Really Wacky Problem!

Jim Watt jimw at peisj.pebio.com
Tue Mar 14 01:59:10 GMT 2000


--On 03/14/2000 12:25 PM +1100 Mukesh Vadgama wrote:

}
} /smbclient -L zeus -N   -- gives:
}
} session request to ZEUS failed (Called name not present)
} session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Called name not present)
}
} The NT side give "\\Zeus is not accesible." "network name was not found"
} messages
}
} The same smb.conf file works on a solaris 2.5 and 2.6 system.
}
} I've check DNS on the unix box that works ok and I can resolve zeus
} from my PC too.
}

That usually means that the "netbios name" in smb.conf isn't the
same as the DNS hostname of the machine.  Unless it's uniqie to
Solaris 2.7 in some odd way!  But it sounds like 'zeus' is
rejecting the session.

Jim
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