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WNDR4500 / Windows + Linux + NAS / cannot always reach by hostname
My network generally works well. I've got DHCP handing out IP addresses and a few fixed IP's for printers and NAS devices. I've got the following devices on my network all managed through wired and...
What happens if you try nbtstat -a <hostname> from your work laptop to one of your machines? Check nbtstat -r afterwards to see if the counters increase.
Can you look at the advanced adapter settings on your laptop and see whether a WINS server address is configured? You probably also want to make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled.
You may also want to look at the Windows registry for the NetBIOS node type. I believe the key is HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters\NodeType. The values are explained at this link.
Hmmm... makes sense...
I got this...
>nbtstat -r
NetBIOS Names Resolution and Registration Statistics
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Resolved By Broadcast = 0
Resolved By Name Server = 0
Registered By Broadcast = 0
Registered By Name Server = 0and
>nbtstat -R Failed to Purge the NBT Remote Cache Table.
Seems like this PC is living in a lonely world. It cannot find anything and I cannot purge the table. I would hope that a purge would force it to await broadcasts and rebuild the table. Any ideas?
Try replacing the switch!
Replacing the switch is probably not the answer... all other PC's are OK.
CFE wrote:Replacing the switch is probably not the answer... all other PC's are OK.
I only suggested it because, I also had issues trying to reach network devices when going gigi years ago and randomly not able reach NAS folders. Problem was 3 netgear switches (those white plastic POS) replaced with blue metal GS108 and never a had another problem.
Try power cycling the switch next time.