[rhn-users] How to include Netbios lookup in standard resolver?

[Scott Neugroschl]

Thanks, Brian.

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Scott Neugroschl
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian R. Smith [mailto:brs at rc.usf.edu] 
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 9:08 AM
> To: saneugroschl at techfinity.com
> Subject: Re: [rhn-users] How to include Netbios lookup in 
> standard resolver?
> 
> 
> Check this out:
> 
> http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/winbindd8.html
> 
> The following simple configuration in the/etc/nsswitch.conf 
> file can be used  to  initially resolve hostnames from 
> /etc/hosts and then from the WINS server.
> 
> hosts:         files wins
> 
> 
> -Brian
> 
> On Friday 27 January 2006 09:22, Scott Neugroschl wrote:
> > I'm running RHEL 3.
> > I have Samba installed and configured, as a member of the local 
> > workgroup. The RHEL box is *not* the DHCP server, the XP boxes get 
> > their IP elsewhere via DHCP.
> >
> > How can I use Netbios name lookup as part of the regular resolver 
> > process? Google has been unhelpful.
> >
> > That is, let's say I have a machine named "john".  From my 
> RHEL box, I 
> > want to be able to do the following:
> >
> > $ ping john
> > [usual ping responses]
> >
> > But because the name "john" is only known via Netbios resolution 
> > (nmblookup works), I can't do that from the command prompt. 
>  I can't 
> > use a hosts file entry because IP addresses are
> > assigned via DHCP.
> >
> > I've looked at the docs for resolv.conf, host.conf and so 
> forth, but 
> > haven't found much help.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
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