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How to enable Linux machines to resolve Windows hostnames

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SOURCE: Jack Wallen, written August 31, 2017. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-enable-linux-machines-to-resolve-windows-hostnames/

sudo apt install winbind libnss-winbind

In /etc/nsswitch.conf change

hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns

... to ...

hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns wins mdns4

Now a ping to a Windows hostname should resolve correctly.