Les Mikesell <lesmikesell <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Moritz Lennert
> <moritzlennert <at> altern.org> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze server running backuppc 3.1.0. I have
> > a client machine (vdm) also running Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze which
> > receives its IP address from a DHCP server.
> >
> > I can find the client's IP address by calling
> >
> > nmblookup vdm.
> >
> > I have the following host file entry:
> >
> > vdm     0       xxxxxxx
> 
> If you have to use nmblookup instead of DNS to find the IP, that 0
> (dhcp) in the hosts file should be 1.
> 

The documentation explicitely states the contrary:

http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#how_backuppc_finds_hosts

"You only need to use this DHCP feature if your client machine doesn't respond
to the NetBios multicast request:

    nmblookup myHost

but does respond to a request directed to its IP address:

    nmblookup -A W.X.Y.Z"

But I'll try as soon as I'm back in the office.

Moritz



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