Session request failed (Called name not present) error

[Robert Dahlem]

Jason,

On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:37:31 -0800, Jason Hill wrote:

>I'm running Solaris 2.7 with Samba 2.0.7 and I receive the following 
>message when I try to use ./smbclient -L lonepeak.
>
>session request to LONEPEAK failed (Called name not present)
>session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Called name not present)

[...]

>BTW, here's my smb.conf
>
>[global]
>	workgroup = tennorth
>	security = share
>	hosts allow = localhost, 127., lonepeak, 127.16.5
>	hosts deny = all
>

You did not configure a netbios name for that machine. What is its 
hostname?

Try "netbios name = LONEPEAK".

What happens if you try "./smbclient -L lonepeak -I IP_address"?

Regards,
        Robert


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