nsswitch.conf

[Craig White]

On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 00:29 -0500, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-01-07 at 22:50, Craig White wrote:
> > in samba server (smb.conf) add 1 line
> > 
> > wins support = true
> > 
> > restart samba
> > 
> > chances are, the windows computers will all be happy. If not, add the ip
> > address of the linux computer to TCP/IP configuration on the windows
> > computers or better yet, to the dhcp server
> > 
> > My guess is that SuSE had 'wins support = true' already set. I don't
> > think that samba.org ships it that way as a default
> > 
> > Craig
> 
> The way I read the original posters question he wanted the Linux system
> to resolve other windows systems IP addresses.  I believe setting wins
> support to true makes the linux system run a wins server.  It will not
> resolve names for IP type operations.  
> 
> But if that fixes his problem great.  :)
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You could be right on that. If he wants to browse network with
linneighborhood or nautilus, it will work and probably with smbclient
too. I've been wrong before and undoubtedly, I will be wrong again.

I doubt SuSE automatically sets up dhcp/bind in a dynamic dns style.

Craig