That's not the expected output from nmblookup for a valid netbios host name.
If the host has a fixed IP address, it's much better to use that. You can
use whatever host name you want, and set $Conf{ClientNameAlias} to its IP
address.
Craig
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 6:11 AM, François Dagorn <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm just beginning with BackupPc, my main goal is to backup the single
> Linux smb server of a brand new small company
> and when it will be ok, then I will try to save some Windows 10 laptops.
> Well, both smb server and BackupPc server are running Centos 7.
> I've installed the whole stuff using "*yum install backuppc*" and I'm
> just trying to use it by now.
>
> I've got a problem with the netbios name and the way BackupPc is supposed
> to find hosts :
>
> - I've read that i*f gethostbyname() fails, BackupPC then attempts a
> NetBios multicast to find the host*
> - running by hand "*nmblookup*" on the BacpupPc side runs well, the
> result is as follows :
>
> nmblookup myshare
> 192.168.1.10 myshare <00>
>
> - so I guess all is ok.
>
> Unfortunately, if I add a host with the netbios name, it does not work at
> all
> If I add the same host using his IP address, then it works fine !
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers.
>
> François Dagorn
>
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