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NetBIOS/WINS support default 2008-08-21 10:36:55 +0200 2008-08-21 10:45:41 +0200 false
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To enable lookup of WINS-names in Ubuntu, edit the file /etc/nsswitch.conf and find the line:

hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4

Append wins to the end of the line so that it looks like this:

hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 wins

From now on you can also use NetBIOS names to address PCs in your LAN.