From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2007-12-27T12:30:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Need some help using Rinda or RingyDingy between Linux / Windows  Machines

On Dec 25, 2007, at 20:31 PM, HH wrote:
> I've search far and wide and I haven't found very much information on
> this - I'm running a Rinda ringserver on a linux box and I'm trying to
> find the ring from a Windows box. From what I was able to read - I
> think the problem is related to the linux server being able to respond
> to the request from the windows box.
>
> Has anyone been able to find a solution to this?  I'd love to be able
> to run RingyDingy on the linux box and have clients on a windows box
> find the ringserver.
>
> It's not a firewall issue as I've already shut off the firewall.  Is
> there a way to force rinda to name services using IP addresses instead
> of the computer names?  I think that may help.

Yes, remove all DNS capabilities from all your computers, including  
the hostnames.

> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Here's a few pieces of information that highlight the same issue I'm
> having:
>
>> I think I found the problem, and it is not the firewall.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> Entering the proper DNS information, et voila, they find each other.
>>
>> If only I could convince the local Windows sysadmin to do something
>> about this DNS issue, it would be great...
>
> Any ideas?

The two primary problems are:

a) incomplete DNS
b) connecting via IPv6 instead of IPv4

Fixing these will fix all your problems.