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Problems using WINS server (SAMBA on Ubuntu VM)

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InlineFive

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Hi all,

I setup an Ubuntu server VM (host: Ubuntu server running VMware Server) that is running SAMBA. I enabled the WINS server on the computer but when I try to connect to it over the network, the machines cannot resolve names.

Both host and WINS-Ubuntu have IPTables disabled and I can SSHD successfully into either one. But as far as I can tell from netstat on WINS-Ubuntu, it IS listening for queries on netbios-ssn, microsoft-ds and ssh.

But the machines work properly again when Broadcast is enabled for name resolution. The log.nmbd file has odd WINS server errors but I'm not sure how to correct them.

Is this because Ubuntu uses xinetd? I'm confused.

Thanks!
 
You didn't set 'wins support' and 'wins server' at the same time did you? They're mutually exclusive options, one's for being WINS client and the other's for being a WINS server.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
You didn't set 'wins support' and 'wins server' at the same time did you? They're mutually exclusive options, one's for being WINS client and the other's for being a WINS server.
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Nope, 'wins support = yes' and I left 'wins server = w.x.y.z (the default)'.
 
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