/* Unix SMB/Netbios documentation. Version 0.0 Copyright (C) Luke Leighton Andrew Tridgell 1996 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Document name: nameserv.doc Revision History: 0.0 - 02jul96 : lkcl@pires.co.uk created */ this module deals with general maintenance of NetBIOS names. /************************************************************************* query_refresh_names() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for polling all names registered in the WINS database. it is planned to enable this function should samba detect an inconsistency on the network, which could occur if the samba NetBIOS daemon dies and is restarted. polling is done very infrequently, but all names will be covered within a period NAME_POLL_REFRESH_TIME. a group of at most ten names will be queried at once, at intervals of NAME_POLL_INTERVAL seconds. if the total number of names queried in this way will take too long, then the time that an individual name will next be polled is increased accordingly. name query polling is functionality over-and-above the normal requirement (see rfc1001.txt 15.1.7 point 7). it is normally the responsibility of the owner of a name to re-register the name at regular intervals. /************************************************************************* refresh_my_names() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for refreshing samba's names that have been registered with other servers on a local subnet, or with another WINS server if samba is using one. samba's names' refresh_time will be updated through the use of the function add_my_name_entry(). /************************************************************************* remove_my_names() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for removing all samba's SELF names. it is used when samba receives a SIG_TERM. samba at present does not wait for the WINS server to reply to the name releases sent out. /************************************************************************* add_my_names() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for adding and registering if necessary all samba's SELF names, on each of its local subnets and with another WINS server if samba is using one. /************************************************************************* add_my_name_entry() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for registering or re-registering one of samba's names, either on the local subnet or with another WINS server if samba is using one. if the name is already in samba's database, then it is re-registered, otherwise it is simply registered. if the name is being registered in a WINS capacity (the subnet to which the name should be added is the WINS pseudo-subnet) then we add the entry immediately if samba is a WINS server. it uses name_register_work() because if the name is being added as part of becoming a master browser, we want to carry on that process. if the name is registered with another WINS server, we must wait for an answer from that WINS server. either name_register_work() or name_unregister_work() will be called as a result. if the name is being registered on a local subnet, then it is broadcast. an explicit rejection from another host will result in name_unregister_work() being called. no response will, after retrying, result in name_register_work() being called. what ever method is used, the name will either be registered or rejected, and what ever process was taking place (becoming a master browser for example) will carry on. expire_netbios_response_entries() is responsible for taking further action if no response to the registration is received. note that there may be a large number of function calls on the stack if become_master() is called and samba is configured as a WINS server. the loop will be: become_master(), add_my_name_entry(), name_register_work() and back to become_master() with the new value of the workgroup 'state'. /************************************************************************* remove_name_entry() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for removing a NetBIOS name. if the name being removed is registered on a local subnet, a name release should be broadcast on the local subnet. if the name is being released in a WINS capacity (the subnet to which the name should be added is the WINS pseudo-subnet) then we remove the entry immediately if samba is a WINS server. it uses name_unregister_work() because if the name is being added as part of becoming a master browser, we want to terminate that process. if the name is released from another WINS server, we must wait for an answer from that WINS server. name_unregister_work() will definitely be called as a result, because at present we ignore negative responses for a name release from a WINS server. if the name is being releasedd on a local subnet, then it is broadcast. name_unregister_work() will definitely be called because we ignore negative name releases at present. what ever method is used, the name will be released. (NOT TRUE! see response_name_release()) expire_netbios_response_entries() is responsible for taking further action if no response to the name release is received. /************************************************************************* load_netbios_names() *************************************************************************/ this function is responsible for loading any NetBIOS names that samba, in its WINS capacity, has written out to disk. all the relevant details are recorded in this file, including the time-to-live. should the time left to live be small, the name is not added back in to samba's WINS database.