Samba, WINS and multiple workgroups

Hi,

I run a rather large network with 1000+ users. We are all connected, and
most of the users use windows networking SAMBA. This service has been
provided by our mainserver, which also service DNS, DHCP and WINS.

Now, our problem is, if a user is behind a router, but otherwise has
selected the correct WINS server (our main server), that user can only
see the Workgroup the WINS server is on, and the WINS server the user is
on. In another way; it is not possible for any user behind a router to
"browse workgroups". Anyone has any ideas?

Hope you can help,
Kristoffer Mads Sørensen

Kristoffer Mads Sørensen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I run a rather large network with 1000+ users. We are all connected,
and
> most of the users use windows networking SAMBA. This service has been

> provided by our mainserver, which also service DNS, DHCP and WINS.
>
> Now, our problem is, if a user is behind a router, but otherwise has
> selected the correct WINS server (our main server), that user can
only
> see the Workgroup the WINS server is on, and the WINS server the user
is
> on. In another way; it is not possible for any user behind a router
to
> "browse workgroups". Anyone has any ideas?

Network browsing beyond router boundaries (ie., browsing beyond the
local subnet) must be configured at the network servers and the
clients. Since you are using WINS, I would direct you to the docs:
???/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NetworkBrowsing.html (local copy)
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...kBrowsing.html

especially sections:
WINS The Windows Inter-networking Name Server
and:
Cross-Subnet Browsing

Actually, since there are several ways to set up cross-net browsing,
the means you choose to achieve this will depend on other factors
concerning your net layout. The whole chapter is probably worth a
read.

hth,
prg
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