CIFS mounting only works with IP address and not hostname..

[WipeOut]

John Carlyle-Clarke wrote:
> 
> WipeOut wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have just switched my fstab entries for my samb mounts to cifs rather 
>> than smbfs because its far faster..
>>
>> The problem is that using cifs I have to use the server IP address for 
>> it to work..
>>
>> I have tried from a command line as well and it will not connect and 
>> just gives an error when using the hostname.. Even if I manually place 
>> an entry in the /etc/hosts file it still won't work..
>>
>> I did some digging and it appears that one proposed solution was to 
>> install mount.cifs which is apparently used for the name resolution but 
>> I can't seem to find how to install mount.cifs on Ubuntu..
>>
>> Anyone got any ideas on why I am having to use the IP address of the 
>> server or how to install mount.cifs?
>>
>> Thanks..
>>
>>   
> I believe this is expected.  The older Windows networking protocols 
> relied on NetBIOS over TCP/IP for name resolution and file sharing.  The 
> newer ones rely on CIFS and DNS (or at least DNS plus extensions) called 
> Active Directory.  Most Windows servers now will have NBT disabled.  You 
> will have to create a hosts file, or use DNS somehow.  A lot of DHCP 
> servers support dynamic DNS.
> 
> 

Hi thanks for the reply..

I have tried and entry in the hosts file as well as using the dns name 
and still it will not mount.. From a command line I am able to ping both 
the host name and dns name and they resolve perfectly..

In my searching all I have found is that the mount.cifs application 
appears to be needed for name resolution but I don't know what I need to 
install to get it..

Anyone know what application provides mount.cifs?