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i have a custom built NAS server. for webmin, from xp i can use https://nas:10000 but in linux i cant. https://IP_OF_NAS:10000 works so its only resolving hostnames i have trouble ...
  1. 10-05-2006 #1
    thattommyhall
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    cant find by hostname in linux

    i have a custom built NAS server.
    for webmin, from xp i can use
    https://nas:10000
    but in linux i cant.
    https://IP_OF_NAS:10000
    works so its only resolving hostnames i have trouble with

    do i need to enable wins in samba or something else?

    cheers, tom
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    There may be a better way to do it, but at home I just edit the /etc/hosts file to include whatever hosts I want to call by name.
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    http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba...k/ch07_03.html

    may be the answer

    tom
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