can access samba server via ip address not hostname

[Yeo Wee Tat]

Hi Terry ,

  Thanks for your info . I am quite new in Samba .
  Do you mean i need to uncommented the 
            name resolve order parameter ?

  For /etc/hosts file , do i need to add in the Samba Server IP address 
and the Window 2000 PC IP address into it ?

Thanks

Terry wrote:

>Read part of the config you posted:
>
>
># 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
>
>I have always relied upon DNS or gethostbyname().  Add it to
>/etc/hosts and life will be good.
>
>
>
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:57:14 +0800, Yeo Wee Tat <support2 at wavex-tech.com> 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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