FOG server resolving properly your Windows hosts .

[A Former User]

Hi .

There is a little tip (for newbies) to make your server resolving your windows hosts (netbios names) .

If in any case your DNS doesn’t work properly .
You should install : winbind libnss-winbind (if available)

You have to edit your /etc/nsswitch.conf and add wins :

hosts:          files wins mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] mdns4 dns

This is hepfull to know wich host is up or not .

Regards

[MDSI]

It’s for a config with dns service on the linux server with fog, not for config with dns on a separated windows server ?

[Sebastian Roth]

I haven’t tried this myself but as far as I understand things this is meant to be configured on your FOG linux server.

@Bobby Maybe you can tell us in which scenario this was helpful for you. Thanks!

[A Former User]

It was not configured like that unfortunately i’d have to do it myself .
It was useful in my A.D Domain to resolve properly hosts by the GNU/Linux server (Ubuntu 14.04) where “FOG STACK” was installed .

Regards .

[A Former User]

@MDSI : Yes . Windows server DNS sucks in my A.D and i ve no rights to configure it at all .

Regards

[Wayne Workman]

@Bobby said:

@MDSI : Yes . Windows server DNS sucks in my A.D and i ve no rights to configure it at all .

Regards

Story of our lives… “Superior takes DNS administration away” and then later on… “Superior doesn’t administer DNS properly or at all.”