[Samba] Resolving NetBIOS names within linux

[Bert Rapp]

40 workstations, 1 Win2k server, 1WinNT server, 2 Linux servers

The libnss_wins is working (now that I've upgraded to Samba 2.2.5), but 
I'd rather be using DNS.  Can we take this convesation off the samba 
mailing list (since it now longer relates to samaba) and can you 
describe your configuration a little more.  How your getting DHCP to 
update your DNS.

Thanks.

Rapazito PT wrote:

> You do not mention the size of your network. Here I have 12 WinNT 
>Workstations, 51 Win2K workstations, 3 RH Workstations and 3 RH Servers and 
>instead of using samba to do that job I use BIND (DNS Server) and DHCP Server 
>to do the work for me.
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>>I want to be able to resolve windows machine names to their IP addresses
>>while using Linux.  What I'd like to be able to do, from my linux 
>>box at the command line is this,
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>>ping windows_machine_name
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>>Is there any way I can do this?
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>Rapazito PT
>A Linux Newbie from Portugal
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