Setting /etc/samba/smb.conf to: name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host also makes it work for me. It hasn't worked since Dapper - hooray!
FYI - I run Hardy Heron on a laptop with my only connection via WiFi to a wireless router which has a window box connected to it via cable. I am not running SAMBA yet the above change made SMBClient work. -- Connect to smb server by name doesn't work, but by IP address does https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235560 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
