NetBIOS name & mdsnsresponder.conf (bug?)

[sfranzis]

Hi *,

CIFS/SMB registers his service only with the hostname in the file mdnsresponder.conf.

Example
Hostname: nas4free
NetBIOS name on config page CIFS/SMB: nas4freeSMB

Entry in mdnsresponder.conf:
nas4free
_smb._tcp. local.
445

I think this should be:
nas4freeSMB
_smb._tcp. local.
445

Stefan

[daoyama]

CIFS/SMB registers his service only with the hostname in the file mdnsresponder.conf.

This is DNS name, not NetBIOS name.

[sfranzis]

Hello Daoyama,

This is DNS name, not NetBIOS name.

why then do you use the /afp/afpname in mdnsresponder.conf in case of AFP?

I changed mdnsresponder on my nas to use the NetBIOS name for SMB and with this I can work around a very nasty issue in OS-X el Capitan:
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=9674

My change in /etc/rc.d/mdnsresponder is:

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                -i "count(//samba/enable) > 0" \
-                        -v "//system/hostname" -n \
+                       -v "//samba/netbiosname" -n \
                        -o "_smb._tcp. ${_domain}" -n \
                        -o "445" -n \
                        -n \

You can still use the dns name in your CIFS configuration, but you are free to choose another one.
If you need more details feel free to ask

Stefan

[Chucko]

I have run across this too. I would prefer to see the NetBIOS name advertised.