[Samba] Windows cannot access \\server check the spelling of the name 0x800704cf

[Rich Webb]

@Rowland - all the hosts / hostname changes made no difference - made all changes and rebooted. 

@Louis - The version is 1809.17763.253 and I believe this to be a windows 10 problem as well because this is not happening on Windows 7 machines on the network.  

I checked and the dns suffix is webb.local - see below:

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : webb.local
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f9a2:1eec:771c:ab92%9(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.5.100(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 13, 2019 7:20:02 AM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 16, 2019 9:43:43 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.5.254
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.5.254
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 158651445
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.5.160
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Notice the last line - I don't think NetBIOS is a good thing anymore right?  I disabled it and right now I can access \\fs1 .  I'll have to see if it stays working although it is also enabled on the Windows 7 machine that is working.

Thanks, 
Rich

----- On Aug 12, 2019, at 1:53 PM, samba samba at lists.samba.org wrote:

> Thanks Louis for the reply.
> 
> I will have to check the version when I get home but I *believe* it's 1809.  I
> have several windows 10 partitions with a multi-boot manager on my various
> drives that I use for different things and they all seem to exhibit this
> behavior.  I haven't tried this in Windows 7 which I also have.
> 
> I have a firewall on my internet connection so I have the Windows Firewall
> disabled on all my internal computers.  It just causes issues and usually when
> I need to remotely access something across a vpn when I'm 1000s of miles away
> from my network.
> 
> Client for MS networks is there and I will have to check again but the dns
> suffix I checked before and it was set correctly (to webb.local)
> 
> I'm guessing it's not the IP stack but I could be wrong. I only say that because
> it's happening on all my Windows 10 partitions.  Now if the source IP stack is
> gone (the one I cloned the partitions from) then that would make sense and is
> possible.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rich
> ----- On Aug 12, 2019, at 10:20 AM, samba samba at lists.samba.org wrote:
> 
>> Windows 10? Then this is normal behaivor.
>> 
>> 
>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens
>>> Rowland penny via samba
>>> Verzonden: maandag 12 augustus 2019 15:50
>>> Aan: sambalist
>>> Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] Windows cannot access \\server check
>>> the spelling of the name 0x800704cf
>>> 
>>> On 12/08/2019 14:18, Rich Webb wrote:
>>> > I would agree except now it smells more like a DNS issue
>>> since when I try:  \\fs1 I get the error but if I do
>>> \\fs1.webb.local then it works every time.
>>> >
>>> > I've checked my dns suffix settings and search domains and
>>> all is correct.  Could there be an issue with the Samba 4
>>> internal DNS server?
>> 
>> Rowland forgot to ask.
>> 
>> The windows version??
>> Because, Error code 0x800704cf: The network location cannot be reached.  Is a
>> windows error.
>> 
>> If you can access \\server.FQDN and not \\server
>> 
>> Start here: check if you firewall on the windows PC is set to "Work network"
>> 
>> Then what is set ? ( cmd : ipconfig /all )
>> ??
>> Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : ( should be the same as on a linux server :
>> hostname -d )
>> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ( should be the same as on a linux server :
>> hostname -d )
>> 
>> If that is the case. ( same as hostname -d on linux )
>> Then i suggest, you verify if you server also has its PTR record configured.
>> 
>> A few other options to check or what might be a problem here.
>> The IpStack is kaput. Run: : netsh int ip reset
>> 
>> Or
>> Enable "Client for microsoft networks"
>> - From the Network and Sharing Center click Change Adapter Settings
>> - Right Click on Adapter >> Select Properties
>> - Check if "Client For Microsoft Networks" is installed? If not;
>> - Click Install
>> - Double-Click Clients
>> - Choose Client for Microsoft Networks
>> - Click Ok >> OK
>> - Restart the computer
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Greetz,
>> 
>> Louis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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