I believe winbindd is what you are looking for - http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/winbindd.8.html
The documentation there is kind of sparse. But that's essentially the program you need to be running. Jon On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Mike Burger wrote: > You could set up DNS for your local network, and enter the machine names > there. That way, every machine on the network can address every other > machine. > > On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Calbazana, Al wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I currently have Samba setup and things seem to be working fine. Samba > > addresses my need to move between environments, however, I want to be able > > to refer to my windows machines by hostname rather than IP. For instance, I > > want to FTP to a server in the windows environment. Is there any way to do > > this w/o having to put each entry in my hosts file? I would guess that nmbd > > is a possibility, but not sure. Any help appreciated. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Alejandro > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > > the system manager. > > > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > > > www.mimesweeper.com > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
