Talking under correction here :)
have a look at /etc/nsswitch.conf ?
otherwise, NIS and YPClients might be able to get the values from an NT
system running the same...
Cheerio
Me :)
----- Original Message -----
From: Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Thai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Marcus Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Linux Net
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Linux and WINS resolution
>
> 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.
>
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