Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:15:39 -0500 From: Mike Hernandez <sequethin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: samba mount by name Message-ID: <20060122181538.GA31000@dementia.beyondnormal.net> In-Reply-To: <43D3BFB0.8000708@takas.lt> References: <43D3BFB0.8000708@takas.lt>
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On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 07:24:00PM +0200, Aivaras wrote: > How to get to samba share by name? > > On windows mashine typing in explorer \\192.168.0.1 opens shares and > \\server doesnt. > > Mounting localy on server: > > mount_smbfs -I 192.168.0.1 //server/data /mnt/samba - works > mount_smbfs //server/data /mnt/samba - mount_smbfs: can't get server > address: syserr = Operation timed out > ping server - I get good response - ping works to that name. > > /etc/hosts: > 192.168.0.1 server.domain.com server > You'll either need a DNS server or you'll have to edit your hosts files. To include the names and ip's of the machines you want to connect to by name. Windows has a hosts file that works very similar to /etc/hosts. You need to add the ip address and name of the machine to it. Mike H
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