SMB CONNECT TO REMOTE NETWORK?

addisonaddison
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
My IP range is 192.168.101.xxx



The remote computer is 192.168.102.xxx



I have added a route to the other network so I can now ping the remote

machine.



I am trying to connect using the following command

smb://[email protected]/c



However this does not work. Do I need to use the machines name, if so I

assume I need to put it into a hosts file somewhere. If this is the case

please would someone please post clear instructions to do this.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 1
    jtjt Posts: 2member
    You cannot connect to a SMB server using its IP address. You must use: smb://server_name/share_name



    And I think SMB is also non-routable so it wont go through any routers you have. Well at least thats how it is over NetBEUI. Dunno about TCP/IP.



    I think you need a WINS server or something to route SMB. Cant remember that part.



    hope thats helpfull.
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