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Re: weird samba error [SOLVED]



On 11/2/07, Anonomouse <email8845973@kinglibrary.net> wrote:
> I suspect that your ISP is verizon.  I started having this very problem
> around the same time that you made your initial post.  Anyway, I have
> identified part of the problem and have begun to work on a resolution.

Why yes, it is.

> This appears to be a flaw in the design of Samba, as Windows does not appear
> to have this issue.  However, there seems to be a workaround.  Add the
> following line to the [Global] section of your smb.conf:
>
> name resolve order = bcast
>
> This directs Samba to resolve IP address only by broadcasting requests
> across your subnet and should resolve your issue.
>
> Let me know if you have success.

Once the cache timed out (I tested once with the original config, to
make sure the problem still existed), this worked like a charm.

You rock!  I, and my weekly backups, thank you.

-- 
Michael A. Marsh
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