
>>one to be domain master and prefered master. (I'm using 2.2.8a) I use the
>>Linux comp. to be the master it seems to be the safest never any problem
>>after I changed it to that. The os level should be set to 33 if you have
>>XP or w2k running on any machine.
>>Thats all I can think of right now. But put up the smb.conf (the importent
>>part that is, not the whole thing) then it will be easier to see.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I looked at smb.conf and can't make heads and tails of much.  My Nautilus
> browser (?) complains that it can't find the SMB Master Browser.  I
> don't think that's the same thing as the Domain Master.  In any case,
> I tried playing with the several Master Browser and Domain Master
> parameters in smb.conf and so far have not managed to fix the problem,
> given that I'm not exactly what the parameters do.
> 
> As I mentioned, if I stop the SMB server on the Linux box, then the
> SMB client on the Linux box sees the Win2k SMB server just fine, albeit
> a little slowly.  Should the Win2k box be the Master Browser or the
> Linux box?  There seems to be some kind of election that needs to happen,
> based on the documentation.
> 
> I also tried playing with nmblookup, but haven't figured out what it
> does.  Presumably, it can query a subnet for the Master Browser, but
> I don't know what the legitimate Netbios Master Browser name should
> be.
> 
> Thanks for any additional insight.
> 
> PL

nmbd is the server part of the samba suit. check so it is running properly.
I'm not sure how to set up a w2k server as a stand alone but that is what
you have to do and then set up your linux box as the preffered master
browser. I checked on my old w2k configuration and I saw that I had run it
as a stand alone server. not sure how that was done though : ) (No memory
of it anymore) An election has to be done between the servers and most of
the time (according to my notes) the w2k server wants to win and slows down
the network somehow, guess it's because the broadcast it makes. 

The name of the master vrowser doesn't matter it is the name of the server
that wins the competition of being the master. And yes, domain master is
the master browser. 

I will continue on this topic later. and try to fill you in on the rest of
your wonderings.

Micke

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