Hi experts - I hope you can help me. I am trying to resolve Windows host names (aka Netbios names, aka "UNC names) from a Linux box. I have added "dns wins" to the "hosts" line at the nsswitch configuration file: /etc/nsswitch.conf, and installed samba 3.2.2 and ran winbindd -D".
Now, when I go: "wbinfo -N venus" (where venus is a Windows UNC pc host name on the LAN), it responds: "192.168.0.12" (which is venus' IP address). But, when I go: "ping venus", it says: "ping: bad address: venus", and in the log file: ffp/var/log/samba/log.winbindd it says: "winbindd/winbindd.c:request_len_recv(616) request_len_recv: Invalid request size received: 1844 (expected 2096)" When I try to copy a file from the Windows PC to the Linux box, going: rsync -v "venus:e/my Documents/Temp/a.txt" . (where a.txt is the file I'd like to copy), it says: "ssh: Could not resolve hostname venus: Name or service not known", and in: ffp/var/log/samba/log.winbindd it says again: "winbindd/winbindd.c:request_len_recv(616) request_len_recv: Invalid request size received: 1844 (expected 2096)". More info: I am running a Linux system whose kernel version is: "2.6.12.6-arm1". It's a D-Link DNS-323 NAS box with an ARM processor. I have stopped and restarted winbindd. Your help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance - Gail -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
