Hello! I posted this message to samba-ntdom this morning but wanted to get extra input, as I appear to be stuck again: I have the following lmhosts file: 192.168.168.2 MAIL 192.168.168.3 NTSERVER 192.168.168.2 MAIL#1b 192.168.168.2 MAIL#1c 192.168.169.2 CVSERVER 192.168.169.2 CVSERVER#1b 192.168.169.2 CVSERVER#1c When I start up samba, it appears to read the lmhosts file: mail:/usr/local/samba/lib# /etc/init.d/samba start Starting CVILLE domain server: nmbd. Starting CVILLE file sharing: smbd. mail:/usr/local/samba/lib# add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name CVSERVER<00> with first IP 192.168.169.2 ttl=0 nb_flags= 4 to subnet REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name CVSERVER<20> with first IP 192.168.169.2 ttl=0 nb_flags= 4 to subnet REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name CVSERVER<1b> with first IP 192.168.169.2 ttl=0 nb_flags= 4 to subnet REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name CVSERVER<1c> with first IP 192.168.169.2 ttl=0 nb_flags= 4 to subnet REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name CVSERVER<00> with first IP 192.168.169.2 ttl=494022 nb_flags=44 to subnet WINS_SERVER_SUBNET add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name CVSERVER<03> with first IP 192.168.169.2 ttl=494022 nb_flags=44 to subnet WINS_SERVER_SUBNET add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name CVSERVER<20> with first IP 192.168.169.2 ttl=494022 nb_flags=44 to subnet WINS_SERVER_SUBNET However (I currently have this machine NOT as PDC for testing purposes): mail:/usr/local/samba/lib# nmblookup cvserver doing parameter security = server doing parameter preferred master = no doing parameter domain master = no doing parameter local master = no doing parameter domain logons = no doing parameter logon home = \\MAIL\%U doing parameter logon script = startup.bat doing parameter wins support = yes doing parameter unix password sync = yes doing parameter passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd doing parameter passwd chat = *password* %n\n *password* %n\n *successfull* doing parameter allow trusted domains = yes doing parameter password server = ntpdc doing parameter name resolve order = lmhosts bcast doing parameter remote browse sync = 192.168.169.2 pm_process() returned Yes added interface ip=192.168.168.2 bcast=192.168.168.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 bind succeeded on port 0 Socket opened. querying cvserver on 192.168.168.255 process_name_query_request: Name query from 192.168.168.2 on subnet 192.168.168.2 for name CVSERVER<00> process_name_query_request: Name query from 192.168.168.2 on subnet 192.168.168.2 for name CVSERVER<00> name_query failed to find name cvserver mail:/usr/local/samba/lib# process_name_query_request: Name query from 192.168.168.2 on subnet 192.168.168.2 for name CVSERVER<00> -- Is Samba ignoring the lmhosts file for resolution of NetBIOS names? Mny thanks, -Mchael Blinn People Places, Inc.