how about setting the MS DNS server as the resolver for Unix, and using Dns Proxy = Yes in samba? or did I miss something here?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Cormany" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Konkol, Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 3:16 PM Subject: RE: [Samba] Name Resolution, Pinging | Your statement is correct about the MS DNS server can | be configured, but that really isn't my issue. I'm | dealing with trying to get the Redhat Linux 7.3 system | to be able to ping/resolve hostnames. | | It has to do with Samba for the fact that Samba can | handle the job if set up correctly, which I'm | attempting to do. | | --- "Konkol, Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > Do you have a DNS Server ?? A M$ DNS server can be | > configured to look up | > names in a WINS db if it doesn't have an entry, | > that's probably how your | > windows computer can ping the name. | > | > IMHO I don't see what Samba has to do with this? | > | > Josh Konkol, CNE MCSE | > Senior Network Analyst | > GuideOne Insurance | > Mail Stop AB-1 | > 515-267-2427 | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | > .~. | > /V\ | > /( )\ | > ^^-^^ | > | > | > | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Adam Cormany [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 2:49 PM | > To: Herb Lewis | > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Subject: Re: [Samba] Name Resolution, Pinging | > | > | > Ok, I just finished compiling libnss_wins.so: | > 1) I did a `make nsswitch/libnns_wins.so | > 2) I found mixed documentation saying to copy | > libnns_wins.so to /lib, some docs say with the name | > libnns_wins.so, some with libnns_wins.so.2. I did | > both | > just in case:) | > 3) I added wins to my "hosts:" field in | > /etc/nsswitch.conf | > 4) I restarted smbd/nmbd just in case. | > | > I still can not `ping acormany` though. Am I missing | > something? | > | > --- Herb Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > > Look at the libnss_wins.so module and add wins to | > > your | > > /etc/nsswitch file. | > > | > > Adam Cormany wrote: | > > > | > > > I am running redhat 7.3 with Samba 2.2.4. I was | > > > wondering if there was a way to use Samba to | > > resolve | > > > my IPs instead of having to add all the entries | > to | > > my | > > > /etc/hosts file? For instance, I would like to | > be | > > able | > > > to do `ping acormany` instead of `ping <IP | > > Address>`. | > > > We are currently using WINS on a Windows box to | > > > resolve the IPs. As of right now, I can `ping | > > > acormany` on a Windows system, but not on my | > > Redhat | > > > 7.3. Can this be resolved through Samba? If so, | > > could | > > > someone point me in the right direction? | > > > | > > > Thanks | > > > Adam Cormany | > > > | > > > | > __________________________________________________ | > > > Do You Yahoo!? | > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience | > > > http://launch.yahoo.com | > > > | > > > -- | > > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the | > following | > > URL and read the | > > > instructions: | > > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba | > > | > > -- | > > | > | ====================================================================== | > > Herb Lewis Silicon | > > Graphics | > > Networking Engineer 1600 | > > Amphitheatre Pkwy MS-510 | > > Strategic Software Organization Mountain | > > View, CA 94043-1351 | > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: | > > 650-933-2177 | > > http://www.sgi.com Fax: | > > 650-932-2177 | > > | > | ====================================================================== | > > | > > -- | > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following | > > URL and read the | > > instructions: | > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba | > | > | > __________________________________________________ | > Do You Yahoo!? | > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience | > http://launch.yahoo.com | > | > -- | > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following | > URL and read the | > instructions: | > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba | > | > -- | > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following | > URL and read the | > instructions: | http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba | | | __________________________________________________ | Do You Yahoo!? | LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience | http://launch.yahoo.com | | -- | To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the | instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba | -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
