[Samba] problems with name resolution in a small home network

[Claude Jones]

On Sun August 14 2005 11:53 am, Chris wrote:
> On Sunday 14 August 2005 11:36 am, Claude Jones wrote:
> > So, the machine I can browse to from Konqueror returns an "unknown
> > host" error The machine I CAN'T browse, I can ping???
>
> Probably because some name resolution is being done via broadcasts.
>
OK - I'm not sure what this explanation means, but I'll continue my reading

> Have you verified spelling and format in both hosts and lmhosts?
> Does julimobile as well as studypc appear in these files?
>
I have verified spelling in the hosts/lmhosts files on the Linux box and the 
studypc box; I haven't made any entries to those files on the laptop 
(julimobile), because that one travels - plus, it seems to be working except 
for my not being able to ping it - shares appear, are browseable, etc...
Nor, do I include julimobile in any of the hosts/lmhosts files on the other 
two machines because it gets its IP from the Linux machine via DHCP

> Are the hosts and lmhosts files mirrored and present on all systems
> (note that for Windows systems the files need DOS terminated lines and
> there must be a blank line at the end - the last data line needs to be
> terminated).
>
As mentioned above, the hosts/lmhosts files are not mirrored on the laptop, 
but I did recheck the entries on the linux and studypc machines, and made 
sure the final entries were terminated with a line feed - I assume that's 
what you mean?

> Is NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled on the Windows systems (see the WINS tab
> in network advanced properties)?
yes... I had checked that previously, but I reverified

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Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA