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#354373 - 22/08/2012 23:33 Newbie SMB question
msaeger carpal tunnel Registered: 23/09/2000 Posts: 3608 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	When trying to connect to a shared folder on a windows 7 or xp computer from a MFP (copier/scanner/printer) why would I be able to connect to it using the hosts IP address but not computer name? I see some computers I can use the computer name and some will only work with the IP address and I don't know why. _________________________ Matt
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#354375 - 23/08/2012 01:49 Re: Newbie SMB question [Re: msaeger]
JBjorgen carpal tunnel Registered: 19/01/2002 Posts: 3584 Loc: Columbus, OH	Do you need to enable netbios over TCP/IP on your client machines? Do you run a DNS server? _________________________ ~ John
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#354377 - 23/08/2012 06:37 Re: Newbie SMB question [Re: JBjorgen]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5683 Loc: London, UK	Originally Posted By: JBjorgen Do you need to enable netbios over TCP/IP on your client machines? Do you run a DNS server? Or a WINS server? DNS is the right answer, though. _________________________ -- roger
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#354404 - 23/08/2012 23:56 Re: Newbie SMB question [Re: Roger]
msaeger carpal tunnel Registered: 23/09/2000 Posts: 3608 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	The last example of this I encountered was a workgroup no server using a linksys type router type thing. They had the linksys address for the gateway and the dns. I could connect between computers using the computer name but I can't connect to a computer from the MFP using a computer name. _________________________ Matt
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#354413 - 24/08/2012 04:15 Re: Newbie SMB question [Re: msaeger]
StigOE addict Registered: 27/10/2002 Posts: 568	I read yesterday that linksys on some of their routers have exactly that problem. The router use itself as the first DNS and for some reason manage to get a wrong IP-address for some domain names. I don't know if that is the same problem encountered here though.
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#354426 - 24/08/2012 12:21 Re: Newbie SMB question [Re: msaeger]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5683 Loc: London, UK	Originally Posted By: msaeger They had the linksys address for the gateway and the dns. Most consumer routers have terrible DNS support. They ought to publish DHCP leases into the DNS server, but they rarely seem to do this reliably. Which is why I use OpenWRT and run a full-blown BIND installation. _________________________ -- roger
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#354429 - 24/08/2012 12:27 Re: Newbie SMB question [Re: msaeger]
Taym carpal tunnel Registered: 18/06/2001 Posts: 2504 Loc: Roma, Italy	Originally Posted By: msaeger When trying to connect to a shared folder on a windows 7 or xp computer from a MFP (copier/scanner/printer) why would I be able to connect to it using the hosts IP address but not computer name? I see some computers I can use the computer name and some will only work with the IP address and I don't know why. Your copier/scanner/printer should have a field where you can indicate what the DNS/WINS servers are in your network. In most cases, that's enough to address the issue. If you already did that, then such DNS/WINS servers are not correctly mapping IPs to Hostnames. _________________________ = Taym = MK2a #040103216 * 100Gb All/Colors Radio * 3.0a11 * Hijack = taympeg
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