svn commit: samba-docs r222 - in trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection: .
jht at samba.org
jht at samba.org
Sun Sep 19 15:22:44 GMT 2004
Author: jht
Date: 2004-09-19 15:22:44 +0000 (Sun, 19 Sep 2004)
New Revision: 222
WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/websvn/changeset.php?rep=samba-docs&path=/trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection&rev=222&nolog=1
Log:
Relocate name lookup info to correct section.
Modified:
trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NetworkBrowsing.xml
Changeset:
Modified: trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NetworkBrowsing.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NetworkBrowsing.xml 2004-09-17 16:57:45 UTC (rev 221)
+++ trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NetworkBrowsing.xml 2004-09-19 15:22:44 UTC (rev 222)
@@ -219,23 +219,7 @@
minutes to stabilize, particularly across network segments.
</para>
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>TCP/IP without NetBIOS</title>
-
<para>
-<indexterm><primary>NetBIOS</primary></indexterm>
-<indexterm><primary>NetBIOS-less</primary></indexterm>
-<indexterm><primary>DNS</primary></indexterm>
-All TCP/IP-enabled systems use various forms of host name resolution. The primary
-methods for TCP/IP hostname resolution involve either a static file (<filename>/etc/hosts</filename>)
-or the Domain Name System (DNS). DNS is the technology that makes
-the Internet usable. DNS-based host name resolution is supported by nearly all
-TCP/IP-enabled systems. Only a few embedded TCP/IP systems do not support DNS.
-</para>
-
-<para>
When an MS Windows 200x/XP system attempts to resolve a host name to an IP address
it follows a defined path:
</para>
@@ -243,7 +227,7 @@
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>
Checks the <filename>hosts</filename> file. It is located in
- <filename>C:\Windows NT\System32\Drivers\etc</filename>.
+ <filename>%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\etc</filename>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
@@ -264,13 +248,28 @@
<listitem><para>
Looks up entries in LMHOSTS, located in
- <filename>C:\Windows NT\System32\Drivers\etc</filename>.
+ <filename>%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\etc</filename>.
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2>
+<title>TCP/IP without NetBIOS</title>
+
<para>
+<indexterm><primary>NetBIOS</primary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>NetBIOS-less</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>DNS</primary></indexterm>
+All TCP/IP-enabled systems use various forms of host name resolution. The primary
+methods for TCP/IP hostname resolution involve either a static file (<filename>/etc/hosts</filename>)
+or the Domain Name System (DNS). DNS is the technology that makes
+the Internet usable. DNS-based host name resolution is supported by nearly all
+TCP/IP-enabled systems. Only a few embedded TCP/IP systems do not support DNS.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<indexterm><primary>DNS</primary></indexterm>
Windows 200x/XP can register its host name with a Dynamic DNS server. You can
force register with a Dynamic DNS server in Windows 200x/XP using:
<command>ipconfig /registerdns</command>.
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