That would be nice, except I am using DHCP and don't have a static IP
address. How do you get around this? I tried putting in a fake IP, but still
nothing.
Thanks in advance,
SA
>From: Haim Ashkenazi Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] SAMBA Help Please... Date:
>Sun, 18 Feb 2001 16:58:27 +0200
>
>Hi
>
>you didn't change /etc/hosts correctly. first add this line:
>
>127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
>
>and then add another line with:
>
>Tesla. Tesla
>
>this should solve the problem.
>
>On Sun, Feb 18, 2001 at 08:21:01AM -0600, Sean Armstrong wrote: > When I
>type nslookup Tesla I get the following response: > *** Can't find server
>name for address "my DHCP assigned IP#":Server failed > *** Default servers
>are not available > > Resolv.conf has only the following written in it: >
>nameserver "My DHCP assigned IP#" > > Also some people have suggested to
>just run smbclient or smbmount. Neither > worked. SMBD and NMBD are still
>not running even though I changed my > /etc/hosts file to read 127.0.0.1
>Tesla.localdomain localhost > > What is wrong here? Why can'y I get SAMBA
>to work correctly for me. I don't > remember having this much trouble the
>last time I ran Linux.(Mandrake 6.1 > about a year ago) > > Thanks in
>advance. > > SA > > >From: "Albert E. Whale" > >Reply-To:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re:
>[expert] SAMBA Help Please... > >Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 09:45:34 -0500 > >
> > >Looks like a DNS issue. What happens when you type nslookup Tesla? > >
> > >What are your settings for name resolution? > > > >My name resolve is
>set as: host lmhost wins bcast > > > >Your's may vary depending on the
>environment and the stability of DNS. > > > >HTH > > > >Have a Great Day! >
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>Bye --
>Haim
>
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