[COMP] Re: since the list is quite...could I get some LMhosts help please?

Thanks, umm...

you wrote:
"Unless you want to use IP addresses to do your network mappings"

mappings?

the only way I know what to do with a mapped drive is to get it
to
show up in windows explorer so I don't have to go hunting thru
network neighborhood every time I want to get or put a file on
another box...

This leads me to think that there is more to mapping than just
putting
a short cut to an external box...

methinks linux will not be *visible* (which can be interpreted
many ways?)
until I get the boxes to *see* each other via tcp/ip


Line 57 of lmhosts.sam says this:
<snip>
# 102.54.94.97     rhino         #PRE #DOM:networking  #net
group's DC
# 102.54.94.102    "appname  \0x14"                    #special
app server
# 102.54.94.123    popular            #PRE             #source
server
# 102.54.94.117    localsrv           #PRE             #needed
for the include
#
# #BEGIN_ALTERNATE
# #INCLUDE \\localsrv\public\lmhosts
# #INCLUDE \\rhino\public\lmhosts
# #END_ALTERNATE

<end snip>

and I'm supposed to do what...?

umm, I'm supposed to NOT use the # symbol...right?

isn't the ampersand supposed to be for *commenting*?
and commenting is something you do so the code won't
be run- isn't it put there as a human readable note?
like a cgi script- if ya take the # off
the machine will run the code
put the # in front
and the machine will disregard what follows?


Ok, the first *column* is the ip address?

What is the second column for ? the computer name?

(probably not...computer names are only needed for windows?)

What is the last column for???

(still lost, but the answer is not too far I suspect...)

Thanks

They already are
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Madden" <weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 8:11 PM
Subject: [COMP] Re: since the list is quite...could I get some
LMhosts help please?


>
> > As I understand it, I have to go to freshmeat and get a prog
> > that will emulate network nieghborhood to be able to *see*
> > the windows boxes from the linux box...
>
> Uhm, getting to *see* the linux box in the "network
neighborhood" may or
> may not ever happen.  That's based heavily on netbeui working,
which,
> because it's such an abhorrent protocol, was never (and won't
ever be)
> implemented on Linux.
>
> Now, once you get a connection to the linux box, it might show
up in the
> 'hood, but I'm not sure of that either.
>
> > Any one know what that prog is called?
>
> Check freshmeat.  There are lots of them.
>
> As I understand it, I have to go to freshmeat and get a prog
> that will emulate network nieghborhood to be able to *see*
> the windows boxes from the linux box...
>
> Yep.
>
> > I was told in order to get the linux box *in the loop*, I
will
> > have to get the lan to share files via tcp/ip
>
> Yep.
>
> > and in order to get that I have to edit the lmhosts file.
>
> Unless you want to use IP addresses to do your network
mappings.
>
> > I posted this to sysopt.com message board and someone told
> > me that the lmhosts.sam has instructions on how to do
this....
> >
> > I couldn't figure it out.
>
> Just uhm, read the examples starting at line 57.
>
> > Do I have to save the file as lmhosts.txt ??
>
> No, just lmhosts.
>
> > I was lost... I guess I'm gonna have to go out and get a
> > O'riely book and spend quite a few hours before I get a
> > handle on what to *do* with linux?
>
> Just don't start X.  The true power is on the CLI.  No GUI can
give you
> the amount of power you get from the CLI.  If you're gonna use
X (c'mon,
> everyone does, right? :)), just use xterm's to do your work in.
>
> John
>
>
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