[dba-Tech] lan node name

Jim,

Adding samba to the Ubuntu server made no difference. The solution that 
worked for me was to add the IP address and its name to 
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS in every Windows workstation. Ugh.

What is strange is that no other LAN machine is listed in those HOSTS 
files, yet they all find those unlisted nodes by name. Anybody 
understand that?

PB

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Jim Lawrence wrote:
> Hi Peter:
>
> Check out the following link http://ubuntu/forms.org/showthread.php?t=202605
>
> I like to keep my SAMBA configuration file (etc/samba/samba.conf) super
> simple.
>
> [global]
> 	;General Server settings
> 	Netbios name = myStationName ; this is the name of your station
> 	Workgroup = myWorkgroupName ; either the workgroup or domain 
> 	Socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE
> SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 ; There many options but these will cover it.
>
> 	Name resolve order = host wins bcast
> 	wins support = no ; I do not use it anymore... host is good enough
> 	
> 	printing = CUPS ; all standard stuff so you can print across the LAN
> 	printcap name = CUPS
>
> I have a XP, Window7, Debian Linux, Windows2008, Windows2003 and all connect
> without issues.
>
> And if you want to do some cross plaform sharing graphically check the
> following out:
> http://www.europe.eclipse.co.uk/Ubuntu/810%20on%20Win%20Network.htm
>
> HTH
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:16 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] lan node name
>
> Bill Gates's operating system is no less maddening than it was ten years 
> ago. Here's a home network with six nodes, four running Win, one running 
> Ubuntu desktop, and now a new one running Ubuntu server. From the Ubuntu 
> desktop node, I can ping the new Ubuntu server node by IP address and by 
> name. From the Windows nodes, though, I can ping it /by IP address 
> only/. Oy. What am I missing?
>
> PB
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