nbtstat doesn't show MAC address for samba servers

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>From: Ganesh S P <ganesh at procsys.com>
>To: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA <samba at samba.org>
>Subject: Re: nbtstat doesn't show MAC address for samba servers
>Date:   Thu, 16 Sep 1999 20:00:55 +1000
>
>ping <netbios> of the samba server,  then execute command
>arp -a  you get mac address



Only if you're on the same subnet.  If not all you'll get is the MAC
address of the router out of your subnet towards the server.


Solution:  put your client in the same subnet as your server.  This is
not always possible though for the normal IP addressing reasons.


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