#!/bin/sh
#
# (C) Daniel Sundberg 2000
# This is free software and you may do whatever
# you want to with this according to the GPL.
#
# This program requires nmblookup, findsmb,
# grep, cut & sh.
#
# Gets your masterbrowser in workgroup $1.
#
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "Usage: fetch_master_browser [WORKGROUP]"
else
nmb_result=$(nmblookup -M "$1")
ip_addr_row=$(echo "$nmb_result" | grep "<1d>")
if [ -n "$ip_addr_row" ]; then
ip_addr=$(echo "$ip_addr_row" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
if [ -n "$ip_addr" ]; then
nb_name_stuff=$(nmblookup -r -A "$ip_addr")
#echo "$nb_name_stuff"
found_name=$(echo "$nb_name_stuff" | grep "(this is not unusual)")
if [ -z "$found_name" ]; then
nb_name=$(echo "$nb_name_stuff" | grep "<00>" | grep -v "<GROUP>" | cut -b 2-17)
echo "$nb_name"
else
echo "could not lookup ip"
fi
else
echo "Could not parse master browser ip"
fi
else
echo "Masterbrowser ip not found"
fi
fi
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