From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:31 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1543 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Sunday 02 September 2007 Number 1543 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: OS/2, XP, AIX Networking issues : Ed Durrant 2 Re: OS/2, XP, AIX Networking issues : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:04:12 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: OS/2, XP, AIX Networking issues Hi Chris, It's going to take some time to go through these particular combinations, but have you considered changing all the systems to use Samba ? Cheers/2 Ed. Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote: > Hi All, > I've got a number of networking issues that I simply can not solve. > So, I'm asking for help. > > Because XP's implementation of NetBIOS is so slow, and obviously > pure NetBIOS will not work with Samba, I'm slowly trying to move my > networking protocols across to a pure NetBIOS over TCP/IP (ie TCPBeui). > > Firstly, let me describe the setup: > > A public C class address block (203.27.78.0), all machines sit in > this block, behind a firewall. > > The primary internet server is inet. > > inet OS/2 WSeB 4.50 203.27.78.4, and also aliased as > .5, .6 and .7. > Has netbios only. Was the primary domain controller, but is now the > backup to main. If I add TCPBEUI I get kernet traps... :-( > > The secondary (for most things) is main. > > main OS/2 WSeB 4.52 203.27.78.129 and also aliased as > .40 > Has netbios and tcpbeui. This is now listed as the primary domain > controller. > > The first XP box, the wife's box (KATENEW) is DHCP assigned and is > ok. It has tcpbeui and netbios. > > The new XP box (is the one that has all of the problems) is DEV. > Only has the standard XP tcpbeui (I've not added the XP Netbios protocol to > it, and I'm trying to avoid doing so). > > I have the BROWSER service running on MAIN, so I don't need to > modify the XP box's registeries to modify the LMAnnounce setting. > > KATENEW shows up in NET VIEW commands (DEV does not). However, from > MAIN, I can specifically view DEV's resources and NET USE them. > > [C:\]net view > Server Name > Remark > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > \\INET Internet Machine > \\KATENEW > \\MAIN Main Machine - Backup Domain Controller > The command completed successfully. > > [C:\]net view \\DEV > Shared resources at \\DEV > Chris's Dev Box > > Netname Type Used as > Comment > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > C-DRIVE Disk > SharedDocs Disk > The command completed successfully. > > Why does DEV now show up in the browse lists??? > > Also, and this is one of the most intriguing problems that I've > got, is why does DEV report a lot of network path not found errors??? > > C:\>net view > System error 6118 has occurred. > > The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available > > > C:\>net view > Server Name > Remark > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > \\DEV Chris's Dev Box > \\INET3 Samba 3.0.25a > \\KATENEW > \\MAIN Main Machine - Backup Domain Controller > The command completed successfully. > > > C:\>net view \\MAIN > System error 53 has occurred. > > The network path was not found. > > I get spurious 6118 errors? Anyone have a clue as to why? > > I can not get DEV to see or use anything else on the network. Why? > > Also, the more astute of you will see that there is an additional > box in the list from DEV's perspective, namely INET3. > > INET3 is an AIX 5.3 box running Samba on it. > > Why do the OS/2 boxes not see it in the browser lists? > > MAIN can see the resources on INET3: > > [C:\]net view \\INET3 > Shared resources at \\INET3 > Samba 3.0.25a > > Netname Type Used as > Comment > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > test Disk Public share > The command completed successfully. > > > I have used the defaults of B-Node for TCPBEUI on MAIN. What should > it be? > > It has been about 10 years since I've setup and used the netbios > names list etc (RFCNAMES.LST), and I've forgotten it all. > > I've asked a lot of questions here, and hopefully someone can help > me by starting at one and we'll work through them all. > > Help! > > Thanks to anyone that can. > > > -Chris > > WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2. > Voice: +61-3-9395-1504 Internet: chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au > FAX: +61-3-9395-7633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au > Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 4293, Hoppers Crossing DC, VIC 3029, AUSTRALIA > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:46:39 +1000 (EST) From: "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" Subject: Re: OS/2, XP, AIX Networking issues On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:04:12 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote: Hi Ed. Not unless Samba/2 can act as a domain controller for OS/2, which I don't think that it can. The primary issue for me, is why does the XP DEV box see main, but not be able to use or view any of it's resources. -Chris >Hi Chris, > >It's going to take some time to go through these particular >combinations, but have you considered changing all the systems to use >Samba ? > >Cheers/2 > >Ed. > >Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote: >> Hi All, >> I've got a number of networking issues that I simply can not solve. >> So, I'm asking for help. >> >> Because XP's implementation of NetBIOS is so slow, and obviously >> pure NetBIOS will not work with Samba, I'm slowly trying to move my >> networking protocols across to a pure NetBIOS over TCP/IP (ie TCPBeui). >> >> Firstly, let me describe the setup: >> >> A public C class address block (203.27.78.0), all machines sit in >> this block, behind a firewall. >> >> The primary internet server is inet. >> >> inet OS/2 WSeB 4.50 203.27.78.4, and also aliased as >> .5, .6 and .7. >> Has netbios only. Was the primary domain controller, but is now the >> backup to main. If I add TCPBEUI I get kernet traps... :-( >> >> The secondary (for most things) is main. >> >> main OS/2 WSeB 4.52 203.27.78.129 and also aliased as >> .40 >> Has netbios and tcpbeui. This is now listed as the primary domain >> controller. >> >> The first XP box, the wife's box (KATENEW) is DHCP assigned and is >> ok. It has tcpbeui and netbios. >> >> The new XP box (is the one that has all of the problems) is DEV. >> Only has the standard XP tcpbeui (I've not added the XP Netbios protocol to >> it, and I'm trying to avoid doing so). >> >> I have the BROWSER service running on MAIN, so I don't need to >> modify the XP box's registeries to modify the LMAnnounce setting. >> >> KATENEW shows up in NET VIEW commands (DEV does not). However, from >> MAIN, I can specifically view DEV's resources and NET USE them. >> >> [C:\]net view >> Server Name >> Remark >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> \\INET Internet Machine >> \\KATENEW >> \\MAIN Main Machine - Backup Domain Controller >> The command completed successfully. >> >> [C:\]net view \\DEV >> Shared resources at \\DEV >> Chris's Dev Box >> >> Netname Type Used as >> Comment >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> C-DRIVE Disk >> SharedDocs Disk >> The command completed successfully. >> >> Why does DEV now show up in the browse lists??? >> >> Also, and this is one of the most intriguing problems that I've >> got, is why does DEV report a lot of network path not found errors??? >> >> C:\>net view >> System error 6118 has occurred. >> >> The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available >> >> >> C:\>net view >> Server Name >> Remark >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> \\DEV Chris's Dev Box >> \\INET3 Samba 3.0.25a >> \\KATENEW >> \\MAIN Main Machine - Backup Domain Controller >> The command completed successfully. >> >> >> C:\>net view \\MAIN >> System error 53 has occurred. >> >> The network path was not found. >> >> I get spurious 6118 errors? Anyone have a clue as to why? >> >> I can not get DEV to see or use anything else on the network. Why? >> >> Also, the more astute of you will see that there is an additional >> box in the list from DEV's perspective, namely INET3. >> >> INET3 is an AIX 5.3 box running Samba on it. >> >> Why do the OS/2 boxes not see it in the browser lists? >> >> MAIN can see the resources on INET3: >> >> [C:\]net view \\INET3 >> Shared resources at \\INET3 >> Samba 3.0.25a >> >> Netname Type Used as >> Comment >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> test Disk Public share >> The command completed successfully. >> >> >> I have used the defaults of B-Node for TCPBEUI on MAIN. What should >> it be? >> >> It has been about 10 years since I've setup and used the netbios >> names list etc (RFCNAMES.LST), and I've forgotten it all. >> >> I've asked a lot of questions here, and hopefully someone can help >> me by starting at one and we'll work through them all. >> >> Help! >> >> Thanks to anyone that can. >> >> >> -Chris >> >> WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2. >> Voice: +61-3-9395-1504 Internet: chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au >> FAX: +61-3-9395-7633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au >> Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 4293, Hoppers Crossing DC, VIC 3029, AUSTRALIA >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > > -Chris WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2. Voice: +61-3-9395-1504 Internet: chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au FAX: +61-3-9395-7633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 4293, Hoppers Crossing DC, VIC 3029, AUSTRALIA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------