[jcifs] no name with type 0x00 with no scope for host

Allen, Michael B (RSCH) Michael_B_Allen at ml.com
Wed Feb 20 11:13:33 EST 2002


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Christopher R.Hertel [SMTP:crh at ubiqx.org]
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:47 PM
> To:	ashish
> Cc:	jcifs at lists.samba.org
> Subject:	Re: [jcifs] no name with type 0x00 with no scope for host
> 
> Ashish,
> 
> RFC1001/1002 require that every node that is participating in the NBT LAN
> register a "permanent" name.  Microsoft ignored this requirement.  They do
> not register a "permanent" name.
> 
> With older versions of Windows, you could pretty much assume that any
> machine running NBT would register the "Workstation Service" name, also
> known as the "Client Service" or "Machine" name.  This is the name with
> the <00> type.  This was as close as Microsoft came to registering a
> "permanent" name.
> 
> For some reason, Microsoft decided not to have XP register this name
> unless the XP system was running the client services.
> 
	Register? So you're saying XP doesn't respond to node status?

>   It may be, in fact,
> that the older Windows versions default to running the client services if
> they are running the server service, and that these also can run without
> the <00> name.  I argued with a Microsoft engineer about this at last
> year's Connectathon.
> 
> In any case, the problem is that jCIFS is looking for the <00> name and
> the XP system has not registered that name.
> 
> In your example, you use "nbtstat -A <ip address>".  The -A option does
> *not* look for the <00> name.  It sends a NODE STATUS REQUEST directly to
> the IP address you gave and uses the '*' wildcard name.
> 
> Okay, having said all that...
> 
> The getAllByAddress() seems to be looking for the <00>.  I don't know why
> it would do that,
> 
	I don't know if all hosts respond to anything else. At least there's a comment
	in my code that reads:

	    // type has to be 0x00 for node status

>  so I'll have to ask others on this list.  It would be
> helpful to know what it is you are actually doing that leads up to this
> point.
> 
> Chris -)-----
> 
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 11:13:20AM -0800, ashish wrote:
> > HI,
> > I have been getting this exception message for a windows XP machine.
> > 
> > java.net.UnknownHostException: no name with type 0x00 with no scope for host 10.0.100.114
> >         at jcifs.netbios.NbtAddress.getAllByAddress(NbtAddress.java:481)
> >         at jcifs.netbios.NbtAddress.getAllByAddress(NbtAddress.java:437, Compiled Code)
> > 
> > when I do simple "nbtstat -A <ip address> , it works fine.
> > What should I do to nake JCIFS work for this machine.
> > Do I need to change some configuration settings.
> > I am using all default configuration settings.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Ashish
> 
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