RE: [Sheflug] Samba WINS client

["Paul Sims" <nospam [at] lombard.co.uk>]

On an MS network this is where WINS comes into it's own - when a Windows pc 
gets a dhcp address it registers itself with the announced WINS server. The 
WINS server dynamically builds a hosts file which is then optionally used 
for name resolution.  WINS is part of the MS networking package in NT / 
Win2k Server I'm afraid.


On Friday, July 28, 2000 11:23 AM, Craig Andrews 
[SMTP:craig [at] fishbot.free-online.co.uk] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The machines are using TCP/IP and NetBIOS, but not NetBeui. The NetBIOS 
bit
> is fine. I can see them if i do a smbclient //WHATEVER/SHARED.
>
> The problem is that they seem to have no domain, or at least, not that I 
can
> find. The NetAdmin doesn't know what domain they are in.
>
> The only name these boxes have is the NetBIOS name which is exported for 
the
> SMB clients/servers to use.
>
> This is a pain when I try to do anything other than Samba mounts on them.
>
> I can ping the NT and Linux boxes OK by doing:
>
> ping <netbiosname>.<domain>
>
> but the Win9x machines don''t like this, or
>
> ping <netbiosname>
>
> or
>
> ping <netbiosname>.
>
> I can ping them by IP, but as this is on a network with a DHCP server, I
> can't set them up in resolv.conf as they are subject to change.
>
> What I really need to know is this. How is a Win9x machine recognised on 
a
> 'real' network (not SMB). Or is this a microshaft
> 'use-our-stuff-or-it-wont-work' ploy (most likely)
>
> Cheers
>
> Craig
>

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