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Bug 42013 - NETBIOS Name Resiolution
Summary: NETBIOS Name Resiolution
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High enhancement
Assignee: Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED)
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Depends on: 44115
Blocks:
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Reported: 2004-02-18 03:08 UTC by Martin Marcher
Modified: 2004-10-05 08:32 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Martin Marcher 2004-02-18 03:08:51 UTC 
Simple /etc/nsswitch.conf diff how to get NETBIOS name resolution working natively

e.g. you can then "ping winbox"

--snip--12c12
< hosts:       files dns
---
> hosts:       files dns wins
--snap--


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.ping winbox (won't work obviously :)
2.apply diff
3.ping winbox (see :)

Actual Results:  
worked like expected
Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-06-30 09:10:01 UTC 
Reassigning to docs-team
Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2004-07-31 09:24:34 UTC 
i dont thinkt his should get added to any defaults, but maybe to a samba guide or something
Comment 3 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-08-01 04:41:39 UTC 
I've added it to the quick-samba-howto document.