[Samba] samba-server, windows7-clients, server-hostname

2011-12-30 Thread luxInteg 
Greetings,

I have setup a computer to act as a  'samba-server'.  The machine has these:-
--cpu: amd64
--OS: cblfs linux
--samba-3.6.0  compiled from sources in /usr/local/samba

The clients are windows 7 clients.  They can  only see the server as its IP-
address not a name/hostname.  


QUESTION:

Are there entries to be made in smb.conf to enable the smbserver to be seen as 
its hostname/or-any-other-name rather than by its IPaddress?

suggestions welcomed

suincerely
lux-Integ 
30-12-2011
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Re: [Samba] samba-server, windows7-clients, server-hostname

2011-12-30 Thread Jürgen Echter 

Am 30.12.2011 17:15, schrieb luxInteg:

Greetings,

I have setup a computer to act as a  'samba-server'.  The machine has these:-
--cpu: amd64
--OS: cblfs linux
--samba-3.6.0  compiled from sources in /usr/local/samba

The clients are windows 7 clients.  They can  only see the server as its IP-
address not a name/hostname.


QUESTION:

Are there entries to be made in smb.conf to enable the smbserver to be seen as
its hostname/or-any-other-name rather than by its IPaddress?

suggestions welcomed

suincerely
lux-Integ
30-12-2011

Hi,

for example

server string = Samba %v on %L

greets

Juergen
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Re: [Samba] samba-server, windows7-clients, server-hostname

2011-12-30 Thread Helmut Hullen 
Hallo, luxInteg,

Du meintest am 30.12.11:

 I have setup a computer to act as a  'samba-server'.  The machine has
 these:- --cpu: amd64
 --OS: cblfs linux
 --samba-3.6.0  compiled from sources in /usr/local/samba

 The clients are windows 7 clients.  They can  only see the server as
 its IP- address not a name/hostname.


 QUESTION:
 
 Are there entries to be made in smb.conf to enable the smbserver to
 be seen as its hostname/or-any-other-name rather than by its
 IPaddress?


On the clients:
What tells

ping IP-address
ping Server-name

net view \\IP-address
net view \\Server-name

If net view \\Server-name fails with system error 53 then the  
problem is/may be related to the server's name server.

If even ping Server-name fails then it's no samba problem but looks  
like a name server problem.

Viele Gruesse!
Helmut
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