Ian Marchak babbled on about: > Quoting Aaron Grewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Have you configured the Samba server for WINS support and put its IP > > in > > the client's WINS entry in the TCP/IP control panel? That's the first > > thing I'd doublecheck, since if WINS is working right you won't need > > lmhosts. > > Doug, > > Now I remember...if you have WINS configured correctly you don't > need /etc/lmhosts! >
that explains it. I had previously used WINS. doh! > :) > > This raises a question for me though, when going from one *nix samba host > to another, how would WINS server info be specified? > > Also, Doug, how are you making out with this? > various other issue have caused me to reinstall the OS on the offending machine. so, I'm trying to make XP happy right now.. -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: http://linux.nf Admin: http://hunley.homeip.net "Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining." -- Jeff Raskin, interviewed in Doctor Dobb's Journal _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
