[olug] hostname resolution through WINS

[Adam Lassek]

Well, looks like I can broadcast the WINS server from the router along with
the dhcp information. That's probably the easiest way.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 6:06 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>wrote:

> The other solution is to simply create a HOSTS file.
>
> However, I think the problem is that the Windows hosts aren't going
> out of their way to broadcast themselves because you don't have a DC.
> You may have to go to each Windows box and add your WINS server. In
> that case, a HOSTS file might be the easier route, but it won't
> auto-update.
>
> -- T. J. Brumfield
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Adam Lassek<adam at doubleprime.net> wrote:
> > I have a linux server in a mostly Windows-based network, and currently we
> > don't have a domain controller, and I don't really have the time to set
> one
> > up. I'd like to be able to resolve hostnames on the linux machine through
> > WINS, and I've set it up as a WINS server. I can successfully resolve IPs
> > using nmblookup, but other utilities are still returning unknown host. Is
> > there a way to make the system resolve hosts through nmb automatically?
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