Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:15:03 -0500 From: "Rafael A. Reta Rodriguez" <rafareta@mail.mexcom.net> To: jtroy@goof.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Windows95 on the same network Message-ID: <34162CD7.F1B8BD85@mexcom.net> References: <19970909124228.7807.qmail@goof.com>
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jtroy@goof.com wrote: > I have a Win95 and a FreeBSD 2.2.2 machine networked together. I use > the FreeBSD machine to connect to my ISP (its a dialup connection). > So far, I have managed to set this small network up so it works somewhat > accetably. I am able to telnet from the Win95 machine to the FreeBSD > machine, but not the other way around. Also, when telnetting to the FreeBSD > machine from the Win95 machine I have to specify the (local network) IP > address of the FreeBSD machine, I cannot use the name of the FreeBSD machine. > So, my question is this: > > 1. How can I set things up so I can specify the name of my FreeBSD > machine when telnetting to it from my Win95 machine? > > Here is a copy of my /etc/hosts file from the FreeBSD machine if that > will help: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost jtroy.async.vt.edu > 10.0.2.2 jtroy #FreeBSD machine > 10.0.2.1 laura #Win95 machine > > Thanks, > > Jesse Troy > > jtroy@goof.com You have include your /etc/host file in the windows host file (c:\windows\HOST) by default there is no HOST file in windows but HOST.SAM, which ou have to rename to HOST I recomend that you use squid as cache for the win95 clients and take a look at samba to share files and preinters with the freebsd box RafaReta
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