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WINS server lookup
Authored by: Kool on Mar 28, '03 11:56:57AM

Is there a clever way to look up the address of a WINS server in the network without bothering the system administator?



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WINS server lookup
Authored by: stevec on Mar 28, '03 12:28:31PM

to answer the "look up a WINS server" question. From any NT/2K/XP system type IPCONFIG /ALL at a command prompt. For 9X PCs use WINIPCFG. This will give you all the IP stats on that PC which should include at least a primary WINS server. Note that if you use active directory you may not have a WINS server, just DNS.

OK my smb.conf is devoid of WINS server entries. Anyone care to post an example so I can avoid the pain of combing the man page for the proper syntax?



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proper syntax in /etc/smb.conf
Authored by: jzsimon on Mar 28, '03 04:22:51PM

<stuff>
[global]
<more stuff>

workgroup = <workgroupName>
wins server = <winsServer>
[homes]
<more stuff>
;[public]
; path = /tmp
<more stuff>

But I'd advise using Directory Access to create it for you...



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WINS server lookup
Authored by: Thomas Kaiser on Mar 28, '03 12:40:37PM
You can have a look for MASTER BROWSERs, by
    nmblookup -M -
and then use all those machines as a potential WINS server eg. by
    nmblookup -U [WINS server to query] -R [anything]
and search for "wins_srv_died()" messages. Maybe you'll find one that
can answer. This should be a properly acting WINS server.

BTW: In small networks there is no need for WINS at all. Local browsing
should (not ;-) work as expected.

Regards,

Thomas

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