[KLUG Members] Dancing with Samba and Old Gals

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters
> There is a DWORD value for NodeType (1 thru 4)
> # p-node - Point-to-point node queries an NBNS name server to resolve
> addresses.
> Try making it an h-node (hybrid, DWORD value 4)

I run all my networks as p-node (DWORD value 2). I figure if the WINS
server doesn't know about the name/value pair then the client doesn't
have any business knowing about it.

You can check your current value by looking at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System
\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP\NodeType

If the value is not present and a WINS server is not specified the
system defaults to "1", if no value is specified and a WINS server is
specified it defaults to "8".  A setting of "1" will almost certainly
not work.

"nbtstat -a {servername}" should work from the client if WINS is really
up and running.