On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 13:11, Alex wrote: > Aug 6 17:52:50 main nmbd[17890]: This response was from IP > 192.168.254.60, reporting an IP address of 192.168.254.60. > Aug 6 18:28:12 main nmbd[17890]: [2003/08/06 18:28:12, 0] > nmbd/nmbd_namequery.c:query_name_response(112) > Aug 6 18:28:12 main nmbd[17890]: query_name_response: Multiple (2) > responses received for a query on subnet 192.168.254.1 for name > WORKGROUP<1d>. > Aug 6 18:28:12 main nmbd[17890]: This response was from IP > 192.168.254.60, reporting an IP address of 192.168.254.60. > > I get a lot of these messages on my rh9 machine with samba-2.2.8a-1 and I > don;t know why or what should I do to fix this. Here is my smb.conf: > ... > All workstations are Win98 and WinXP and all of them have samba as their > wins server. > > I have also foud that at a certain point when I try to bowse the network I > can only see a couple of computers (not even half of them). The same > smb.conf I had 2 months ago and everything was working just fine, but > now.... > Can you give me some hints on what should I do and why does this happen?
Based on the "multiple (2) responses" message, and the fact that you have occassional browsing problems, it sounds to me like you have competing domain masters. Check your Windows XP systems to see if any of them are configured as a PDC. Per the smb.conf manpage... " os level (G) This integer value controls what level Samba advertises itself as for browse elections. The value of this parameter determines whether nmbd(8) has a chance of becoming a local master browser for the WORKGROUP in the local broadcast area. Note :By default, Samba will win a local master browsing election over all Microsoft operating systems except a Windows NT 4.0/2000 Domain Controller. This means that a misconfigured Samba host can effectively isolate a subnet for browsing purposes. See BROWSING.txt in the Samba docs/ directory for details." If you still have problems, I'd suggest performing some payload dumps on your traffic. Unfortunately, it will take some advanced SMB experience to understand what you're seeing, so you might be better off just "tweaking <stuff>". ;-) -- Jason Dixon, RHCE DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
