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Cannot ping to tinycore by hostname

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gerald_clark:
Read reply #2.

bitsnbytes:

--- Quote from: gerald_clark on April 28, 2011, 03:27:26 PM ---You need a local name server and a dhcp server that updates it.

--- End quote ---
I think the router is definitely capable of it since I can ping my local NAS server (netgear readynas which is unix) using the hostname.


--- Quote from: gerald_clark on April 28, 2011, 03:27:26 PM ---Your other option is to put all machines in the hosts file on each machine.

--- End quote ---
Do you mean on the windows pc trying to ping the tinycorepc? That would be a pain since I have quite a few windows pcs :( and besides if it does work for my nas then why not for tinycore :(

gerald_clark:
Your nameserver needs to know the name and IP of your tinycore.

bitsnbytes:
resolv.conf reports

--- Code: ---search lan
nameserver 192.168.1.254

--- End code ---

192.168.1.254 is the default gateway. Is there anyway to find out the nameserver ip address? Is this different to the dhcp server?

What confuses me is that in my nas I just set the host name and it worked fine after a reboot, didn't have to do anything special to the windows pc. Is there anything I can check on the nas (to replicate settings)?

tinypoodle:
resolv.conf shows nameserver aquired by dhcp.

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