Re: cifs WinXP problem

[Mike -- EMAIL IGNORED <m_d_berger_1900 yahoo com>]

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:42:56 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:

[...]
> I should have copied the definition from the man page.
> 
> host: Do a standard host name to IP address resolution, using the system
> /etc/hosts , NIS, or DNS lookups.
> 
> Also, lmhosts is /etc/samba/lmhosts, and not /etc/lmhosts. The format is
> almost the same as /etc/hosts:
> 
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> 192.168.1.30 toshiba
> 192.168.1.31 thinkpad
> 192.168.1.34 mary
> 192.168.1.101 brother
> 
> But it is strange that it works for one host, and not the other.
> 
> Mikkel
[...]
Yes, what I am doing conforms to what you say, and it is peculiar.
Since I have it working, I'm going to put it aside for now,
unless someone comes up with a new idea.  Thanks for your help.

Mike.