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SMB share only accessible with FQDN or IP address, netbiosname no longer resolves

We have several Macs in our office, ranging from 10.5.8 - 10.8.2. Until a few days ago all of the machines could access all of our file servers, running on Win 2007 server, using just the netbiosname ...
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Mount SMB share without 2GB filesize limit on OSX Lion

I want to mount a network attached drive onto OSX Lion with Samba. Usually I do this in Finder with "Go>Connect to Server" and type "smb://192.xxx.xx.xxx" in the Server Adress field, however doing ...
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Strange Globbing behaviour on Windows from Lion server

So here's the craziest thing I've ever seen (maybe). Hoping someone can shed some light here. We have an OS X Lion Mini that's sharing out a folder to some Windows machines. We also have a program ...
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“Connect to Server” option missing

Running OSX Lion, I have no "connect to server" option listed in Finder > Go menu. Everything I've read about connecting to a Windows file share references that option. Why would it be missing and ...
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How to automount SMB share in OS X

I am running OS X Lion. I have the following line in my /etc/fstab: //darren:q@acid/home /acid smbfs nodev,nosuid,auto If I run mount -a, the share mounts correctly, but if I just reboot the ...
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Mac OS X Lion, can't find network files over SMB protocol using the Spotlight

I tried to find some files in a network volume mounted in a Mac OS X Lion over SMB using Spotlight. Didn't work. BUT, when I tried the same search from a Mac OS X Snow Leopard it worked perfectly. ...
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Network printer hangs at “sending print data…”

I can print a test page, but that's it. Anything else I try to print just hangs at "sending print data...". I'm running OS X 10.7.2 (Lion). My printer is a Canon PIXMA MP210. I'm using the driver ...
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OS X 10.7 add multiple windows workgroups

I have multiple Windows Workgroups on my network, Does 10.7 have the ability to add more than one Workgroup at a time? I open up System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> WINS (Tab) -> Workgroup ...
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How do I mount an Windows SMB server as a writeable volume on Lion?

When trying to mount an Windows file service over SMB (Samba) in Lion I get the following error when trying to write: % touch testfile.txt touch: testfile.txt: Read-only file system ...
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How can I replace the nmblookup command on Lion? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Where is nmblookup in Lion? In Snow Leopard, I used to use the command nmblookup -U 172.16.0.10 -R domainPC | grep '<00>' | awk '{print $1}' Blindly upgrading to ...
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Finder is very slow in showing the content of server shared folders

I'm accessing a Windows File Sharing folder on my home server in Finder on my Mac (OS X 10.7.2) using the SMB protocol. When I'm navigating through the folders, sometimes (most of the time) I have to ...
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Really, REALLY strange behaviour when editing text files on a OS X host from a windows client over SMB

I am working on some python projects. The files are hosted (and run) on my mac-mini, which is running OS X 10.7.2. I am editing the files from my windows desktop (It has a bigger screen(s)). If I ...
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Files created by Windows on Lion SMB shares have 600 permissions

I have File Sharing enabled in OS X Lion, and I'm accessing the shares using Win XP and Win 7 boxes. I can read and write fine, by when I create a new file, the permissions for that file defaults to ...
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Access Lion SMB shares from Linux

I have this fantastic new Lion server that I've gotten all setup with my user accounts, files, etc. File sharing is up and running, everything. Except for one problem: the users running Linux (we use ...
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Lion not searching SMB volume

I just upgraded to Lion on my work computer and it seems like Spotlight doesn't index SMB volumes. This used to work for me perfectly under Snow Leopard. I've talked with Apple and they said it was ...
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Lion + SMB2 - Is it there? [closed]

I've read a lot in several places that Apple will not be using Samba for as their SMB handler due to licensing changes making it unsuitable for use. Can anyone that's taken the time to install a Lion ...