what does net view 192.168.x.x
get you? On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) < [email protected]> wrote: > I have a Windows 7 Ultimate x86_64 machine, which is failing to access a > network samba server. I launch the "Run" dialog, and type in \\192.168.x.x > so I am bypassing DNS and NetBIOS name resolution, and broadcast discovery, > just going directly to the server IP address. I ran wireshark and found > that the client is trying to connect to the server on port 80, not 445. > (This of course fails because the server is not listening on 80; the > server is only running samba and nmbd etc, so only port 445 and 137-139 are > applicable). > > > > The error message is: "Windows Cannot Access \\192.168.x.x" and when I > click "See Details" it says "Error Code 0x800704cf The network location > cannot be reached" > > > > I confirmed that "Client for Microsoft Networks" is present, and enabled. > I even removed it (was forced to reboot) and reinstalled it. No effect. > > > > I disabled IPv6, no effect. > > > > I confirmed the "WebClient" service is not running. (It is set to Manual, > and it's not Running). > > > > I confirmed the "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" service is running. (It is set to > Automatic, and it's Running.) > > > > Of course I have rebooted and retried. (Several times and several ways). > > > > The problem seems to exist with an old patch level, and also continues to > exist after applying all Windows Updates. > > > > Any ideas would be greatly welcome. > > > > Why would windows attempt to use port 80 (webdav) instead of port 445 > (samba/smb/cifs) to connect file explorer to a UNC path? > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > >
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