Wins is: (from the Wins Help file)
A WINS server is a WindowsNT Server computer running Microsoft TCP/IP and
the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server software. WINS servers
maintain a database that maps computer names to TCP/IP addresses, allowing
users to easily communicate with other
Ronn Pimentel wrote:
First you want to make sure the the WINS server is running.
[major snip]What is a WINS server ?is it anything to do with samba ?
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Erez
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Erez Doron wrote:
First you want to make sure the the WINS server is running.
[major snip]What is a WINS server ?is it anything to do with samba ?
WINS = Windows Internet Name Service
Basically it's a NetBIOS name resolution mechanism, i.e. it translates
NetBIOS names (the host part of
First you want to make sure the the WINS server is running. I've had
plenty of experiences where WINS just died for no apparent reason.
Next make sure in DUN that they specify the WINS server(s) in the TCP/IP
config.
Next make sure that they have Logon to Network in DUN checked. This way
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Kevin Traas wrote:
None of these dialin users (Win95 or WinNT WS) can browse the network
using Network Neighborhood. They get a Can't Browse Network message.
However, everything else works fine. I've got a WINS server running and the
Linux is a DNS server, so name
None of these dialin users (Win95 or WinNT WS) can browse the network
using Network Neighborhood. They get a Can't Browse Network message.
However, everything else works fine. I've got a WINS server running and
the
Linux is a DNS server, so name resolution isn't a problem. However, they
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Kevin Traas wrote:
Thanks for the comments. My apologies for not providing enough information.
I do have everything set properly as mentioned above. The Win95 clients
have the Log onto Network option checked and running winipcfg on them
reveals that DNS, WINS, IP,
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Kevin Traas wrote:
Thanks for the comments. My apologies for not providing enough information.
I do have everything set properly as mentioned above. The Win95 clients
have the Log onto Network option checked and running winipcfg on them
reveals that DNS, WINS, IP,
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I would look at SAMBA (http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/). I have
set it up succesfully under many UNIX flavours, and it works
like a dream (allmost out of the box).
Cheers, and good luck.
- --thomas
ps: What is the WINS you're talking about? Sone NIS
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