Dear Les,

I really appreciate so much your quick reply. as you said it does expect name  
and me too had the same feelin so I did have a entry on /etc/hosts file on 
backuppc server but it was not workin

also in gui config i put name instead of IP and i got the below message.. same 
error as before

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Running: /usr/bin/smbclient \\\\kmweb\\t -U backupuser -E -N -d 1 -c tarmode\ 
full -Tc -
full backup started for share t
Xfer PIDs are now 18103,18102
session request to KMWEB failed (Not listening on called name)
session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)
session request to KMWEB failed (Not listening on called name)
session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)

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where kmweb is the machine name ( win2000)

ths is the only win2000 machine and there are 3 win2003 machines which are 
working fine


even from the backuppc server when i run

nmblookup -A ipaddress gives me

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KMWEB           <00> -         M <ACTIVE> 
        KMSERVER        <00> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> 
        KMWEB           <03> -         M <ACTIVE> 
        KMSERVER        <1e> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> 
        KMSERVER        <1d> -         M <ACTIVE> 
        ..__MSBROWSE__. <01> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> 
        INet~Services   <1c> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> 
        IS~KMWEB        <00> -         M <ACTIVE> 
--------------------

nmblookup kmweb 

xx.xx.xx.xx kmweb<00>

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apprecite if you can advise me


regards

simon

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