My situation is practically identical to Alan's, except for:
A samba share? Does the FAT32 format demand that samba be used? (Why, if the
file system is accessible when the device is connected via USB or when using
FTP?)
So far as I know, everything else is in place, (hostname, fixed IP address,
etc., etc.) but it still won't mount!
Chris
On 01/12/2007, alan c <aeclist@???> wrote:
>
> Vic wrote:
> >> And finding that I had to use the IP
> >> address only, not the hostname (which did not work) was very
> >> unsettling.
> >
> > You'll find that the htoname will work just fine - if your resolver can
> > resolve it! I'll bet your DNS server knows nothing of the hostname...
> >
> > Easiest way out of this (if you've only got a few machines) is to add an
> > entry to /etc/hosts.
>
> Aha! looks like I will read that chapter too.Thanks.
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