I think you might be going a bit overboard here. LMhosts ism used with a NT
server. \windows\hosts is good enough for two win98 machines and one linux box.
"Jeffrey Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 17/11/99 08:11:47 AM
To: "Jeffrey Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: diald and netbeui
Correction to the last e-mail:
The LMHost File is "C:\Windows\LMHosts" ...
Sorry, for the mistake -- Directory Window -to- Mail Window
Cut/Paste Error....
You can use the "C:\Windows\LMHosts.SAM" File as a template.
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: diald and netbeui
> Microsoft Networking can be accomplished via TCP/IP.
>
> You do not need a WINS Server in the Network. As said
> previous e-mail, the Broadcast are not from searches
> for WINs Servers, but by Broadcasts for SMB Browser
> Synchronization. IP Addresses for WINS Servers MUST
> BE EXPLICITLY DEFINED, or DEFINED BY DHCP
> EXTENSION INFORMATION.
>
> When you do not have a WINS Server, you must put the
> TCP/IP -to- System Name relationships in a file called
> "C:\Windows\lmhosts.sam" on your Windows Machines.
>
> If you want a WINS Server, you can setup one using NT Server,
> or Samba on Linux.
>
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kirk Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Jake Colman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: LINUX-DI@S MTP {[EMAIL PROTECTED] edu}
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 4:05 PM
> Subject: RE: diald and netbeui
>
>
> >
> > pretty much, yea. Win clients doing SMB are going to want to look for a
> > WINS server. You may be able to go muck around in the networking config
> > in a win client and disable or specify the WINS server, but I've never
> > tried that to be totally honest.
> >
> > hmmm....
> > <looks-in-network-config>
> > poking around....
> > </looks-in-network-config>
> >
> > OK, try this,
> >
> > [RIGHT-CLICK] NETWORK-NEIGHBORHOOD -> PROPERTIES -> TCP/IP (for the
> > network card) -> PROPERTIES (for that TCP/IP config) ->
> > WINS-CONFIGURATION-TAB -> [CLICK] DISABLE-WINS-RESOLUTION.
> >
> > That might do what you're after. The problem with this is you'd have to
> > do it for -EVERY- win client on your network. For a small network, that
> > might be OK, but when you start growing past 20 computers or so, it gets
> > to be a pain. Your best be is to just filter it out in the firewall or
> > get diald to ignore those packets.
> >
> > peace favor your sword
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jake Colman
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 3:57 PM
> > To: Kirk Lawson
> > Cc: LINUX-DI@S MTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: diald and netbeui
> >
>
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> -
> > ----
> > >>>>> "Kirk" == Kirk Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Kirk> 3) If you are using Microsoft networking to share drives and
> > Kirk> printers
> > Kirk> (vial the SMB - Session Message Block) protocol, the win.
> > clients
> > Kirk> will typically try to find a WINS sever. Want 'em to stop
> > that?
> > Kirk> Stop using SMB networking (easiest answer).
> >
> > But I have no other option if I want to do peer-to-peer networking in
the
> > Win environment, right? I can't do it just with tcp/ip.
> >
> > --
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> >
> > "Every time I think I've idiot-proofed something someone comes up with a
> > better idiot"
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