Samba related question.

[p.lussier at comcast.net]

In a message dated: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:42:05 EST
Jeff Macdonald said:

>On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 12:21, Ed Lawson wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:51:49 -0500
><snip>
>> I just ran a test and it isn't getting that info via DHCP.  One of the
>> windows boxes is a dual boot machine when booted under Linux it cannot
>> ping the Samba server by name, but can when booted under Windows.
>
>I've missed most of the thread, but Windows has something called WINS
>which I think is a variation on DNS.

WINS is not a variation on DNS.  They are similar only in that the 
last 2 letters of each are NS, and that they both assist computers in 
resolving IP-to-Hostname/Hostname-to-IP queries.

> You can also edit the lmhosts file and add a static entry there.

But that's a maintenance hassle, and no one relies on lmhosts files 
anymore.  Even MS realized that maintaining a hosts file on every 
system on a network was a bad idea and that there had to "A Better 
Way". (why they thought that WINS was a better way is beyond me :)
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