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Dear Joshua,
Samba does not resolve names. It allows the Linux box to share its file system
and printer with Windows boxes.
The question was "How are the Windows boxes getting name information from the
Linux box so that they can ping it by name when no DNS or host files have been
configured to include this information?".
Randy's answer was that a samba server on the Linux box could have been
broadcasting Netbios information that the Windows boxes use to assemble the
'Network Neighborhood'. Because of this, the Windows boxes could ping the Linux
box by name. The Linux box doesn't understand Netbios protocol so it can't get
name information from the Windows boxes this way.
If Samba was not configured earlier, then I don't understand how you were able
to get name information for the Linux box.
I still recommend that you fix the IP addresses and modify your host files,
especially if this all seems confusing to you. Having your own DNS server on
your LAN will only complicate your situation.
Sincerely,
Greg
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Joshua,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Samba does not resolve names. It allows the
Linux box to share its file system and printer with Windows boxes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The question was "How are the Windows boxes
getting
name information from the Linux box so that they can ping it by name when no
DNS
or host files have been configured to include this
information?".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy's answer was that a samba server on the
Linux
box could have been broadcasting Netbios information that the Windows boxes use
to assemble the 'Network Neighborhood'. Because of this, the Windows
boxes
could ping the Linux box by name. The Linux box doesn't understand
Netbios
protocol so it can't get name information from the Windows boxes this
way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If Samba was not configured earlier, 
;then
I don't understand how you were able to get name information for the
Linux box.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I still recommend that you fix the IP addresses
and
modify your host files, especially if this all seems confusing to you.
Having your own DNS server on your LAN will only complicate your
situation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</FONT></DIV>
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