Hi All, I'm having some problems getting Win'9X to connect to an NT share when the netbios name for the NT server is different from the DNS name, and the win'9x machine is using the DNS name. NT workstation is happy with doing this, but '9X isn't. The strange thing is that it works fine when '9X connects to a samba server that is similarly configured. If I understood why it's OK with samba, I might begin to understand what's wrong with the NT connection. Sorry about being a bit off topic, but someone must have solved this problem to make samba work so well, and I'm running out of other options. TIA, Peter ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
> I'm having some problems getting Win'9X to connect > to an NT share when the netbios name for the NT > server is different from the DNS name, and the > win'9x machine is using the DNS name. NT workstation > is happy with doing this, but '9X isn't. > > The strange thing is that it works fine when > '9X connects to a samba server that is similarly > configured. If I understood why it's OK with samba, > I might begin to understand what's wrong with the > NT connection.Well a samba server can have more than one netbios name and I think in its default configuration it will respond to its hostname as returned by the unix 'hostname' command (which is probably the DNS name or the first part of it) and to any netbios name you specifically configure. I don't know if NT has the capability - if not then this may be the difference. -- Steve Fosdick Internet: fosdicsj@aom.bt.co.uk Voice: +44 1473 642987 MSMAIL: BTEA/BTLIP23/FOSDICSJ Fax: +44 1473 646656 BOAT: FOSDICSJ Snail: B29/G34, BT Labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 7RE, England.