[DominikHoffmann]

I can issue the following command:

Code:
nmblookup -A xx.xx.xx.xx
Looking up status of 10.55.100.33
        NAS2            <00> -         M <ACTIVE> 
        TGEN            <00> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> 
        NAS2            <03> -         M <ACTIVE> 
        NAS2            <20> -         M <ACTIVE> 
        TGEN            <1e> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> 
        INet~Services   <1c> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> 
        IS~NAS2         <00> -         M <ACTIVE>

however, I can't get mount_smbfs to work. I keep getting error messages saying

mount_smbfs: unable to open connection: syserr = Connection reset by peer

. The command is

Code:
mount_smbfs -I xx.xx.xx.xx -N //dhoffmann@xx.xx.xx.xx/Share Volumes/NAS2

What does this signify?

Dominik Hoffmann

[OreoCookie]

First of all, omit the -N. It looks like you have set up either nsmb.conf or .nsmbrc in order to avoid authenticating (which makes perfect sense if you use it for scripts).

But the -N option seems to be falsely documented. I have a FreeBSD backup server up and running and it works only without -N.

I am not quite sure your syntax is right beyond that. Either you have forgotten a slash or a backslash plus a mount point.

mount_smbfs -I [ip address/DNS name] //[user]@[machine]/[share] /Volumes/[mount point]

mount -I 10.0.0.14 //backup@freebsd-box/backup /mnt/backup

If you meant

mount_smbfs -I xx.xx.xx.xx -N //dhoffmann@xx.xx.xx.xx/Share\ Volumes/NAS2

then you forgot the mount point. On the other had, if that is what you were trying to do

mount_smbfs -I xx.xx.xx.xx -N //dhoffmann@xx.xx.xx.xx/Share Volumes/NAS2

then you forgot `/' in front of `Volumes' (in Mac OS X of course!).