Robert Mills wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
>   From NMMGR:
>
>     Local HP3000 Node Name: HP979.LAMBOURNE.PRODUCTIONS
>     Local Domain Name: HP979.WINDSONG-SERVICES.CO.UK
>
>   From HOSTS.NET.SYS:
>
>     192.171.1.43 hp979 HP979.LAMBOURNE.PRODUCTIONS HP979
> hp979.lambourne.productions
>
>   From RESLVCNF.NET.SYS:
>
>     domain hp979.windsong-services.co.uk

The domain line is wrong.  This is an extremely common mistake, based on the
questions I get from people installing sendmail.

>   From SHOWVAR HPSYS@:
>
>     HPSYSNAME = HP979
>
> With the above config an 'smbclient "-L !HPSYSNAME"' lists all the shares.
> Only problem is that NetMail needs to access our ISP's DNS to resolve email
> addresses.
> To do this I need to add the following entry to RESLVCNF.NET.SYS:
>
>   nameserver <gateway ip address>
>
> If an 'smbclient "-L !HPSYSNAME"' is done after the nameserver entry is
> added then we get:
>
>   manager.sys% /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient "-L !HPSYSNAME"
>   Added interface ip=192.171.1.43 bcast=192.171.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
>   Session request failed (0,0) with myname=HP979 destname=HP979
>   Unspecified error 0x0
>   Your server software is being unfriendly

What I suspect is happening there is that Samba is trying to do a hostname
lookup for hp979.hp979.windsong-services.co.uk.  Which is most likely not what
you want.  ;-)

The domain line in RESLVCNF.NET.SYS is supposed to be a *PARTIAL* domain name
that omits the leading hostname part.  I.e. what you probably want to put in
RESLVCNF.NET.SYS is:

domain windsong-services.co.uk
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