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10.3: Potential Windows server browsing fix
This problem is only supposed to occurs in Networks that do not have a Windows 2000 or 2003 Server - Primary Domain Controller with OS 10.3 Macs enabling SMB sharing. Under "default" settings a Mac will win the Master browser election process should there be no Primary Domain Controller (which by default is set to be your Master Browser Server). Even if you set/promote a Windows Computer to be the Master Browser Server, the Mac will win the election process without a PDC on the network. If there are two Macs on the same network with SMB sharing started, they will "fight eachother" to win the election process without either elected = workgroup computers can no longer access the Master Browser Directory service and cannot find computers on the network. This occurs even if you have elected/set/promoted a Windows computer to be the Master Browser Server without a PDC.
10.3: Potential Windows server browsing fix
Just thought I'd let people know this hint about editing the smb.conf files worked for us, we had 3 Macs hanging when trying to connect to a Redhat file server. Adding these two lines to smb.conf seems to have done the trick. Thanks. |
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