[Klug-general] Dell to use Ubuntu on Linux PCs

[Peter Childs]

On 03/05/07, Karl Latimer <karl at qdh.org.uk> wrote:
> > Now Vista has this feature that allows me to get a map of all my
> > switches and computers on my LAN. Only problem is it only includes
> > vista computers. Is there a similar utility for under Linux or at
> > least see the same data vista its using. Oh and why don't my Linux
> > boxes appear and can I make them appear...
>
> ping -b 192.168.0.255
>
> Or xscreensaver radar, configured to ping broadcast is always good ;)
>
> which protocol does it use? a quick ethereal would probably let you
> know, I expect it will use mDNS/Bonjour in which case you would probably
> need howl, avahi and a few other things, then configure the available
> services on each linux system that you wanted to appear.
>
> K,
>

That sounds much simpler only problem is that only show my Linux boxes
plus the printer. all windows boxes are missing. Oh my thin clients
are missing and they are running Linux (LTSP)

Peter