Re: Name resolution from Windows network
Quoting Moore, Paul (Paul.Moore@uk.origin-it.com):
...
> I have absolutely no influence
> over the site network setup, and even if I did, I'd never get anything
> changed for the sake of Linux :-(
...
> Fixed-IP machines have DNS names, so I can resolve their names by the usual
> means (ping machinename, and so on).
...
> Second, my Linux box gets an IP address from DHCP.
Would they give you a fixed-IP for a linux machine if you asked/explained?
(They do that here, which is similar in that it's an all-"proper" site.)
Cheers,
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