can access samba server via ip address not hostname

[Yeo Wee Tat]

Hi ,
    
   1 .  Yes
   2 .   The Window 2000 client PC can see the other Window 2000 PC and 
the Samba server .
          However in the Window 2000 PC client , the user click the 
samba server , it the prompt the error message , The samba server name 
is fileserver

                "Fileserver is not accessible .
                 Network path is not found."
   3 . Will try this .

   Do you have other suggestion ? Thanks.

philippe.bertin at telenet.be wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 1. Is your Windows client part of the allowed hosts (192.168.0. 
> 192.168.1.) ? Maybe the dots should be removed ? I am not aware of the 
> validity of a trailing dot...
> 2. This can also be caused by your (Windows 2000) client not having 
> correctly set its DNS- settings. In that case this is not a real samba 
> issue, but rather a (client) DNS setting.
> 3. You may have a chance experimenting with the following settings :
>
> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
> # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS 
> Server
> ;   wins support = yes
> ( --> this setting should indeed be activated, I suppose !!!)
> # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
> #    Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but 
> NOT both
> ;   wins server = w.x.y.z
>
> 4. Don't forget to restart samba (on Fedora, I think the script for 
> this is in /etc/rc3.d/) after every change to smb.conf ...
>
> Hope this helps, and kind regards,
>
> PhB...
>
> Yeo Wee Tat wrote:
>
>> Hi all ,
>>
>>  I am new in samba .
>>  I have setup Samba 3.0.3-3 in Fedora Core 2 in LAN network.
>>  
>>  I can access the Samba server using IP address but not by the 
>> hostname from Window 2000 PC.
>>  When i tried to access by hostname , it gave the error below :
>>
>>        "Fileservre is not accessible .
>>         Network path is not found."
>>
>> Anybody have any idea what is the problems ? Thanks.
>> Below is my smb.conf :
>>
>> # This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
>> # smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
>> # here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
>> # many!) most of which are not shown in this example
>> #
>> # Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
>> # is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
>> # for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
>> # may wish to enable
>> #
>> # NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command 
>> "testparm"
>> # to check that you have not made any basic syntactic errors.
>> #
>> #======================= Global Settings 
>> =====================================
>> [global]
>>
>> # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
>>    workgroup = WAVEX
>>        netbios name = fileserver
>> # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
>>    server string = File Server
>>
>> # This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
>> # connections to machines which are on your local network. The
>> # following example restricts access to two C class networks and
>> # the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
>> # the smb.conf man page
>>    hosts allow = 192.168.0. 192.168.1.
>> ;   hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
>>
>> # if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
>> # than setting them up individually then you'll need this
>>    printcap name = /etc/printcap
>>    load printers = yes
>>
>> # It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
>> # yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
>> # bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
>> ;   printing = bsd
>>
>> # Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to 
>> /etc/passwd
>> # otherwise the user "nobody" is used
>> ;  guest account = pcguest
>>
>> # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
>> # that connects
>>    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>> # all log information in one file
>> #   log file = /var/log/samba/smbd.log
>>
>> # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
>>    max log size = 50
>>
>> # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
>> # security_level.txt for details.
>>    security = user
>> # Use password server option only with security = server
>> ;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>
>>
>> # Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
>> # all combinations of upper and lower case.
>> ;  password level = 8
>> ;  username level = 8
>>
>> # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
>> # ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
>> # Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
>>  encrypt passwords = yes
>>  smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>>
>> # The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
>> # update the Linux system password also.
>> # NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above.
>> # NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change only
>> #        the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
>> #        to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
>> ;  unix password sync = Yes
>> ;  passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>> ;  passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* 
>> %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>>
>> # Unix users can map to different SMB User names
>> ;  username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>>
>> # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
>> # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
>> # of the machine that is connecting
>> ;   include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m
>>
>> # Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
>> # See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
>>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>>
>> # Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
>> # If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
>> # here. See the man page for details.
>> ;   interfaces = 192.168.0.2/24 192.168.1.2/24
>>
>> # Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
>> #  request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
>> #    a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
>> ;   remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
>> # Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
>> ;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
>>
>> # Browser Control Options:
>> # set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
>> # browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
>> ;   local master = yes
>>
>> # OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
>> # elections. The default value should be reasonable
>> ;   os level = 33
>>
>> # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
>> # allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
>> # if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
>> ;   domain master = yes
>>
>> # Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on 
>> startup
>> # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
>> ;   preferred master = yes
>>
>> # Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
>> # Windows95 workstations.
>> ;   domain logons = yes
>>
>> # if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
>> # per user logon script
>> # run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
>> ;   logon script = %m.bat
>> # run a specific logon batch file per username
>> ;   logon script = %U.bat
>>
>> # Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
>> #        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
>> #        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
>> ;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
>>
>> # All NetBIOS names must be resolved to IP Addresses
>> # 'Name Resolve Order' allows the named resolution mechanism to be 
>> specified
>> # the default order is "host lmhosts wins bcast". "host" means use 
>> the unix
>> # system gethostbyname() function call that will use either 
>> /etc/hosts OR
>> # DNS or NIS depending on the settings of /etc/host.config, 
>> /etc/nsswitch.conf
>> # and the /etc/resolv.conf file. "host" therefore is system 
>> configuration
>> # dependant. This parameter is most often of use to prevent DNS lookups
>> # in order to resolve NetBIOS names to IP Addresses. Use with care!
>> # The example below excludes use of name resolution for machines that 
>> are NOT
>> # on the local network segment
>> # - OR - are not deliberately to be known via lmhosts or via WINS.
>> ; name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
>>
>> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
>> # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's 
>> WINS Server
>> ;   wins support = yes
>>
>> # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
>> #    Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but 
>> NOT both
>> ;   wins server = w.x.y.z
>>
>> # WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
>> # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
>> # at least one    WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
>> ;   wins proxy = yes
>>
>> # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
>> # via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
>> # this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
>>    dns proxy = no
>>
>> # Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
>> # NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
>> ;  preserve case = no
>> ;  short preserve case = no
>> # Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
>> ;  default case = lower
>> # Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
>> ;  case sensitive = no
>>
>> #============================ Share Definitions 
>> ==============================
>> ;[homes]
>> ;    comment = Home Directories
>> ;       browseable = no
>> ;    writeable = yes
>>
>> # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for 
>> Domain Logons
>> ; [netlogon]
>> ;   comment = Network Logon Service
>> ;   path = /home/netlogon
>> ;   guest ok = yes
>> ;   writable = no
>> ;   share modes = no
>>
>>
>> # Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
>> # the default is to use the user's home directory
>> ;[Profiles]
>> ;    path = /home/profiles
>> ;    browseable = no
>> ;    guest ok = yes
>>
>>
>> # NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
>> # specifically define each individual printer
>> [printers]
>>    comment = All Printers
>>    path = /var/spool/samba
>>    browseable = no
>> # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
>>    printable = yes
>>
>> # This one is useful for people to share files
>> [tmp]
>>   comment = Temporary file space
>>   path = /tmp
>>   read only = no
>>   public = yes
>>
>> # A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
>> # the "staff" group
>> [public]
>>   comment = Public Stuff
>>   path = /home/admin
>>   public = yes
>> ;   read only = yes
>> ;   write list = @staff
>>
>> # Other examples.
>> #
>> # A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed 
>> in fred's
>> # home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool 
>> directory,
>> # wherever it is.
>> ;[fredsprn]
>> ;   comment = Fred's Printer
>> ;   valid users = fred
>> ;   path = /homes/fred
>> ;   printer = freds_printer
>> ;   public = no
>> ;   writable = no
>> ;   printable = yes
>>
>> # A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires 
>> write
>> # access to the directory.
>> ;[fredsdir]
>> ;   comment = Fred's Service
>> ;   path = /usr/somewhere/private
>> ;   valid users = fred
>> ;   public = no
>> ;   writable = yes
>> ;   printable = no
>>
>> # a service which has a different directory for each machine that 
>> connects
>> # this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You 
>> could
>> # also use the %u option to tailor it by user name.
>> # The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
>> ;[pchome]
>> ;  comment = PC Directories
>> ;  path = /usr/pc/%m
>> ;  public = no
>> ;  writable = yes
>>
>> # A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that 
>> all files
>> # created in the directory by users will be owned by the default 
>> user, so
>> # any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
>> # directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could 
>> of course
>> # be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user 
>> instead.
>> ;[public]
>> ;   path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
>> ;   public = yes
>> ;   only guest = yes
>> ;   writable = yes
>> ;   printable = no
>>
>> # The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so 
>> that two
>> # users can place files there that will be owned by the specific 
>> users. In this
>> # setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should 
>> have the
>> # sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be 
>> extended to
>> # as many users as required.
>> ;[myshare]
>> ;   comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
>> ;   path = /usr/somewhere/shared
>> ;   valid users = mary fred
>> ;   public = no
>> ;   writable = yes
>> ;   printable = no
>> ;   create mask = 0765
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