On 4/10/06, Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now, the issue: > When the XP-based laptop attempts to synchronise its offline files it > prompts me for a username/password, but the server name in the login > dialog is PROJECTSRV - the name of the ProjectServer at 10.10.10.4. > > I have tried to rectify this by bringing down the ProjectServer, adding > an ip eth0.alias to the samba PDC of 10.10.10.4 and synchronising the > laptop. This worked fine. However, when I remove this ip alias and > bring the ProjectServer back online, the synchronisation error occurs > again. I've searched the registry on this laptop for 10.10.10.4 and > PROJECTSRV but have found nothing. > > Has this happened to anyone before? How can I reset the laptop's > synchronisation configuration to only want to synchronise with PHOENIX?
Paul, I'd try 2 things: 1. run nbtstat -R on the laptop. 2. Check your wins.dat file on the samba server to see if there is an outdated entry present with the old IP. If so, comment out/remove the entry. My wins.dat is located at /var/lib/samba/wins.dat -- Lars -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba