Re: Windows TCP/IP

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>When I am running Windows as a client, how do I configure it to access the
>>>document root on my other box that is running Linux????
>>Not sure what you mean,  what error do you get?  My guess is that this is a
>>name-resolution issue.  Do you have entries in the Linux /etc/hosts file of
>>the other machines?  Do you have the equivalent in the Windows system?
>This is definitely a name-resolution issue.  I don't have a clue how to set 
>up Windows 98SE to resolve host names.  I need the Windows browser to 
>recognize the Linux hostname/address. 

Windows name space is crazy.  You basically have three options.

1. Create a hosts file on the windows box.  At least you used to be able to do this:  \windows\system\lmhosts ot \windows\hosts  I can't remember exactly.  That lets you statically map some ip<->name combos.  Haven't used this feature since WfWg however, so I don't know how well it is supported in current M$-DOS derivations.

2. Create a name server on the Linux server and point the Windows name resolution at it.  With Linuxconf this is easier than you might think,  but still a little hairy.  This is the most brute force solution.

3.  (The option I would pick).  Install the Samba RPM on the Linux server, enable WINS (wins support = yes),  and start Samba.  You won't need to futz with anything else.  Point the M$ box WINS at the Linux server and Windoz will use WINS to resolve names.  Samba will automatically pick up the non-qualified host name of the box it is on as it's WINS name unless you tell it not too.