Hi everybody,
I have a strange problem with my B2. Every now and then, the hostname doesn't resolve properly anymore from my LAN. The hostname is "mybubba" and it's IP address is 192.168.1.51. My router is the DHCP server, so the B2 only serves as a local server (file, Squeezebox, etc.).
The problem occurs when I try to access anything on the B2 by hostname. Website, terminal login, and AFP fail when using the hostname, but work when I use the IP address.
What could be the problem? Is there a way to solve this without restarting my B2 or the router?
Thanks,
Michiel
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DNS problem
Re: DNS problem
This is a common problem with WINS. My advice would be to hardcode the name into the hosts file of your client computer (i.e. your laptop/desktop). For windows this file is located on
At the end of this file, add the following line:
more info on
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_In ... me_Service
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)
good luck!
Code: Select all
%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hostsCode: Select all
192.168.1.51 mybubba* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_In ... me_Service
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)
good luck!