[Bug 408948] [NEW] winxp discovery fail when machine name truncated at 15 chars

[gillux]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: samba

OS: Ubuntu 9.04
Package version: samba 3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1
Description:
I've set up a default samba share using nautilus (right click on a folder). Discovering it and browsing it from ubuntu (using Places -> Network -> Windows Network) works. However, from a windows xp machine, the discovery fails. I can see the computer in its group, but any attempt to contact it gives me a the regular error message, check you got the right permissions etc.
I found that the issue comes from the samba machine's name, which is "philippe-desktop". In /var/log/samba/log.nmbd:

[2009/08/04 16:19:29,  0] nmbd/nmbd_nameregister.c:register_name(483)
  register_name: NetBIOS name PHILIPPE-DESKTOP is too long. Truncating to PHILIPPE-DESKTO

Browsing \\PHILIPPE-DESKTO\ from the windows xp machine works, but not
\\PHILIPPE-DESKTOP\. However, the discovery listing offers the
untruncated machine name, which is unreachable.

Workaround: Using a machine name with less than 16 chars resolves the
problem.

** Affects: samba (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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winxp discovery fail when machine name truncated at 15 chars
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408948
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