> -----Original Message-----

> From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com]

> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:13 AM

> To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net

> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Communicating with a windows laptop on my

> workgroup

>

> On 3/22/2010 9:42 AM, David Williams wrote:

> >

> > However, there are still issues. When I try and perform a backup of

> > laptop1 from within the web interface I get the following message:

> >

> > *Error: Can't find IP address for laptop1*

> >

> > * *

> >

> > *laptop1 is a DHCP host, and I don't know its IP address. I checked

> the

> > netbios name of 192.168.15.155, and found that that machine is not

> laptop1.*

> >

> > * *

> >

> > *Until I see laptop1 at a particular DHCP address, you can only start

> > this request from the client machine itself.*

> >

> > The strange thing is, I was on the client machine at the time and

> trying

> > to back it up manually from the web interface!

>

> What does 'nmblookup -A 192.168.15.155' say (assuming you are still at

> the same IP)?  It's going to use this to see if you are connecting from

> the host in question.

 

Will have to check that out when I am back home and connected to my network.

>

> > I also updated the config file for laptop1 such that

> > NmbLookupFindHostCmd is set to:

> >

> > *$nmbLookupPath -R -U 192.168.15.2 $host*

>

> You probably want to configure the WINS server in smb.conf so it is the

> default and will be used in all operations without having to specify it

> in the command line.  You should also set $Conf{DHCPAddressRanges} in

> backuppc so it will know where to probe for dhcp-assigned addresses.

 

Thanks, I'll look into that.

>

> --

>    Les Mikesell

>     lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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