[OpenIndiana-discuss] Solaris Express server name broadcast

[Edward M]

On 03/05/11 09:31, Robert Soubie wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have built a ZFS homeserver for Windows machines using Solaris 
> Express 11; also a non-ZFS backup machine using Windows 7 and big 
> disks concatenated under a RAID controller.
>
> The backup program I am using does not "see" the network ZFS server, 
> because apparently, SEx 11 does not broadcast its name. Currently, the 
> server (\\SEx_ZFS) has been mapped to a drive letter, "Z:", and this 
> is what I backup.
>
> How can I have the server broadcast its name?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert
>
     Hi,
    I mainly use solaris to develop,  so I have not really tested its 
networking, however,
   I think samba is needed so Windows can interoperate with Unix.

    http://www.samba.org/

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Regards,
Edward