Thread: GetHostByAddr fails to get NetBios Name for A Mac Computer

  1. 10-02-2009 #1
    Mastadex
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    GetHostByAddr fails to get NetBios Name for A Mac Computer

    I'm using the example given by Microsoft here to retrieve NetBios names for the PCs on the network. However, one computer in particular, a Mac, is not giving out it's NetBios name and the GetHostByAddr function returns error WSANO_DATA (11004).

    Can anyone shed some light on this problem? Is it a Mac issue (incorrect settings)?

    EDIT: Bonjour is not installed on the Windows machines.

    EDIT2: Ah I found the problem. The Macintosh machine did not have SMB broadcasting enabled. Under System Preferences>Sharing>Options. Case Closed.
    Last edited by Mastadex; 10-02-2009 at 10:40 AM.
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