Windows domain full hostnames cannot be resolved resulting in intranet not working
- by OpethR
the domain: is foo.bar.local
full hostname is: bla.foo.bar.local
short hostname is: bla
I installed winbind.
here is my smb.conf:
name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
here is my nsswitch.conf:
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns wins mdns4
when I try to ping full hostname, I get: "ping: unknown host"
when I ping short hostname it works and shows me
PING bla.foo.bar.local (10.11.20.135) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from bla.foo.bar.local (10.11.20.135): icmp_req=1 ttl=62 time=49.7 ms
*notice that it manages to get the full hostname!? :S
now the only reason I need it is cuz I'm trying to reach intranet websites.
when I type short hostname "bla" in firefox address bar, it automatically changes it to the full hostname (which is good, right?!) but then it says:
Server not found
Firefox can't find the server at bla.foo.bar.local.
what am I doing wrong? it's driving me nutz.
so if you are wandering then yes, it is company intranet I'm trying to reach from ubuntu. If I use my crappy winxp everything is working perfectly well.
