SAMBA again

[Aaron Grewell]

> I have this setup. nmbd is running and I see that samba not only sends
> my machine info to the wins server, it also broadcasts it to the
> network. The wins server acknowledges my information. This without the
> FQD name. But windows users still need to use it to get to me.
> 
> The problem I am refering to is resolving names of windows machines from
> Linux (libresolv). I have 'hosts:  files dns' in my /etc/nsswitch.conf
> file. I would think all would be in the local windows DNS. But I think
> they are sloppy and only really maintain wins for internal machines. I
> see a /lib/libnss_wins.so.2 file. Perhaps that could go on that line?

It sounds like WINS is screwy somehow.  Are you sure the Windows
workstations have the correct default domain set?  They should be able
to hit you via DNS, regardless of WINS issues.  You should be able to
put WINS into the hosts line in nsswitch, but what sort of configuration
it would require in order to work I don't know.  I've never used it that
way.  This is a server, right?  Generally you shouldn't need to resolve
the Windows workstations, as long as they can find you all should be
well.