Date   : Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:20:51 +0000 (GMT)
From   : info@... (Sprow)
Subject: Master Ethernet Upgrade

In article <PAEDJIMMEKDEBDNCGHHJKEIOIDAA.christopher.whytehead@...>,
   chris whytehead <christopher.whytehead@...> wrote:

> > In article
> > <PAEDJIMMEKDEBDNCGHHJEEIDIDAA.christopher.whytehead@...>,
> >    chris whytehead <christopher.whytehead@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Having finally fitted the Master Ethernet Upgrade to a Master,
> > > and got it working.

[snip pings]

> So I now understand and have corrected my ping problems. And, of course, I
> can ping the Master by IP address, and once I have added
> Master1.chriswhy.local to DNS, I can ping the Master by name. Would be nice
> to be able to assign the Master a proper host name not just default em0.

The unit name, em0, isn't really used for anything.

You can change the host name (which is declared to the DHCP server when the
address is dished out) by overriding the default one - details in the FAQ
  http://www.sprow.co.uk/bbc/masternet.htm#FAQs
you don't need to be logged on to set this.

> > > If I try to mount sarah's Public directory using *mount, I get:
> > >
> > > a. *mount \\sarah\public user pword  gives "Host not known"
> > > b. *mount \\sarah.chriswhy\public user pword gives "Host not known"
> > > c. *mount \\sarah.chriswhy.local\public user pword gives "Bad name"
>
> > Right, we're getting confused here between protocols.
> > Ping (ICMP) just needs an IP address so if you give me something I can
> > resolve to an address you can ping it.
>
> so should:
> (d) *mount \\192.168.100.55\Public user pword but it also gives "Host not
> known".

That last one should work, provided the reverse lookup is happening, which
it sounds like it isn't. 

Let me see if I can get the Win2k machine at work added to the domain and
mess about for a bit there, if we need to do some off-list packet sniffing
I'll let you know,
Sprow.