Re: [SLUG] Trouble with Samba configuration

From: patrick grantham (pwgrant@cssi-fl.com)
Date: Wed Jun 05 2002 - 12:11:45 EDT


Why do find samba as a master browser a bad idea? As yet, I have not had
trouble with it.

On Wednesday 05 June 2002 10:50, you wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-06-04 at 23:06, Seth Hollen wrote:
> > Do you have the samba box acting as a wins server? that might help. I
> > agree this sounds like a tough one.
>
> WINS has nothing to do with browsing, unfortunately.
>
> The only thing that WINS buys you is a central reliable NetBIOS name
> lookup source (aka "n-node").
>
> Your problem is with NetBIOS name broadcasts (aka "b-node") on your
> local segment via \MAILSLOT\BROWSE (or \MAILSLOT\LANMAN for older
> networks).
>
> Every machine on a LAN segment that wishes to keep a "network
> neighborhood" list is running as a "browser" collecting NetBIOS name
> announcements in a browse-list.
>
> These "browser" machines have their own lists, and contend to become
> "master browser" with the other browsers on the LAN segment.
>
> This "master browser" keeps the browse list of all NetBIOS hosts and
> responds to client requests for the browse list.
>
> The master browser can be found by looking for the
> <01><02>__MSBROWSE__<02><01> NetBIOS name.
>
> It is the responsibility of master browsers to respond to
> \MAILSLOT\BROWSE requests and to feed other browsers on the segment with
> the master browse list (using NetBIOS type 1E)
>
> I've found that using samba as a master browser (or a browser at all for
> that matter) is generally a Bad Idea. To disable samba from ever
> becoming a master browser of any kind, add the following to your
> smb.conf:
>
> domain master = no
> local master = no
> preferred master = no
> os level = 0
>
> Then make sure your win98 box is enabled as the master browser.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> - Ian C. Blenke <ian@blenke.com> <icblenke@nks.net>
> http://ian.blenke.com

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