Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Aug 25 15:01:30 CDT 2009
Hi Peter: If your Windows part of the network has an active directory setup you may have to manually add your Ubuntu Server to the list. Also make sure that you have the browse option set on in samba (see the article I previously posted) if you what windows to be able to browse the Ubuntu shares. For interest sake there is a new TermServer app for your Linux server: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPQuickInstall and http://www.ltsp.org. I have not tried it yet so I do not know how good it is a Linux guru friend recommended it. Well good and good fun. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:20 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] lan node name Thanks Jim. That the Ubuntu workstation could see the new Ubuntu server node as soon as it was up suggested that the problem might not originate in the Ubuntu server box. Sure enough, installing Samba under Ubuntu server made no diff. For any Win box to see the Ubuntu server box, I had to add an entry for the Ubuntu server box to system32/drivers/etc/hosts. We're still beta-testing Bill Gates's operating systems, at our own expense :-) . PB ----- Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Peter: > > Sorry about delay but I have been on a tight schedule. If you have not > already resolved your problem I would suggest you check out the following > link: > > https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/samba-fileserver.html > > HTH > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:54 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] lan node name > > Jim, > > Adding samba to the Ubuntu server made no difference. The solution that > worked for me was to add the IP address and its name to > c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS in every Windows workstation. Ugh. > > What is strange is that no other LAN machine is listed in those HOSTS > files, yet they all find those unlisted nodes by name. Anybody > understand that? > > PB > > ----- > > Jim Lawrence wrote: > >> Hi Peter: >> >> Check out the following link >> > http://ubuntu/forms.org/showthread.php?t=202605 > >> I like to keep my SAMBA configuration file (etc/samba/samba.conf) super >> simple. >> >> [global] >> ;General Server settings >> Netbios name = myStationName ; this is the name of your station >> Workgroup = myWorkgroupName ; either the workgroup or domain >> Socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE >> SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 ; There many options but these will cover >> > it. > >> Name resolve order = host wins bcast >> wins support = no ; I do not use it anymore... host is good enough >> >> printing = CUPS ; all standard stuff so you can print across the LAN >> printcap name = CUPS >> >> I have a XP, Window7, Debian Linux, Windows2008, Windows2003 and all >> > connect > >> without issues. >> >> And if you want to do some cross plaform sharing graphically check the >> following out: >> http://www.europe.eclipse.co.uk/Ubuntu/810%20on%20Win%20Network.htm >> >> HTH >> Jim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley >> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:16 PM >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Subject: [dba-Tech] lan node name >> >> Bill Gates's operating system is no less maddening than it was ten years >> ago. Here's a home network with six nodes, four running Win, one running >> Ubuntu desktop, and now a new one running Ubuntu server. From the Ubuntu >> desktop node, I can ping the new Ubuntu server node by IP address and by >> name. From the Windows nodes, though, I can ping it /by IP address >> only/. Oy. 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