On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 10:40:02AM +0100, Glynn Clements wrote:
>
> Thai wrote:
>
> > > Can Linux use a WINS server to resolve host names?
> >
> > Of course, yes. At that time you must use samba (included with CD
> > redhat).
>
> I suspect that this isn't what Marcus wants. Samba won't let you use
> WINS as if it were DNS, i.e. gethostbyname() *isn't* going to use WINS
> to resolve the name regardless of what you install.
>
There is a nss_wins.tar.gz tarball floating somewhere (www.google.com gives
1st hit). It creates a shared object that can be inserted
(/etc/nssswitch.conf) to provide name resolution using WINS/SMB.
You'll need samba sources to compile it.
BTW I recall this package was developed in Solaris so I guess you'll
have to hack a bit 8)
Regards
Juanjo
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