On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 23:01, Jeffrey Barish wrote: > I have 3 computers on my home network. The Windows machines are > connected to each other using ICS. I can ping one Windows machine from > another Windows machine simply by naming the destination: > > ping windowsB > > from machine windowsA will elicit a response. I can also ping my Linux > machine from a Windows machine by name: > > ping linuxA > > from machine windowsA will elicit a response. However, I cannot ping > one of the Windows machines by name from the Linux machine, only by IP > number. I get the message 'unknown host windowsA.' I am using DHCP to > assign IP numbers on the network, so it is important that I be able to > reach machines by name as the IP numbers change. I'm not even sure > where to start looking to resolve this problem, so any guidance would > be appreciated. > -- > Jeffrey Barish >
Hi All, installing Samba for resolving a name resolution problem is (in my humble opinion) like killing a fly with a nuke: overkill. Try filling the /etc/hosts file on your linux machine. On a small network this is the simlest and easiest solution. Dynamic host name resolution with dns/bind/named is another posibility. 'man hosts' is your friend. Sincerely, Jan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
