session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Called name not present)

[Gerald Carter]

On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Scott Stoddard wrote:

>
> 	Hi, I am trying to list the shares on a windows ME machine and I am getting
> the following
>
> [root]# smbclient -L 192.168.0.253
> added interface ip=192.168.0.1 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> session request to 192.168.0.253 failed (Called name not present)
> session request to 192 failed (Called name not present)
> session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Called name not present)
>


You need to use a netbios name, not an IP.  Use
nmblookup -A <ipaddr> to get the registered netbios
names for a client.  Make sure you read the nmblookup(1)
man page first.





Cheers, jerry