[Samba] Name Resolution, Pinging

[Adam Cormany]

Ok, I just finished compiling libnss_wins.so:
1) I did a `make nsswitch/libnns_wins.so
2) I found mixed documentation saying to copy
libnns_wins.so to /lib, some docs say with the name
libnns_wins.so, some with libnns_wins.so.2. I did both
just in case:)
3) I added wins to my "hosts:" field in
/etc/nsswitch.conf
4) I restarted smbd/nmbd just in case.

I still can not `ping acormany` though. Am I missing
something?

--- Herb Lewis <herb at sgi.com> wrote:
> Look at the libnss_wins.so module and add wins to
> your 
> /etc/nsswitch file.
> 
> Adam Cormany wrote:
> > 
> > I am running redhat 7.3 with Samba 2.2.4. I was
> > wondering if there was a way to use Samba to
> resolve
> > my IPs instead of having to add all the entries to
> my
> > /etc/hosts file? For instance, I would like to be
> able
> > to do `ping acormany` instead of `ping <IP
> Address>`.
> > We are currently using WINS on a Windows box to
> > resolve the IPs. As of right now, I can `ping
> > acormany` on a Windows system, but not on my
> Redhat
> > 7.3. Can this be resolved through Samba? If so,
> could
> > someone point me in the right direction?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Adam Cormany
> > 
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