I have setup a Samba server running on CentOS. I am able to connect to it when typing \\ip-address\share into the address bar of Windows Explorer but it doesn't appear in the network list and if I try to connect to it using the hostname it tells me Windows cannot access \\hostname\share.
I also cannot ping the hostname but can ping the IP. I can ping the hostname from the CentOS
The Samba server has DHCP enabled (using NetworkManager) and the hostname is configured on the router via a static IP rule. hostname is also set via hostnamectl.
I have winbind is enabled and running, but have no idea if it is configured properly.
Firewall-cmd is active and running, and it has samba services open in the public zone.
I have updated seLinux with sudo setsebool -P samba_enable_home_dirs on
Here is a partial dump of the smb.conf file;
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = *hidden*
wins support = Yes
encrypt passwords = true
security = user
passdb backend = tdbsam
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
load printers = yes
cups options = raw
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S, %D%w%S
browseable = Yes
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
create mask = 0600
browseable = Yes
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @printadmin root
force group = @printadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
How do I make it so windows is able to access the share via hostname?
EDIT: adding nmcli dump
connection.id: MyEth
connection.uuid: 4b4c8ef6-def8-3c7f-9c1c-e3bdd39d2ed4
connection.stable-id: --
connection.type: 802-3-ethernet
connection.interface-name: --
connection.autoconnect: yes
connection.autoconnect-priority: -999
connection.autoconnect-retries: -1 (default)
connection.auth-retries: -1
connection.timestamp: 1565104013
connection.read-only: no
connection.permissions: --
connection.zone: --
connection.master: --
connection.slave-type: --
connection.autoconnect-slaves: -1 (default)
connection.secondaries: --
connection.gateway-ping-timeout: 0
connection.metered: unknown
connection.lldp: default
connection.mdns: -1 (default)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
802-3-ethernet.port: --
802-3-ethernet.speed: 0
802-3-ethernet.duplex: --
802-3-ethernet.auto-negotiate: no
802-3-ethernet.mac-address: B8:27:EB:FF:F8:7D
802-3-ethernet.cloned-mac-address: --
802-3-ethernet.generate-mac-address-mask:--
802-3-ethernet.mac-address-blacklist: --
802-3-ethernet.mtu: auto
802-3-ethernet.s390-subchannels: --
802-3-ethernet.s390-nettype: --
802-3-ethernet.s390-options: --
802-3-ethernet.wake-on-lan: default
802-3-ethernet.wake-on-lan-password: --
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ipv4.method: auto
ipv4.dns: --
ipv4.dns-search: --
ipv4.dns-options: ""
ipv4.dns-priority: 0
ipv4.addresses: --
ipv4.gateway: --
ipv4.routes: --
ipv4.route-metric: -1
ipv4.route-table: 0 (unspec)
ipv4.ignore-auto-routes: no
ipv4.ignore-auto-dns: no
ipv4.dhcp-client-id: --
ipv4.dhcp-timeout: 0 (default)
ipv4.dhcp-send-hostname: yes
ipv4.dhcp-hostname: --
ipv4.dhcp-fqdn: --
ipv4.never-default: no
ipv4.may-fail: yes
ipv4.dad-timeout: -1 (default)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ipv6.method: auto
ipv6.dns: --
ipv6.dns-search: --
ipv6.dns-options: ""
ipv6.dns-priority: 0
ipv6.addresses: --
ipv6.gateway: --
ipv6.routes: --
ipv6.route-metric: -1
ipv6.route-table: 0 (unspec)
ipv6.ignore-auto-routes: no
ipv6.ignore-auto-dns: no
ipv6.never-default: no
ipv6.may-fail: yes
ipv6.ip6-privacy: -1 (unknown)
ipv6.addr-gen-mode: stable-privacy
ipv6.dhcp-duid: --
ipv6.dhcp-send-hostname: yes
ipv6.dhcp-hostname: --
ipv6.token: --
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
proxy.method: none
proxy.browser-only: no
proxy.pac-url: --
proxy.pac-script: --
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
firewall config:
public (active)
target: default
icmp-block-inversion: no
interfaces: eth0
sources:
services: ssh dhcpv6-client http samba https
ports: 22/tcp
protocols:
masquerade: no
forward-ports:
source-ports:
icmp-blocks:
rich rules:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts. If it works afterward, your solution should be add a real DNS entry for the host on the DNS Server.