wins_srv_died() - Samba has left the building

Turns out pblm was w/iptables. Adding the following fixed it.

-A INPUT -i ! eth0 -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT

"Bryan Martin" <spam@myplaceinspace.com> wrote in message
news:WlPUd.26863$Yf5.2768483@twister.southeast.rr.com...[color=blue]
> Samba has within the last week or so decided it was done working for me.
> I
> recv the following error:
>
> [root@LINUXBOX /]# smbclient -L devbox
> added interface ip=192.168.2.252 bcast=192.168.2.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> wins_srv_died(): Could not mark WINS server 127.0.0.1 down.
> Address not found in server list.
> Connection to devbox failed
>
> Now clients excluding the RH9 box are winxp and win2k3. All windows
> clients
> can see each other but cant see the RH9 box. The RH box is listed as the
> WINS server for the subnet.
>
> Relivent info pulled from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> ---------------------------------------------------
> netbios name = LINUXBOX
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> hosts allow = 192.168.2. 127.
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> interfaces = 192.168.2.252/24
> interfaces = 192.168.2.252
> remote announce = 192.168.2.255
> local master = yes
> domain master = yes
> preferred master = yes
> wins support = yes
>
> I have tried adding 127.0.0.1 to the interfaces which gives the same
> result
> just with 127.0.0.1 instead.
>
>
> Relivent info pulled from /etc/sysconfig/iptables
> ---------------------------------------------------
> -A INPUT -s 192.168.2.0/255.255.255.0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 137:139 -j
> ACCEPT
>
> I have also tried adding 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 above w/the same results
>
>
>
> Relivent info pulled from /var/log/samba/log.nmbd
> ---------------------------------------------------
> [2005/02/28 09:14:23, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(794)
> Netbios nameserver version 2.2.7a-security-rollup-fix started.
> Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1994-2002
> [2005/02/28 09:14:23, 0] nmbd/asyncdns.c:start_async_dns(148)
> started asyncdns process 3406
> [2005/02/28 09:14:24, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_wins(339)
> become_domain_master_browser_wins:
> Attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup WORKGROUP, subnet
> UNICAST_SUBNET.
> [2005/02/28 09:14:24, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_wins(354)
> become_domain_master_browser_wins: querying WINS server at IP
> 192.168.2.252 for domain master browser name WORKGROUP<1b> on workgroup
> WORKGROUP
> [2005/02/28 09:14:25, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_stage2(114)
> *****
>
> Samba server LINUXBOX is now a domain master browser for workgroup
> WORKGROUP on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
>
> *****
> [2005/02/28 09:14:25, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_bcast(291)
> become_domain_master_browser_bcast:
> Attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup WORKGROUP on
> subnet 192.168.2.252
> [2005/02/28 09:14:25, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_bcast(305)
> become_domain_master_browser_bcast: querying subnet 192.168.2.252 for
> domain master browser on workgroup WORKGROUP
> [2005/02/28 09:14:35, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_stage2(114)
> *****
>
> Samba server LINUXBOX is now a domain master browser for workgroup
> WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.2.252
>
> *****
> [2005/02/28 09:14:48, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(404)
> *****
>
> Samba name server LINUXBOX is now a local master browser for workgroup
> WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.2.252
>
> *****
>
>
> Relivent info pulled from netstat -v --numeric-ports -evpa
> ---------------------------------------------------
> tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:139 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
> root 17898 3401/smbd
> udp 0 0 192.168.2.252:137 0.0.0.0:*
> root 17911 3405/nmbd
> udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:137 0.0.0.0:*
> root 17908 3405/nmbd
> udp 0 0 192.168.2.252:138 0.0.0.0:*
> root 17912 3405/nmbd
> udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:138 0.0.0.0:*
> root 17909 3405/nmbd
>
>
>
> any help appreciated
>
>
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