On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Frank Sweetser wrote:
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 15:39:11 -0500 From: Frank Sweetser <fs@WPI.EDU> Reply-To: wlug@mail.wlug.org To: wlug@mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] printer still sick
On occasion =)
Try doing
nmblookup BERTHA
This should broadcast to see what IP address responds to the WINS name of BERTHA. If nothing responsds, BERTHA isn't answering, or now thinks it has a different name.
Failed... bcurran_newguy> nmblookup BERTHA querying BERTHA on 192.168.1.255 name_query failed to find name BERTHA bcurran_newguy> nmblookup bertha querying bertha on 192.168.1.255 name_query failed to find name bertha But, ping works. (I'm using static ip's behind the firewall.) bcurran_newguy> ping 192.168.1.11 PING 192.168.1.11 (192.168.1.11) from 192.168.1.12 : 56(84) bytes of data. Warning: time of day goes back, taking countermeasures. 64 bytes from 192.168.1.11: icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 time=455 usec
Another thought - you say you're behind a linksys firewall box. Is this box set up to provide static addresses, or is it possible that it changed BERTHA's IP address out from underneath the poor unsuspecting print clients to something other than 192.168.1.11?
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