id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
178	Name resolution with the Samba Client	Herwig Bauernfeind	Silvan Scherrer	"It appears we are wasting quite some time during connection because  of several shortcomings of our client:

The default order of attempts to resolve names is according to smb.conf defaults for Samba:

{{{
	name resolve order = lmhosts wins host bcast
}}}

 * First attempt: Try to parse lmhosts file. This is usually not there on the client.
 * Second attempt: Try the WINS server. This is usually not configured on the client. Requires 1 sec (measured in client log) to find or timeout.
 * Third attempt: This should work on any TCP/IP network.
 * Fourth attempt: Broadcast, this is slow anyway and a last resort.

This has several implications:
 - the order of attempts should be configurable in the client.
 - do we have means to automatically determine the WINS server in the network? (DHCP job!), an entry for that can be added the client's smb.conf.
 - the presence of a proper LMHosts file does speed up connection in the current situation."	enhancem.	closed	major	Netdrive plugin 2.1.x	Samba Client Plugin	Client 2.1.x	fixed