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--> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org --> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Paul --> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 11:03 PM --> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org --> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Ports needed to use Samba or MS networking functions --> --> --> Mike Leone wrote: --> --> >No. My understanding is as I said - a WINS server at both --> ends, not just --> >one WINS at one end. --> > --> > --> --> What ever works. But, I disagree with the above statement. The --> function of WINS is to NetBIOS as DNS is to the Internet. As longs as --> all computers are registering with a single WINS server, any computer --> can resolve names using that WINS server. --> --> NetBIOS doesn't work across subnets because routers by default do not --> forward broadcasts. Might be a "dual homed WiNS server" or this Microsoft WiNS request / reply forwarder thing (WiNS proxy?) - getting OT for the LUG though... ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug