>One thing they don't receive from the DHCP which I would like them to is >a static route to the 192.168.x.x network, the equivalent of: > >route add 192.168.0.0 mask 255.255.0.0 10.10.1.5 Though both Windows NT's and Linux's DHCP servers are very flexible, Windows 9x and NT's DHCP clients are VERY brain dead. They can only understand IP, subnet mask, DGW, DNS, and WINS servers. I beleive they can't deal with any other DHCP scope details. >It's not a big deal though.... that network is reachable through the >linux gateway, it will route packets that direction and they'll ge there, >but things would be more direct, and would not be dependant on the linux >box if i could get taht static route to work. One problem I have is that >my bosses want everything to still work if the linux box (internet >gateay) goes down. Do everything via the DGW. This is how routing should work. >On the Win95 client machine we use Outlook 98 as a client to the >microsoft exchange server, named CCC_SRV1. Before we added DNS >capabilites to the clients they would broadcast asking for the computer >whos name was CCC_SRV1, they would find it fine and outlook would >continue on its way. This is called a Hybrid NetBIOS node. >Now that DNS is enabled it has a slight problem... DNS doesn't know >aything about this NT name... so it asks the DNS server serveral times... >"who is CCC_SRV1!" which the DNS server politely replys "I DON'T KNOW you >FOOLISH Win95 MACHINE! stop ASKING ME!" Reconfigured the Windows clients to NOT do "Use DNS for WINS resolution". You should also setup a WINS server on the NT or Linux box (via Samba) or put LMHOSTS files on the Windows boxes. >I have tried modifying c:\windows\hosts.sam and >lmhosts.sam on the client but that did not appear to work at all. delete the .sam (.sample) extention so they are called c:\windows\hosts c:\windows\lmhosts and you'll be set. --David .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. | David A. Ranch - Linux/Networking/PC hardware [EMAIL PROTECTED] | !---- ----! `----- For more detailed info, see http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch -----' _______________________________________________ Masq maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tiffany.indyramp.com/mailman/listinfo/masq Admin requests can be handled by web (above) or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
