I've tried setting the IP on the Linux machine manually, but the result was ugly - I couldn't connect to any outside Internet services. If I don't let RR(my cable ISP)'s DHCP server set my IP, I can't access the Internet at all.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mogens Kjaer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 1:32 AM > To: DJ Busch > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba with a Win9x network and RoadRunner > > > DJ Busch wrote: > ... > > Now on to the problem: As most of you are already aware, RR > uses DHCP to > > assign IP addresses to client machines at boot time. This seems to be > > causing Samba to have problems resolving the machine names. > > I don't know what RoadRunner is, but at home we have an ADSL router > that acts as a DHCP server. But this doesn't prevent me from assigning > IP numbers within the server's IP interval. The DHCP server will > try and ping the IP number before giving it to a client. If the > number is already taken, a new one is assigned. > > Mogens > -- > Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg Laboratory, Dept. of Chemistry > Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark > Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.crc.dk > > > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
