[Samba] "Windows couldn't connect to the printer" 0x00000709 when using server short name

[L.P.H. van Belle]

> What exactly is happening in my situation?
As of now use FQDN due to lots of security fixed MS applies this is needed. 
So best is, dont use short (netbios) hostnames but FQDN. 

Read samba list subject: ( google for it ) 
> "Re: [Samba] Windows 10 point and print restriction"



Greetz, 

Louis


> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Alex Korobkin via
> samba
> Verzonden: vrijdag 19 augustus 2016 0:24
> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
> Onderwerp: [Samba] "Windows couldn't connect to the printer" 0x00000709
> when using server short name
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Samba 4.3.11 is serving printers in my office from a server called
> "printserver".
> 
> If a Windows 7 client tries to reach it using a short name \\prinserver ,
> it can see the list of printers, but can't connect to any of them:
> "Windows
> couldn't connect to the printer" pop-up appears immediately. Weirdly, it
> doesn't happen all the times, sometimes it can connect.
> 
> Also, if I use FQDN name \\printserver.office.acme.com to connect, then
> everything works nicely.
> 
> In the Wireshark logs I see this error:
> 
> Ioctl Request FSCTL_DFS_GET_REFERRALS, File: \printserver\printer-color
> Ioctl Response, Error: STATUS_NOT_FOUND
> 
> In the log.smbd I see these corresponding lines:
> [<timestamp>,  3] ../source3/smbd/msdfs.c:993(get_referred_path)
>   get_referred_path: |printer-color| in dfs path \printserver\printer-
> color
> is not a dfs root.
> 
> When the operation is successful, I don't see any DFS requests at all.
> Microsoft has a KB article about this, [1]. It says "This issue may occur
> if certain non-Microsoft DNS solutions are providing name resolution for
> the network."
> 
> Their resolution is to set DnsOnWire value in the registry on the
> printserver, which they expect to be Windows-based. I don't know how that
> key would change its behaviour to fix the problem.
> 
> What exactly is happening in my situation? Why would Windows ask for this
> DFS thing when connecting to a printer, and immediately give up on Samba's
> answer?
> 
> 1. https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/kb/2546625
> 
> --
> -Alex
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