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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD nameserver / Samba
Date: 14 May 1996 10:31:24 +0100
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Gary Chrysler (tcg@mainelink.net) wrote:
: FreeBSD 2.0-RELEASE
: Samba 1.9
: WFW 3.11

: hostnames:		os:
: 	bsdhost		FreeBSD
: 	wfwhost		WFW 3.11

: Installed Samba.. Worked great using /etc/hosts on all systems..

: Then I setup and enabled name_server on bsdhost!  
:   Now Samba on bsdhost fails..
: 	example:
: 		smbclient -L bsdhost -U%
: 	Reports: Your server is being unfriendly
: 	Samba help states that this is an error with loading
: 	smbd! But it works if name_server is disabled and 
:         /etc/hosts is enabled..

:   Although 'smbclient -L wfwhost -U%' works.

:   I can connect to 'wfwhost' from 'bsdhost'
:   but not from     'wfwhost' to   'bsdhost'

: I can disable name_server, Setup the hosts files on all systems
: and it will then again work!

: I have also noticed that it takes forever to get a prompt in either
: telnet or ftp.. It say's 'Connected to xxxxxx' ASAP!
: Looking at the host that I am conneting to shows it's connected!
: But no prompt for a couple of minutes!

: Now, My guess would be that the nameserver is not working correctly
: Yet I can ping in any direction by name from any host and it works fine!
: I can dig nameserver and all reports well!
: All this happens almost instantly!!

: My primary nameserver db..
: @	IN	SOA	bsdhost.mynet.org. root.bsdhost.mynet.org.  (
: 				960502	; Serial
: 				3600	; Refresh
: 				300	; Retry
: 				3600000	; Expire
: 				3600 )	; Minimum
: 		IN	NS	bsdhost.mynet.org.
: 1		IN	PTR	localhost.mynet.org.
: bsdhost		IN	A	129.1.29.4
: 4.29.1.129	IN	PTR	bsdhost
: wfwhost		IN	A	129.1.29.5
: 5.29.1.129	IN	PTR	wfwhost

: I know Bogus IP's are frowned upon! It'll never connect to the outside
: like this so please don't warn me! I know!
: Is this db properly done??


: Help #2
: Enabled nfs_server
:   Error: cannot open /var/db/mountdtab
: I've looked everywhere!! 
: All the FAQ's that are included with FreeBSD, Web pages, man pages etc... etc..

: But I cannot find any info on mountdtab!
: Could sombody point me towards that info??

I don't know if it's documented (I read it from this newsgroup a while ago).
Just create the file.  It's used to store a list of file systems that are
currently remotely mounted.

: I'll say Mucho Gracias now for those that reply with usefull comments!

: O-yea, PLEASE cc: to email to make darn sure I don't miss it..

: Thanks
: tcg@mainelink.net

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....