There may be a way to do this via broadcast the same way Windows machines without WINS do, but I don't know it.
WINS Clients -- Unix and Unix-like Systems
It's very easy to configure any computer running SAMBA as a WINS client, but recall from the server discussion that SAMBA can't be a WINS server and a WINS client at the same time. So, first ensure that the smb.conf file entry "wins support = yes" (which configures the SAMBA computer as a WINS server) is a comment (the default). Then edit the next line to read "wins server = www.xxx.yyy.zzz," where www.xxx.yyy.zzz is the IP address of your WINS server.
You don't have to reboot the Unix computer. SAMBA automatically reads the configuration file changes. To force the changes to take place immediately, rather than waiting for SAMBA to read the changes from the configuration file, you can stop and restart the SAMBA programs using the/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb stop and/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start commands.
You will have to configure a WINS server on one of the Windows servers for this to work, and add the WINS server entry to your DHCP configuration.
Just because the Newton is obsolete means anyone who hacks it is stupid or wasting time? I am sorry to see the definition of hacking now only includes stealing DSS and DoS attacks...
I suppose this means the portable hand-held Atari 2600 was stupid and a waste of time too?
I'll have to remember the next time a manufacturer kills off support for a product I own I should just throw it away and make fun of those who still use it rather than learn something from it or contribute something to the user community.
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There may be a way to do this via broadcast the same way Windows machines without WINS do, but I don't know it.
WINS Clients -- Unix and Unix-like Systems It's very easy to configure any computer running SAMBA as a WINS client, but recall from the server discussion that SAMBA can't be a WINS server and a WINS client at the same time. So, first ensure that the smb.conf file entry "wins support = yes" (which configures the SAMBA computer as a WINS server) is a comment (the default). Then edit the next line to read "wins server = www.xxx.yyy.zzz ," where www.xxx.yyy.zzz is the IP address of your WINS server.
You don't have to reboot the Unix computer. SAMBA automatically reads the configuration file changes. To force the changes to take place immediately, rather than waiting for SAMBA to read the changes from the configuration file, you can stop and restart the SAMBA programs using the /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb stop and /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start commands.
You will have to configure a WINS server on one of the Windows servers for this to work, and add the WINS server entry to your DHCP configuration.
Just because the Newton is obsolete means anyone who hacks it is stupid or wasting time? I am sorry to see the definition of hacking now only includes stealing DSS and DoS attacks... I suppose this means the portable hand-held Atari 2600 was stupid and a waste of time too? I'll have to remember the next time a manufacturer kills off support for a product I own I should just throw it away and make fun of those who still use it rather than learn something from it or contribute something to the user community.