Anyone got any ideas as to why this isn't working and the web interface
complains?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Williams [mailto:dwilliams AT dtw-consulting DOT com]
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 8:18 PM
> To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support'
> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Communicating with a windows laptop on my
> workgroup
>
> -----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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> > Dave Williams
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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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> > > > > No virus found in this incoming message.
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> > > ===========================
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