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 mdns4Code language: JavaScript (javascript)Append wins to the end of the line so that it looks like this:
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 winsCode language: JavaScript (javascript)From now on you can also use NetBIOS names to address PCs in your LAN.