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BroX 06-30-2005 08:15 AM
Strange error while connecting to w2k through samba
 
Hey all,

for the last year or so I've been logging into a w2k box to make a daily backup of my laptop (rsync rules!). Now I have moved to a different office and created the same setup. Initially this worked flawless, however, all of a sudden I can't connect to the win box anymore, and get the following error message:
Code:
bash-3.00# mount -t smbfs -o username=leobro //NEWTON-MC/LEON /mnt/newton-mc/
18571: session request to NEWTON-MC failed (Called name present, but insufficient resources)
18571: session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Called name present, but insufficient resources)
SMB connection failed
bash-3.00#
I have googled and searched this forum, which gave me only one report of the same error without explanation or solution.

Does anyone have a clue what's wrong here? On which site could the mishap be? All hints very much appreciated!

Cheers, Leon.

kodon 06-30-2005 08:45 AM
make sure all necessary services are starting at boot on the winders box.

BroX 06-30-2005 08:50 AM
Thanks. I figured it must indeed be a problem with the win box, because I can still connect to other w2k pc's. Hmmm, so now I need the sysadmin to help me... :(

Cheers, Leon.

BroX 07-01-2005 05:31 AM
Solved!
 
Simply rebooting the w2k box solved it :cool:

Cheers, Leon.

killerbob 07-01-2005 08:22 AM
That's a bad sign.... :) Your Win machine probably has poopy swap settings coupled with not enough RAM

BroX 07-01-2005 09:18 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by killerbob
That's a bad sign.... :) Your Win machine probably has poopy swap settings coupled with not enough RAM
Possibly... anyway, it's definitely not my win pc, I merely (ab)use it here in the office to make daily backups of my laptop. With rsync it takes less then a minute with minimum load, and since it's run as a crontab I don't even have to think of it. I love it!

Which I can HIGHLY recommend to everyone. Make backups, make backups and make backups! I know this is said often, but I also know that few people actually do so. Some weeks ago my previous laptop all of a sudden died and it was such a relief to know that I had everything safely backed up! Now the only thought was: finally a proper reason to buy that T41! :D

Cheers, Leon.


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