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cap_sensitive

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Registered: 2010-04-05

Posts: 35

How Can I let my samba client to ping my windows boxes?

I mean,
  How can I ping my windows boxes use their NETBIOS names.
  some other distros can do that use someone "winbind"
  but it seems that arch haven't got that stuff.
THANKS.
:D:D

wigren

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From: Madison, Indiana

Registered: 2009-05-04

Posts: 12

Re: How Can I let my samba client to ping my windows boxes?

Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and add wins to the hosts section.

Change it from hosts: files dns , to hosts: files dns wins .

Edit: changed host to hosts

Last edited by wigren (2010-04-05 12:53:02)

cap_sensitive

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Registered: 2010-04-05

Posts: 35

Re: How Can I let my samba client to ping my windows boxes?

I've tried that way.
but ping 'replies' 'give up' or it pings some hosts do not locate in my workgroup (something like 20*.*.*.*)
what's wrong?
any way, thanks for helping.