Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 16:04:26 +0300 From: Dancho Penev <dpenev@mnet.bg> To: sebastian ssmoller <sebastian.ssmoller@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: smbmount problem Message-ID: <20030913130426.GA1771@earth.dpsca.bg> In-Reply-To: <1063444977.846.9.camel@tyrael.linnet> References: <20030913070011.62055.qmail@web21105.mail.yahoo.com> <1063444977.846.9.camel@tyrael.linnet>
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On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 11:22:57AM +0200, sebastian ssmoller wrote: >From: sebastian ssmoller <sebastian.ssmoller@gmx.net> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Date: 13 Sep 2003 11:22:57 +0200 >Subject: smbmount problem > >hi, >i am running fbsd 5.1. when i try to mount a samba share on a debian >system i get : >smbfs: server name "x.y" too long >the server name is 16 chars long and i found out (looking at the >sources) that there is a limit of 15. > >my question: why is there such a limit? (i used this share from several In Windows world computer's NetBIOS names are limited to 15 bytes, so I suppose that the author of mount_smbfs is conform with that. >linux distros without any problem). does this mean i have to change the >hostname of the debian system (which could not be really a solution...) No, just use "netbios name" option in smb.conf, and attend name to be no more than 15 chars long. >or is there any other workaround ? > >thx for ur help >seb > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Dancho Penev
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