samba - Jan 2005 - "Called name not present" - using smbclient from linux to access win98

Hi,

I am quite confused by the following observation.

I tried to use smbclient on a linux to access a Windows 98 se.
---  Smbclient  //IP address/sharefolder -U username%passwd. 

I got some errors like

Session request to [Ip address] failed (called name not present).

But I can use  the same command from the same Linux to access a Window 2000
machine.


I also noticed that If I use the the following command to access the win98
from the linux box,

--- smbclient //win98 machine name/sharefolder -I IP address -U
username%passwd. 

It works fine.

So I began to think probably something going on with win98 smb server and I
have to use the name instead of using something like //IP
address/sharefolder to refer to that resoure.

But the following fact confused me, I can access win98 use "//IP
address/sharefolder" from my win2k machine, for example, enter
"//win98 ip
address/sharefoler" in the "run", I can get in. 

I'll really appreciate it if anyone can clarify this confusion above

Thanks!

Jason

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Xingjun Chu wrote:
| Hi,
|
| I am quite confused by the following observation.
|
| I tried to use smbclient on a linux to access a Windows 98 se.
| ---  Smbclient  //IP address/sharefolder -U username%passwd.
|
| I got some errors like
|
| Session request to [Ip address] failed (called name
| not present).
|
| But I can use  the same command from the same Linux to
| access a Window 2000 machine.

Windows 2000 will support netbiosless operations
where as win9x requires netbios a netbios session.

| But the following fact confused me, I can access
| win98 use "//IP address/sharefolder" from my win2k machine,
| for example, enter "//win98 ip address/sharefoler" in
| the "run", I can get in.

Windows 2000 is resolving the ip address to a netbios name
for you.






cheers, jerry
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