On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 22:40 -0400, David Clymer wrote: > On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 19:31, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > > DNS server. However, a separate Linux server needs to know how to > > resolve the NetBios name of one such Windows client (let's say his > > NetBios name is ACCT). > > [...] > > What options are there for me to get this Linux server to resolve > > ACCT's ip address? > > > > Nothing short of modifying/rewriting the utility will let you use ping > to "ping" a netbios name.
This isn't true. NSS services let you do all sorts of non-hostfile name resolution- ldap, dns, nis, and also wins, using winbind. Check out the man page for nsswitch.conf -Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
