[Samba] prevent smbclient from trying 445?

[Andrew Gaffney]

David Wuertele wrote:
> When I use smbclient to access an IOMEGA NAS server, smbclient tries
> to access port 445 for a full five minutes before timing out:
> 
>   [2004/02/20 17:48:24, 10] lib/gencache.c:gencache_get(262)
>     Returning valid cache entry: key = NBT/NAS_120_1#20, value = 192.168.123.161:0, timeout = Fri Feb 20 17:53:22 2004
> 
>   [2004/02/20 17:48:24, 5] libsmb/namecache.c:namecache_fetch(201)
>     name nas_120_1#20 found.
>   [2004/02/20 17:48:24, 3] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(698)
>     Connecting to 192.168.123.161 at port 445
>   [2004/02/20 17:51:38, 2] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(733)
>     error connecting to 192.168.123.161:445 (Connection timed out)
> 
> Next, smbclient goes on to contact it on port 139, and all works great
> right away.
> 
> Can I direct smbclient to not use 445?  Anyone have an idea why
> smbclient is getting stuck in this tar pit for five minutes?

 From 'man smbclient':

  -p port
	This  number  is  the TCP port number that will be used when making connections to
	the server. The standard (well-known) TCP port number for an SMB/CIFS server is
	139, which is the default.

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Andrew Gaffney
Network Administrator
Skyline Aeronautics, LLC.
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