Ubuntu
samba package

  1. Bug #1091577
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 1091577

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Yolanda Robla (yolanda.robla) wrote : Re: unable to ping hosts by windows hostname

Can you check the content of /etc/nsswitch.conf?
It should contain something like:

hosts: files dns mdns wins

Please check it and retry.