[nmblookup] name_query failed to find name

[commandline]

i've been searching so long...
i cannot deal with it yet.

i hope you can suggest me some tips...

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$ nmblookup -M lores
querying lores on 10.0.0.255
name_query failed to find name lores#1d

this is my smb.conf:

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[global]
    workgroup = WORKGROUP
    server string = linus
    syslog only = no
    syslog = 0;
    #log file = /var/log/samba/%s.log
    socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=4096 SO_RCVBUF=4096
    encrypt passwords = yes
    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
    wins support = yes
    name resolve order = bcast wins lmhosts host
    dns proxy = no
    preserve case = yes
    short preserve case = yes
    max log size = 1000
    hosts allow = 10.0.0. 127.
    interfaces = eth1
    #wins server = 10.0.0.2
    remote announce = 10.0.0.255/WORKGROUP
    remote browse sync = 10.0.0.255
    local master = yes
    os level = 34
    preferred master = yes
    domain master = yes
[lan]
    comment = lan
    path = /lan
    read only = no
    public = yes
    hide unreadable = yes
    force create mode = 0774
    directory mode = 0775

thank you so much!

[rivitir]

As a windows admin, I have to have Wins resolution working, I found that you can do this by doing the following:

First edit your /etc/nsswitch.conf file like so:

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hosts:           files dns wins

Then you need to edit your smb.conf, you currently have the following line commented out:

#wins server = 10.0.0.2

You need to delete the "#" and change the ip address from 10.0.0.2 to the IP address of your wins server, and start nmbd. If you do not have a Wins server, then you may want to build one, or just use the IP of the master browser PC on your network because windows likes to make it's own wins, just not tell anyone about it.

[commandline]

first of all, thank you for the unexpected answer!

then, it still does not work...
i remember i could send messages from my linux box to my windows machine without particular settings, neither with a wins server...

what do i need to send popup messages to windows?
..."nmblookup -A lores" works fine.

[magic919]

I use

smbclient -M hostname

[commandline]

$ smbclient -M lores
Connection to lores failed

[magic919]

Have you checked the subnet mask on Lores?