Winbind working, but cannot ping network

deadlock · 12-15-2003, 11:21 AM

I have been setting up a Fedora box in preparation for using it as a PostgreSQL DB server on the company network.

So far I have got SAMBA and WINBIND working so that I can access the shared folders from anyone on the network. So far, so good.

What I cannot seem to do is see any of the machines on the network from the terminal.

System Menu/Network Servers works OK. The box is visible from Network Neighbourhood.

I just cannot ping/traceroute from the terminal.

We do not have an inhouse DNS, but the WINS server should be doing the job shouldnt it?

Samba has the WINS Server address registered.

Any help???

Dan

jcookeman · 12-15-2003, 11:39 AM

Can you post your smb.conf?

Here is an article at onlamp...this may help somewhat.

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/excerpt/samba_chap7/

deadlock · 12-15-2003, 11:53 AM

Thanks

Here is the global section of the code - don't think the shares makes any difference:

Code:

[global]
	workgroup = MFP&MFA
	server string = postgres server
	security = DOMAIN
	password server = *
	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
	max log size = 50
	name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
	os level = 0
	local master = No
	domain master = No
	dns proxy = No
	wins server = 193.112.230.238
	ldap ssl = no
	idmap uid = 10000-20000
	idmap gid = 10000-20000
	winbind separator = +
	winbind cache time = 10
	hosts allow = 193.112.230., 192.168.1., 192.168.2., 127.

Cheers

Dan

jcookeman · 12-15-2003, 12:25 PM

Looks good. What about /etc/nsswitch.conf

g-rod · 12-15-2003, 03:27 PM

It sounds like you have two issues.
1) You cannot browse for computes from the linux box
2) You cannot ping

Question: Are you running any firewall?
What is the output from:
iptable -L -n;
netstat -r -n;

deadlock · 12-16-2003, 03:01 AM

Browsing is OK I think - I can get to Windows PCs from "Network Servers" on the System Menu. although I do need to give a system password to open them (smbusers??)

iptables is not running at the moment as I am behind the corperate firewall and only using a test machine.

netstat gives :

Code:

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window  irtt Iface
193.112.230.0   0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U         0 0          0 eth0
169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 eth0
127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U         0 0          0 lo
0.0.0.0         193.112.230.3   0.0.0.0         UG        0 0          0 eth0

/etc/nsswitch.conf

Code:

passwd:     files winbind
shadow:     files
group:      files winbind
hosts:      files dns
bootparams: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
ethers:     files
netmasks:   files
networks:   files
protocols:  files
rpc:        files
services:   files
netgroup:   files
publickey:  nisplus
automount:  files
aliases:    files nisplus

Thanks, Dan

beyer42 · 12-16-2003, 04:49 AM

The route -n output looks good. verify that you can ping 193.112.230.3
and 193.112.230.238. Also run ifconfig to see if the interfaces are up.
try changing hosts entry in nsswitch.conf to files wins
taking out dns. if you do use a dns server then add a
nameserver entry in /etc/resolv.conf (man resolv.conf)

Hope this helps.

deadlock · 12-16-2003, 05:50 AM

Sorted.

Changing DNS for WINS in /etc/nsswitch./conf made the local servers appear, but unfortunately killed the internet connection, despite having resolv.conf properly setup.

However, adding WINS to the existing hosts line works. So the setting in nsswitch.conf is as follows:

Code:

hosts:      files wins dns

So thanks for all the help. Off now to play with postgres...

Dan