If by legacy you mean pre-Win95 then yes, I'd agree. I've seen plenty of machines do CIFS/Samba connectivity to Unix boxen not in WINS - usually via either FQDN or properly configured DNS suffix search orders.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Weatherly, Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:53 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: More WINS fun > > > UNIX Servers need WINS record for legacy workstations to > access them if > they are running Samba or CIFS > > As far as the owners as long as the record details are valid > they should > be fine. > > Are you having problems with these particular records and > resolving the > names? > > -------------------------------- > Rob Weatherly > -------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:47 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: More WINS fun > > Let them use DNS like they should be > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lum, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:44 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: More WINS fun > > > > > > UNIX boxes. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 12:43 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: More WINS fun > > > > > > Curious? Why a static WINS entry? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lum, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:16 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: More WINS fun > > > > I have static WINS entries that say their owner is a machine > > that has been > > off for some time. How can I change the owner to a valid WINS > > server? Do I > > have to tombstone the entry and then add it to another WINS > > server? With a > > 1Ch record I was able to tombstone and re-enter it right from > > viewing that > > record's properties, but the other entries [00h, 03h, 20h] don't. > > > > Is there an import-export I must do? > > > > Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial > > 503-675-5510 > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > > > > > > > > > *****This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you have > > received this > > email in error please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any > > views or opinions > > presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not > > necessarily represent those of Stainsafe Inc. or any of its > > subsidiaries or > > affiliates. The company accepts no liability for any damage > > caused by any > > virus transmitted by this email.***** > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
