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In article <37453dad.1109875@news.hal-pc.org>,
  montep@hal-pc.org wrote:
> Machine #1 = 133Mhz cyrix w/Win98 (4gig +2gig & 64M mem)
> CDROM, IDE ZIP drive Floppy 56K WinModem (frown)
> Machine #2 = 133Mhz cyrix w/Linux (400M/Win95 + 600M w/Linux
> & 16 M mem)  Linux boots from floppy, and win 95 drive is mtd
>
>
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> #2 LINUX config info:
> Network Configurator(Xwindows):
> 	NAME:
> 		Hostname = Monte.Linux
> 		Domain = (blank)
> 	search for hostnames in add'l domains = (blank)
> 		Nameservers= (blank)
>
> 	HOSTS:
> 		(blank)
>
(i deleted most info here)
> I have installed Samba 2.0 etc(feb99) and smbd & nmpd both load
> on boot.   When I run testparm I get the following:
>
> [root@Monte] /etc # testparm
> Load smb config files from /etc/smb.conf
> Get_Hostbyname: Unknown host Monte.Linux
> Failed to get my hostname.
>
> I would like to enable Samba for full useage of file & printer sharing
>
> in both directions.
>
>

the first thing i would change is monte.(DOT!)linux into sth else, line
monte_linux . the dot has a special meaning in networking and might
easily confuse one networking module or the other.
this is by no means implieing that samba will run after that but maybe
go step by step.

b.t.w. i found the swat-tool that comes with samba very helpful in
configuring samba, and samba works for me - so you will get there,
eventually


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