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Cannot ping to tinycore by hostname

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bitsnbytes:
It's getting all too confusing, best left alone I guess :(

combo3:
Without DNS, the only way for Windows computers to find your tinycore box is to install and run nmbd and smbd (which requires Samba3.tcz).

Add (or change) the following stanzas under [global] in /usr/local/etc/samba/smb.conf:

workgroup = YourWorkgroupName
netbiosname = tinycorepc

hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127. {remove the ";"}

Then run testparm and fix any errors.

Then run sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/samba start

Your tinycore pc should now show up as part of the network on the Windows machines.

Juanito:
I'd have thought you would need local name resolution running to be able to ping by hostname from a windows (or a linux) box?

combo3:
Yep, on a local peer-peer network you can use NetBios over TCP/IP for name resolution to avoid editing the hosts file on every machine as suggested in reply #2 (which is a royal PITA to maintain).

gerald_clark:
Why not just run dnsmasq?

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