[Samba] "smbclient -M <machinename>" generates "session request failed" - why?

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Joshua Beall wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> When I try to do "cat message.txt | smbclient -M <machinename>" or
> "smbclient -M <machinename>", I get:
> 
> added interface ip=192.168.0.100 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> <snip all other interfaces; about 25 more>
> Got a positive name query response from 192.168.0.12 ( 192.168.0.12 )
> session request failed

Try "cat message.txt | smbclient -M <machinename>" or
"smbclient -p 139 -M <machinename>"
            ^^^^^^



cheers, jerry
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