Hi,
I'm using Fedora Core 1, dual booted with Windows XP, on a small house network (5-6 PCs). The router, a Linksys 4 port is managing DHCP, and we're all on Class C.
I'm trying to get Fedora to share folders with the Windows machines, as well as just interact via hostnames. If I type 'ping windowsbox', it cannot find the IP in Fedora, whereas it will find it easily in XP. Presumably this is due to some sort of NETBIOS DNS lookup.
I have configured the workgroup in Samba, and the hostname of the machine is 'tom'.
So, what do I need to configure to allow my fedora box to see my windows machines through DNS? I should also mention that they change IPs regularly, so keeping the whole network static and using /etc/hosts is not an option.
I've tried the ol' Google, but to no avail. Maybe I was searching for the wrong thing.
Thanks!
-- Tom Taylor <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
