[Samba] smbclient works with IP address but not hostname

[Ashish Yadav]

Hi,

On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Graeme Russ <gruss at tss-engineering.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I've configured a Fedora 20 server with samba to share a few user
> directories and a printer.
>
> From a Windows 8 laptop, I am able to address the samba server by it's
> name (fs1)
>
> From a Fedora 20 client (ws1), I am able to address the samba server by IP
> address, but not by name.
>
> [gruss at ws1 ~]$ smbclient --version
> Version 4.1.15
>
> [gruss at ws1 ~]$ smbclient -L 192.168.1.10
> Enter gruss's password:
> Domain=[TSSENG] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 4.1.15]
>
>         Sharename       Type      Comment
>         ---------       ----      -------
>         homes           Disk      Home Directories
>         gruss           Disk
>         dnla            Disk
>         charlee         Disk
>         IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba Server Version 4.1.15)
>         MFCJ5320DW      Printer   MFCJ5320DW
> Domain=[TSSENG] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 4.1.15]
>
>         Server               Comment
>         ---------            -------
>         FS1                  Samba Server Version 4.1.15
>         WS1                  Samba Server Version 4.1.15
>
>         Workgroup            Master
>         ---------            -------
>         TSSENG               FS1
>         WORKGROUP            CREEPYCONNORS
>
>
> [gruss at ws1 ~]$ smbclient -L fs1
> Enter gruss's password:
> protocol negotiation failed: NT_STATUS_INVALID_NETWORK_RESPONSE
>
> The server is able to fully resolve ws1. I had to first start the nmb
> service on ws1 with:
>
> [root at ws1 gruss]# systemctl start nmb.service
> [root at ws1 gruss]# systemctl enable nmb.service
>
> [root at fs1 samba]# nmblookup --version
> Version 4.1.15
>
> [root at fs1 samba]# nmblookup ws1
> 192.168.1.209 ws1<00>
>
> And the creepyconnors laptop:
>
> [root at fs1 samba]# nmblookup creepyconnors
> 192.168.1.211 creepyconnors<00>
>
> Here are the outputs from testparm:
>
>
> [root at fs1 samba]# testparm
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
> Processing section "[homes]"
> Processing section "[printers]"
> Processing section "[gruss]"
> Processing section "[dnla]"
> Processing section "[charlee]"
> Loaded services file OK.
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
>
> [global]
>         workgroup = TSSENG
>         server string = Samba Server Version %v
>         interfaces = lo, em1, 192.168.1.10/24
>         guest account = dlna
>         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>         max log size = 50
>         printcap name = cups
>         preferred master = Yes
>         idmap config * : backend = tdb
>         guest ok = Yes
>         hosts allow = 127.0.0.1, 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
>         cups options = raw
>
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         read only = No
>
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/spool/samba
>         printable = Yes
>         print ok = Yes
>         browseable = No
>
> [gruss]
>         path = /home/gruss
>         valid users = gruss
>         read only = No
>
> [dnla]
>         path = /home/dlna
>         read only = No
>
> [charlee]
>         path = /home/charlee
>         valid users = charlee
>         read only = No
>
> [root at ws1 gruss]# testparm
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
> Processing section "[homes]"
> Processing section "[printers]"
> Loaded services file OK.
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
>
> [global]
>         workgroup = TSSENG
>         server string = Samba Server Version %v
>         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>         max log size = 50
>         idmap config * : backend = tdb
>         cups options = raw
>
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         read only = No
>         browseable = No
>
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/spool/samba
>         printable = Yes
>         print ok = Yes
>         browseable = No
>
> Any ideas where I should start looking?
>
>
Please post your /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf .

Send the output of  "ping -c5 fs1"  command from your machine?


> Regards,
>
>
> Graeme
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