Net use between 2 subnets

Hi!

If I have 2 subnets (A. 192.168.1.0 and B. 192.168.2.0)

I can ping computers from A to B but I can´t browse in windows network. From
all computers in A I need to use shared resources in B (at least for a
week). But I can´t map a network drive between subnets unless I use lmhosts.
Can´t it be solved any other way?

Tommy

If there is no server, map directly using IP instead of NetBIOS names.

On a single subnet, name resolution can work using broadcasts. But
broadcasts do not cross routers. So name resolution by broadcast fails
across routers.

You can use lmhosts (for netbios names) or hosts (for DNS style names).
If you want to automate it, you need a WINS server (for Netbios names) or a
DNS server.

"tomppa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi!
>
> If I have 2 subnets (A. 192.168.1.0 and B. 192.168.2.0)
>
> I can ping computers from A to B but I can´t browse in windows network.
From
> all computers in A I need to use shared resources in B (at least for a
> week). But I can´t map a network drive between subnets unless I use
lmhosts.
> Can´t it be solved any other way?
>
> Tommy
>
>

Normally I would use \\servername\sharename to map a network drive but if I
use \\servername.companyname.com\sharename would that work between subnets?

Tomppa

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
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> On a single subnet, name resolution can work using broadcasts. But
> broadcasts do not cross routers. So name resolution by broadcast fails
> across routers.
>
> You can use lmhosts (for netbios names) or hosts (for DNS style
names).
> If you want to automate it, you need a WINS server (for Netbios names) or
a
> DNS server.
>
> "tomppa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi!
> >
> > If I have 2 subnets (A. 192.168.1.0 and B. 192.168.2.0)
> >
> > I can ping computers from A to B but I can´t browse in windows network.
> From
> > all computers in A I need to use shared resources in B (at least for a
> > week). But I can´t map a network drive between subnets unless I use
> lmhosts.
> > Can´t it be solved any other way?
> >
> > Tommy
> >
> >
>
>

Only if a DNS server somewhere (or a host file) can translate
server.companyname.com to the IP address of the machine in the other subnet.

"tomppa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#56ok#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Normally I would use \\servername\sharename to map a network drive but if
I
> use \\servername.companyname.com\sharename would that work between
subnets?
>
> Tomppa
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On a single subnet, name resolution can work using broadcasts. But
> > broadcasts do not cross routers. So name resolution by broadcast fails
> > across routers.
> >
> > You can use lmhosts (for netbios names) or hosts (for DNS style
> names).
> > If you want to automate it, you need a WINS server (for Netbios names)
or
> a
> > DNS server.
> >
> > "tomppa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > If I have 2 subnets (A. 192.168.1.0 and B. 192.168.2.0)
> > >
> > > I can ping computers from A to B but I can´t browse in windows
network.
> > From
> > > all computers in A I need to use shared resources in B (at least for a
> > > week). But I can´t map a network drive between subnets unless I use
> > lmhosts.
> > > Can´t it be solved any other way?
> > >
> > > Tommy
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>