[Samba] None

[Amarnath B S]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Weiss [mailto:input.maillists at kwnet.at]
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 3:48 PM
> To: Amarnath B S
> Subject: Re: [Samba] None
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> Amarnath B S schrieb:
> > Hi,
> >     I have been trying to configure my linux RH7.1 system to ping the
> > windows desktops. I have setup winbind correctly (to my
> knowledge) but still
> > not able to ping windows desktops.
>
> is ping <ip adress> broken, or/and
> is ping <name> broken???

ping <name> is the one that is broken. I am able to ping the IP-address of
the windoze box.

>
> ping has nothing to do with samba - if ping not successes, your
> netconnection is not correct.
> (except u ping with names, but ping uses DNS/hosts for nameresolving not
> wins)

But wins name-resolution is exactly what libnss_wins library supposed to do
right? And the NSS entry in nsswitch.conf file is for name-resolution only,
if i am right.

checkout....
http://us2.samba.org/samba/ftp/cvs_current/source/nsswitch/


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> >
> > Am I missing something here. Please let me know your experiences here if
> > any. Please let me know if anymore info is required for debugging.
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> > Amarnath.
> >
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