On 8/17/07, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Gordon Messmer wrote: > > Bill Davidsen wrote: > >> Using CIFS, linking mount.cifs to mount.smbfs, downloading several > >> smbmount "replacements" which don't work, and other obvious things > >> found in a few hours of search and swear testing. The error was > >> error 112 = host is down > >> which I guess means "host wants to talk SMB not CIFS" in reality. > > > > No, it means that your machine is trying to connect to the remote host, > > and is getting an ICMP Destination Host Unknown response from a router. > > > > I'd try using tcpdump to determine what host your F7 system is trying to > > reach, and then figure out why that's different than what the FC1 system > > is doing. > > > I clearly stated in the O.P. that I have done that, and that ping and > other protocols work, smbtree can see the machine and read the share > names, etc, etc. tcpdup tells me that what's different is the protocol > the FC1 and FC7 are offering to the server. No routers involved just a > GigE switch which works for other protocols and for other machines. Are you using a DNS name or a NETBIOS name? -- Fedora 7 : sipping some of that moonshine ( www.pembo13.com ) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
