Strange error while connecting to w2k through samba

BroX · 06-30-2005, 09:15 AM

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, 09:45 AM

make sure all necessary services are starting at boot on the winders box.

BroX · 06-30-2005, 09:50 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, 06:31 AM

Simply rebooting the w2k box solved it

Cheers, Leon.

killerbob · 07-01-2005, 09:22 AM

That's a bad sign....

Your Win machine probably has poopy swap settings coupled with not enough RAM

BroX · 07-01-2005, 10:18 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!

Cheers, Leon.