RE: Problem with Linux PC getting at NT WINS server
From: Eric Hanchrow [mailto:offby1@blarg.net]
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> >>>>> "Paul" == Moore, Paul <Paul.Moore@uk.origin-it.com> writes:
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> Paul> 1. The box cannot "see" these netbios names for other
> Paul> machines on the LAN. I can ping machines with static IP
> Paul> addresses by name, as (I guess) the names are resolved via
> Paul> DNS. I can also ping dynamic IP machines via their
> Paul> DHCPPC-names. But I can't ping using the netbios name
> Paul> (which I guess is resolved via the WINS server)
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> That's as I would expect. In order for you to use NetBIOS names,
> you'd have to somehow tell your Linux box to use WINS for name
> resolution. But as far as I know, Linux *in general* doesn't know how
> to do that. (smbclient, however, does know how.) Right now I think
> Linux only knows how to use DNS and /etc/hosts for host name
> resolution.
I've just done some further browsing, and have found some docs on
nsswitch.conf - which seems to allow for user-supplied resolution methods.
So I guess the question is whether such a method exists which dows NetBIOS
lookups...
Paul.
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