We do have a DNS, but we do not use it at all for our internal inoffice resolution. We use WINS only for our internal office resolution.
--- "Konkol, Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So you don't have a DNS server ?? > > Josh Konkol, CNE MCSE > Senior Network Analyst > GuideOne Insurance > Mail Stop AB-1 > 515-267-2427 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > .~. > /V\ > /( )\ > ^^-^^ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Cormany [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 3:16 PM > To: Konkol, Josh > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Samba] Name Resolution, Pinging > > > Your statement is correct about the MS DNS server > can > be configured, but that really isn't my issue. I'm > dealing with trying to get the Redhat Linux 7.3 > system > to be able to ping/resolve hostnames. > > It has to do with Samba for the fact that Samba can > handle the job if set up correctly, which I'm > attempting to do. > > --- "Konkol, Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do you have a DNS Server ?? A M$ DNS server can > be > > configured to look up > > names in a WINS db if it doesn't have an entry, > > that's probably how your > > windows computer can ping the name. > > > > IMHO I don't see what Samba has to do with this? > > > > Josh Konkol, CNE MCSE > > Senior Network Analyst > > GuideOne Insurance > > Mail Stop AB-1 > > 515-267-2427 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > .~. > > /V\ > > /( )\ > > ^^-^^ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Cormany [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 2:49 PM > > To: Herb Lewis > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Samba] Name Resolution, Pinging > > > > > > Ok, I just finished compiling libnss_wins.so: > > 1) I did a `make nsswitch/libnns_wins.so > > 2) I found mixed documentation saying to copy > > libnns_wins.so to /lib, some docs say with the > name > > libnns_wins.so, some with libnns_wins.so.2. I did > > both > > just in case:) > > 3) I added wins to my "hosts:" field in > > /etc/nsswitch.conf > > 4) I restarted smbd/nmbd just in case. > > > > I still can not `ping acormany` though. Am I > missing > > something? > > > > --- Herb Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Look at the libnss_wins.so module and add wins > to > > > your > > > /etc/nsswitch file. > > > > > > Adam Cormany wrote: > > > > > > > > I am running redhat 7.3 with Samba 2.2.4. I > was > > > > wondering if there was a way to use Samba to > > > resolve > > > > my IPs instead of having to add all the > entries > > to > > > my > > > > /etc/hosts file? For instance, I would like to > > be > > > able > > > > to do `ping acormany` instead of `ping <IP > > > Address>`. > > > > We are currently using WINS on a Windows box > to > > > > resolve the IPs. As of right now, I can `ping > > > > acormany` on a Windows system, but not on my > > > Redhat > > > > 7.3. Can this be resolved through Samba? If > so, > > > could > > > > someone point me in the right direction? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Adam Cormany > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the > > following > > > URL and read the > > > > instructions: > > > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > Herb Lewis Silicon > > > Graphics > > > Networking Engineer 1600 > > > Amphitheatre Pkwy MS-510 > > > Strategic Software Organization > Mountain > > > View, CA 94043-1351 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: > > > 650-933-2177 > > > http://www.sgi.com Fax: > > > 650-932-2177 > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the > following > > > URL and read the > > > instructions: > > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following > > URL and read the > > instructions: > > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following > > URL and read the > > instructions: > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following > URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
