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hifi25nl

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Registered: 2011-05-07

Posts: 263

Cannot mount samba share with computer name

I cannot mount a samba share with computer name. I have always the error  "mount error: could not resolve address for ARCHAUDIO: Unknown error"
It is only working with ip address.
In the example below smbtree is showing the computer names, so I am a bit confused. Searching in the wiki I have not found a solution.
Maybe some configuration line is smb.conf?

[root@archlinux user1]# mount -t cifs //192.168.1.15/Downloads /media/samba
Password for user1@//192.168.1.15/Downloads: 
[root@archlinux user1]# mount -t cifs //ARCHAUDIO/Downloads /media/samba
mount error: could not resolve address for ARCHAUDIO: Unknown error
[root@archlinux user1]# smbtree
WORKGROUP
        \\ARCHLINUX                     Samba Server
                \\ARCHLINUX\HP_Color_LaserJet_Pro_M252dw        HP_Color_LaserJet_Pro_M252dw
                \\ARCHLINUX\IPC$                IPC Service (Samba Server)
                \\ARCHLINUX\Downloads      
                \\ARCHLINUX\Music          
        \\ARCHAUDIO                     Samba Server
                \\ARCHAUDIO\IPC$                IPC Service (Samba Server)
                \\ARCHAUDIO\Downloads      
                \\ARCHAUDIO\Media 

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: Cannot mount samba share with computer name

Does your networks DNS server correctly resolve the IP address of ARCHAUDIO?

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