On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Jeff Boyce <jbo...@meridianenv.com> wrote: > > I am setting up BackupPC for the first time and it is failing to connect to > the first test client. The error that BackupPC is giving me is shown below. > > Error: > tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME > > Then later I see this at the top of the Host Summary Page: > Pings to jab-opti755 have failed 23 consecutive times.
Do the target's have their host firewalls enabled? > My hypothesis, is that I do not have proper NetBios name resolution (or > caching) occurring within my network. If you have fixed IP's and they are in DNS it shouldn't matter. > > However, from Bacteria I can't get a listing of NetBios names. > > [root@bacteria ~]# findsmb Will this show netbios name? nmblookup -A 192.168.112.125 > If there is any additional information that is needed to help pinpoint the > problem, or identify a solution, let me know. My knowledge of NetBios > naming is pretty limited, so I am looking for some expert guidance to > resolve this issue. Try using smbclient to connect to the shares you are trying to back up, using the same names and credentials. You might get better error messages in an interactive mode. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 positioned as A LEADER in The Forrester Wave(TM): Endpoint Security, Q1 2013 and "remains a good choice" in the endpoint security space. For insight on selecting the right partner to tackle endpoint security challenges, access the full report. http://p.sf.net/sfu/symantec-dev2dev _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/