by Dear Linux Users,
Does anyone have a suggesstion how to solve it??
Is this a Linux problem, a Samba problem, or a Windows problem?
SYNOPSIS of the situation and problem
WIN98 logon initiates a dialup to the Internet.
WIN98 workstation logon to Samba difficulty when a DNS is entered in
Linux server.
SETUP - LINUX
I am using SuSE 7.1 Linux with Samba 2.0.7 as a file server for up to
15 Win98Se workstations. I am also using DHCP to set up the IP
number, gateway, etc for the Win98 workstations. Logon from the Win98
machines is very quick. It has been runnig very stable for many
months.
Note: I do not have a local DNS running. No firewall is running on
the Linux machine at the moment.
SETUP - WIN98
The Win98 workstations are set up to get the TCP/IP info from dhcp. No
IP address is entered, no gateway is entered, wins over dhcp is
selected, dns is not activated.
GOAL
Now I want to use the Linux machine to connect to the Internet and to
route the workstations to the Internet.
CHANGES MADE
If I add a valid entry for a DNS (on the Internet) to the Linux server
and if the DNS is entered in the DHCPD.CONF then all the workstations
can connect to the Internet. BUT THEN THE PROBLEMS START.
Note: I use a dial-up ISDN connection. The ISDN connection to the
Internet works very well, both in manual or auto-dial.
PROBLEMS
The logon attempts from the Win98 workstations either take a long time
to be processed, or fail repeatedly. The error message says that the
domain is not available or the password is false.
The Win98 workstation logon difficulty varies, from unsuccesful logon
to a logon after 3 - 16 or more attempts. It vaires from machine to
machine adn from day to day. Neither deleting the leases under Linux
nor making the workstation pick up the current dhcp values with
winipcfg changes the situation.
In fact this happens even when I only enter an IP number as the DNS
for the Linux machine. That is, before I enter the external DNS in
DHCP.CONF.
In other words as soon as the file RESOLV.CONF exists the problem
appears.
I have noticed (in the ISDN.LOG) that when the Win98 machines try to
logon, Linux attempts to dail into the Internet.
If I remove the DNS entry, the problem disappears, but then there is
no Internet connectivity!!!!
QUESTION
How can I set up LINUX-SAMBA-WIN98 so that the Win98 workstations can
both log onto Samba to use the fileserver under Linux and at the same
time have access to the Internet via this same Linux machine? Where
is the conflict? What did I set up wrong?
HELP!!!
Does anyone have a suggstions to solve this problem? I have spent much
time reading man pages, thick Samba handbooks and manuals and cannot
find the answer.
Many thanks for your support.
Eric
CONFIGURATION FILES
Below is a copy of the SMB.CONF (except for local shares) and
DHCPD.CONF
SMB.CONF
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = RBHERFORD
netbios name = AHORN
netbios aliases = AKR
server string = AKR Server - Ahorn
interfaces = eth0 127.0.0.1
bind interfaces only = Yes
encrypt passwords = Yes
min password length = 8
debug level = 3
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 2048
time server = Yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_KEEPALIVE
logon script = scripts\usrlogon.bat
domain logons = Yes
os level = 75
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
local master = Yes
dns proxy = No
wins proxy = No
wins support = Yes
admin users = samba,root,eric
hosts allow = 192.168.18.0/255.255.255.0,127.0.0.1,localhost
name resolve order = wins
[homes]
comment = Bemutzerverzeichnis %u, Gruppe %g, Server %h
path = /home/%u
read only = no
hosts allow = 192.168.18.0/255.255.255.0,127.0.0.1,localhost
hide files = /home/%u/profile/*
browseable = no
[netlogon]
comment = Logon-Skripte
path = /usr/local/samba/netlogon
writeable = Yes
guest ok = Yes
hosts allow = 192.168.18.0/255.255.255.0, localhost
browseable = No
[samba]
comment = Samba Administrator %U
path = /usr/local/samba
valid users = samba,root,eric
writeable = Yes
hosts allow = 192.168.18.0/255.255.255.0, localhost
browseable = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /usr/local/samba/spool
printable = Yes
browseable = No
available = No
[tmp]
comment = Temporaere Dateien
path = /tmp
browseable = No
# guest ok = Yes
[public]
comment = Fr alle der %g auf Server %h
path = /home/public
writeable = Yes
guest ok = Yes
browseable = Yes
hide files = /home/public/postamt/*
DHCPD.CONF
server-identifier ahorn.ourdomain.org;
default-lease-time 72000;
max-lease-time 144000;
option time-offset 39600;
subnet 192.168.18.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.18.101 192.168.18.140;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option routers 192.168.18.10;
# option domain-name-servers xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;
option broadcast-address 192.168.18.255;
option domain-name "ourdomain.org";
option ip-forwarding off;
option netbios-name-servers 192.168.18.10;
option netbios-dd-server 192.168.18.10;
option netbios-node-type 8;
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