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Use hostnames to connect to machines on LAN

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Mar 15, 20266226 views
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Problem

I have just had my broadband upgraded to FTTC which means my router has had to change. Previously I was using a Thomson TG585v7 ADSL thingy provided by my ISP. One nice thing about that router was that it would act as a local DNS and allow me to find my other machines on the network by using instea…

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<hostname>.lan

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Fix for: Use hostnames to connect to machines on LAN

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There are basically two name based access methods used in many home environments. A router as your WRT320N or TG585v7 uses a dedicated domain such as to provide by-name access to every computer that picked up a DHCP lease at the router. The router u…

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