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    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by T3Knical5urg3, Aug 21, 2006.

  1. T3Knical5urg3

    T3Knical5urg3 Notebook Geek

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    I am using a laptop for my work where i do a lot of vncing into machines. I installed ubuntu linux on it to try to use it as my machine. The problem is that with this machine, i have to type in the ip address instead of the computer name. Is there anything i can set so that i can use the computer name?
     
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    The problem is that Linux doesn't natively do WINS resolution. Check into installing Samba and Winbind.
    You should also check into just getting a good internal DNS server set up, and put the machine names in that. Sounds like you're using a Windows-centric network, just a workgroup rather than an actual domain or anything.
     
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    Well i have samba installed and working but not Winbind, would installing that help, because im not sure im up for putting a dns server in ATM.
     
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    Winbind would probably work. I'm just guessing, though. Never tried a situation like yours.
    What you can also do is edit your /etc/hosts file to point to the correct computers (since I assume they have static IP's)

    Mine looks like this:

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    127.0.0.1 localhost dualie
127.0.1.1 dualie

# personal network
192.168.1.5 media
192.168.1.3 server
    And as you may notice in the first line, there can be any number of "aliases" for each IP you choose (dualie and localhost both mean 127.0.0.0.1 in this file)
     
    Pitabred, Aug 22, 2006
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