[linux-cifs-client] Re: CIFS Mount error.

[Steven French]

> I am getting this error while using cifs:
>
>mount error 22 = Invalid argument

> in the /var/log/messages I have these messages:
> Mar 24 16:41:45 winky kernel:  CIFS VFS: Error connecting to IPv4 
> socket. Aborting operation
> Mar 24 16:41:45 winky kernel:  CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code 

> = -113

> I am using redhat 9 and Linux  2.4.20-20.9
> and installed cifs 1.02 client and I am using samba-3.0

This error is "host unreachable" and I have seen it when the firewall 
rules on the server prevent connection to that port.
I sometimes use "telnet ipaddress 139" try to confirm this 

Steve French
Senior Software Engineer
Linux Technology Center - IBM Austin
phone: 512-838-2294
email: sfrench at-sign us dot ibm dot com
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