On Sun August 14 2005 11:53 am, Chris wrote: > On Sunday 14 August 2005 11:36 am, Claude Jones wrote: > > So, the machine I can browse to from Konqueror returns an "unknown > > host" error The machine I CAN'T browse, I can ping??? > > Probably because some name resolution is being done via broadcasts. > OK - I'm not sure what this explanation means, but I'll continue my reading
> Have you verified spelling and format in both hosts and lmhosts? > Does julimobile as well as studypc appear in these files? > I have verified spelling in the hosts/lmhosts files on the Linux box and the studypc box; I haven't made any entries to those files on the laptop (julimobile), because that one travels - plus, it seems to be working except for my not being able to ping it - shares appear, are browseable, etc... Nor, do I include julimobile in any of the hosts/lmhosts files on the other two machines because it gets its IP from the Linux machine via DHCP > Are the hosts and lmhosts files mirrored and present on all systems > (note that for Windows systems the files need DOS terminated lines and > there must be a blank line at the end - the last data line needs to be > terminated). > As mentioned above, the hosts/lmhosts files are not mirrored on the laptop, but I did recheck the entries on the linux and studypc machines, and made sure the final entries were terminated with a line feed - I assume that's what you mean? > Is NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled on the Windows systems (see the WINS tab > in network advanced properties)? yes... I had checked that previously, but I reverified -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
