[jcifs] jcifs.smb.SmbException: Unknown host: ..__MSBROWSE__.

[Michael B Allen]

Swapnil Nagle said:
> Hi all,
>
> I get this exception when trying to get all shared
> machines using smb:// :
> jcifs.smb.SmbException: Unknown host: ..__MSBROWSE__.
>
> This is a Active Directory setup. Any pointers will be

JCIFS uses NetBIOS and the "browser service" to list computers on a
network. If your network is completely AD and NetBIOS services are
disabled then jCIFS will not work. You might be able to retrieve that
information using JNDI/LDAP or similar tools. I don't know, I've never
even tried since I'm not in that environment yet. Right now I stick to
what I can easily test.

Mike