smb:/// because no host " (null)

sudeendra · 06-09-2005, 11:48 PM

hi all
I installed Red Hat 9.0 to my system.when i tried to access the network server icon in the startup iam getting this error "smb:/// because no host " (null) " pls give the solution

with regards
sudeendra

paul_mat · 06-09-2005, 11:55 PM

first make sure samba is running, i'm not sure how to start the proccess in MEPIS, but i'm sure it will be something like ./etc/rc.d/rc.samba or ./etc/init.d/smb start. then type in smb://the-ip-address-of-the-computer-you-want-to-access.

this isn't the best way to use samba, look into mounting

mount -t smbfs -o username=****,password=**** //server/share /mnt/samba

sudeendra · 06-10-2005, 01:34 AM

hi paul_mat

yes samba service is running.but it is giving same error after restarted the /etc/init/smb service

pls give the solution

with regards

sudeendra

paul_mat · 06-10-2005, 05:56 AM

well thats puzzeling ... i'm far from an expert on this myself, how about your samba confiuration file? copy and past it up here, can you mount a samba drive using the command i gave you before?

i've done a bit of searching and there dosn't really seam to be much of a answer to your problem ...

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ecause+no+host