local master browser war!

kenji1903 · 08-06-2004, 12:32 AM

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Samba name server REDHAT is now a local master browser of workgroup TEST on subnet 192.168.123.4
nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c

rocess_local_master_announce(311)
process_local_master_announce: Server P4 at IP 192.168.123.2 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup TEST and we think we are master. Forcing election.
nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success
Samba name server REDHAT has stopped being a local master browser of workgroup TEST on subnet 192.168.123.4

Looks to me that my server got kicked by a normal XP machine! haha

i have done the necessary requirements to join the domain such as modifying the registry but this XP machine still cannot join the domain... I have 2 other XP machines on the network working merrily, this PC is new to the network but why can it win the local master browser election?
I have my os level = 64 at first and i thought it was enough, when this problem occured, i set it to 255 but still samba lost the election!

First time this thing happened to me

Hope to hear how you guys (or girls) fix this problem~

Cheers,
~WiLL~

Demonbane · 08-06-2004, 01:26 AM

have you set "preferred master = yes"?

kenji1903 · 08-06-2004, 01:53 AM

Yeap, other XP machines logon fine, its just the new one thats giving the problems

homey · 08-06-2004, 07:19 AM

Try a higher number for the os level. I can't remember what the reasonable number is to assure that your machine will always be the master browser but 64 seems to work fine for me.

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
os level = 64

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
domain master = yes

kenji1903 · 08-06-2004, 11:22 AM

Yup, tried up to 255! haha, must be something wrong with that version of XP, I will reinstall then trying it again

Thanks for the reply

homey · 08-06-2004, 12:57 PM

There is a registry tweak to tell the xp machine to back off the election domination stuff. I saw it in a google search for browser elections.

kenji1903 · 08-06-2004, 10:56 PM

Yup, I googled for it! Its under Control Panel -> Computer Management, disabled Computer browser!
Anyway, still did not work, must have been a lousy English to Chinese conversion... It so hard to get original software in China...

Cheers homey!