If the laptop is on DHCP that may be the problem.
See if there is an error in the smb.log about cannot get hostname for 10.x.x.x (the Ip
of your laptop)
# tail /var/log/samba/log.smb
2001/09/07 12:42:04, 1] lib/util_sock.c:client_name(1007)
Gethostbyaddr failed for 10.x.x.x
If so then the easy fix is to add it to the /etc/hosts file (via the hosts
e-smith-manager - hosts webpage)
The better fix is to add a reverse IP lookup to your DNS server.
either way you should not need to reboot or restart.
I just had this problem this morning.
-Aaron Held
http://www.metrony.com
>
> From: "Thomas E. Keiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2001/09/06 Thu PM 11:29:47 EDT
> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Samba works sometimes
>
> One idea, almost silly. Could there be another box on the LAN with the same
> machine name that wasn't running yesterday? In Win2K, you see what the machine
> name is by right-clicking on My Computer, then Properties, then Network
> Identification. (It will also show your Workgroup / Domain name).
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom
>
> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if any of you can help with this....
> >
> > I have a e-smith box running with a shared drive using samba.
> > All of the fixed computers (workstations) can see and access
> > this drive just fine.
> >
> > The Windows 2000 laptop is another story.
> > It has the right group name.
> > I log in using the correct name.
> > Yesterday I could map a network drive in 10 seconds.
> > Today I get "The Semaphore timeout period has expired." error
> > message. Repeatedly.
> >
> > BTW: TCP to the internet works fine so the network is working.
> >
> > I'm not a network guru so I don't even know where to start.
> > [No smoke from the e-smith server so that's good news :-) ]
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Eric
> > --
> > # Eric Allan Lucas
> > # "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth
> > # And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings..
> > # -- John Gillespie Magee Jr.
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