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Dear Joshua,
Samba does not resolve names. It allows the
Linux box to share its file system and printer with Windows boxes.
The question was "How are the Windows boxes getting
name information from the Linux box so that they can ping it by name when no DNS
or host files have been configured to include this
information?".
Randy's answer was that a samba server on the Linux
box could have been broadcasting Netbios information that the Windows boxes use
to assemble the 'Network Neighborhood'. Because of this, the Windows boxes
could ping the Linux box by name. The Linux box doesn't understand Netbios
protocol so it can't get name information from the Windows boxes this
way.
If Samba was not configured earlier, then
I don't understand how you were able to get name information for the
Linux box.
I still recommend that you fix the IP addresses and
modify your host files, especially if this all seems confusing to you.
Having your own DNS server on your LAN will only complicate your
situation.
Sincerely,
Greg
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