Hi, Name resolution is working correctly, this is something I checked very early in my investigation.
If I use net use with the ip address the drive is mapped straight away. If I use net use with the dns name I am prompted to enter my credentials. Regards Adam -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Slickers Sent: 18 November 2008 23:34 To: samba list Subject: [Samba] Re: Samba + Vista Issue Adam Stirk wrote: > > I'm experiencing a problem with samba v3.2.4 and windows vista. If I > access my samba share via the ip address e.g. \\192.168.0.1\share > <file:///\\192.168.0.1\share> windows will authenticate against the > samba server and bring the share up, but if I use the dns name e.g. > \\server.domain.local\share <file:///\\server.domain.local\share> i'm > faced with the logon box. I guess that name resolution is not working properly. Please open the command line interface on your Vista box and type the following commands: ping server.domain.local ping server If that is successful, try the 'net use' command: net use server Peter -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
