Hi,
What is the role of WINS as far as a Windows box seeing an SMB share in OS Server? I have a small network setup at home comprising 1. Leopard Client (iMac G5) 1. Windows XP box 1. OS X Server set up for SMB sharing. I turned WINS off on the server thinking that it was unneeded in this day and age...the XP box couldn't see the share...turned it back on...voila! there it was. This seems odd to me because WINS is legacy right (?) Why would the XP box not see the share without WINS turned on on the server? Is my DNS screwed up?
Thanks
What is the role of WINS as far as a Windows box seeing an SMB share in OS Server? I have a small network setup at home comprising 1. Leopard Client (iMac G5) 1. Windows XP box 1. OS X Server set up for SMB sharing. I turned WINS off on the server thinking that it was unneeded in this day and age...the XP box couldn't see the share...turned it back on...voila! there it was. This seems odd to me because WINS is legacy right (?) Why would the XP box not see the share without WINS turned on on the server? Is my DNS screwed up?
Thanks