resolve local network names on ubuntu
1) edit nsswitch.conf file
in /etc/nsswitch.conf:
in /etc/nsswitch.conf:
change :
hosts: files dns
to:
hosts: files wins dns
2) install winbind package
sudo apt-get install winbind
now you can ping other computers on your local net by their names instead by their ip addresses
taken from here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=88206
to:
hosts: files wins dns
2) install winbind package
sudo apt-get install winbind
now you can ping other computers on your local net by their names instead by their ip addresses
taken from here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=88206