-----Original Message-----
> From: David Williams [mailto:dwilliams AT dtw-consulting DOT com]
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 8:17 PM
> To: 'Gene Cooper'
> Subject: RE: [BackupPC-users] Communicating with a windows laptop on my
> workgroup
>
> I turned off my firewall to test this out and it didn't make any
> difference at all.
>
> What I don't understand is, if nmblookup -A 192.168.15.155 is working
> from
> the command line (as user backuppc) then why does the web interface
> complain about it? Is there something missing in the reply from
> nmblookup
> -A 192.168.15.155?
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gene Cooper [mailto:gcooper AT sonoracomm DOT com]
> > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 5:20 PM
> > To: dwilliams AT dtw-consulting DOT com; General list for user discussion,
> > questions and support
> > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Communicating with a windows laptop on
> my
> > workgroup
> >
> > I am probably off-base here, but since Windows XP SP2, the Windows
> > Firewall
> > block NETBIOS name resolution.
> >
> > We use a command like this on each XP workstation:
> >
> > netsh firewall add portopening UDP 137 NBNS enable all
> >
> > to enable name resolution with nmblookup.
> >
> > G
> >
> > David Williams wrote:
> > >
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> > > > -----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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok, now I am back on my network I can check this. Here is the
> > current
> > > results of nmblookup my the backuppc server:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > # nmblookup -R -U 192.168.15.2 laptop1
> > >
> > > querying laptop1 on 192.168.15.2
> > >
> > > 192.168.15.155 laptop1<00>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > # nmblookup -A 192.168.15.155
> > >
> > > Looking up status of 192.168.15.155
> > >
> > > LAPTOP1 <00> - P <ACTIVE>
> > >
> > > DTWCONS <00> - <GROUP> P <ACTIVE>
> > >
> > > LAPTOP1 <20> - P <ACTIVE>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > MAC Address = 00-21-6A-93-63-0C
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So, not sure what all that means, but if I try and perform a backup
> > of
> > > laptop1 from laptop1 by using the web interface I still 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > > 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.
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > --
> > >
> > > > Les Mikesell
> > >
> > > > lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com
> > >
> > > >
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