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    Question Can't ping client(s)

    I'm trying to set up a couple of samba shares on my server. It's not working, so I started through the Samba checklist, and never made it past the ping test.

    So, my clients (all running Windows XP) can ping my server, by IP address or by name.

    My server cannot ping any client by name. It can ping some, but not all, by IP address. Trying FQDNs makes no difference.

    /etc/resolve.conf
    Code:
    domain corp.foo.com
    search corp.foo.com
    nameserver 192.168.41.100
    nameserver 192.168.1.100
    /etc/network/interfaces
    Code:
    # The loopback network interface
    auto lo
    iface lo inet loopback
    
    # The primary network interface
    auto eth0
    iface eth0 inet static
            address 192.168.21.109
            netmask 255.255.255.0
            gateway 192.168.21.1
    It's probably something simple/stupid, so don't assume anything.

    What do I need to check/learn to get my TCP/IP right? TIA.

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    Re: Can't ping client(s)

    You need to add all of your clients to your /etc/hosts file so the server can resolve the names, OR set up DNS, which, unless you have 25+ machines probably isn't worth the trouble. You add entries like this:

    Code:
    192.168.0.50    myserver.mydomain.com  myserver
    Save the file and restart the network.

    You also may have the ******* firewall enabled on some clients and that may be preventing you from reaching them via IP.

    Let me know how it works out.

    -Tim
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    Re: Can't ping client(s)

    Ubuntu won't resolve netbios names unless you install winbind and configure /etc/nsswitch.conf to use it. It shouldn't be necessary, though. ICMP pings are often filtered by firewalls, but this shouldn't affect your file server.

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    Re: Can't ping client(s)

    I've noticed that sometimes XP with the firewall turned on will not return ping's, and yet other times it will. I have the firewall truned off on my desktop computer that runs XP, but the laptop that runs xp has the firewall turned on, and right now I can ping both of them.

    Jim

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    Re: Can't ping client(s)

    Quote Originally Posted by windependence View Post
    You need to add all of your clients to your /etc/hosts file
    If he can't ping by IP then adding them to the hosts file won't help.

    Besides they are probably dynamic IPs.

    I would ignore the ones which won't ping for now and continue troubleshooting with those which will.

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    Re: Can't ping client(s)

    Thanks for all the help.

    Turns out that I was able to get Samba working, even though I still can't get hostnames to resolve when pinging. I just skipped ahead in the Samba checklist and went through the rest of the stuff.

    Thanks again.

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