Can't access Samba by host name

tebucky · 02-25-2009, 12:25 PM

Hello,

I'm running samba on my ubuntu 8.10 box within my home LAN. I'm trying to access the share via my Macbook and a Windowx XP box. I'm able to see the host on both machines but I get a permissions error when I try to connect. I'm able to access the share when I connect to it via its IP address but I can't via the host name.

Any ideas on what I need to do to fix this?

TIA!

MasterC · 02-25-2009, 12:45 PM

Where is your DNS server on your network (assuming you have one)? I would think this would point to a DNS issue. Are you prompted for authentication when you try to connect or is it just immediately denying you?

-Chad

tebucky · 02-25-2009, 12:56 PM

To my knowledge I'm not running a DNS server on my LAN. When I try and connect to it via the hostname it gives me a permissions error and denies me. I do get prompted for credentials when I connect via IP and it works successfully.

Does this help?

kirukan · 02-26-2009, 12:51 AM

If you dont have DNS Server your LAN clients dont know the way to resolve hostname and corresponding ip address. IF you dont have DNS server the following way will help you to solve your problem

For Linux Server
vi /etc/hosts
ipaddress1 hostname1
ipaddress2 hostname2

For your Windows machines
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
ipaddress1 hostname1
ipaddress2 hostname2

tebucky · 02-26-2009, 07:33 AM

Configuring the host files did the trick.... I should of thought of that but thanks nonetheless!