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Address VMWare Fusion Linux guest by hostname?

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Problem

I have a Ubuntu Server 9.04 image set up in VMWare Fusion 3.0.0, using the NAT option for the guest's network connection. From the Mac host, I can ssh to the linux guest just fine using it's IP address, but I would like to be able to refer to it by hostname for convenience. ie: I had a similar setu…

Error Output

mac-host:~ ssh user@linux-guest.local

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Fix for: Address VMWare Fusion Linux guest by hostname?

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EDIT The first version of instructions I posted caused conflicts with the nameserver and gateway that VMware put on vmnet8. This version corrects the issue. Software versions: MAC OS X Version 10.6.3 VMware Fusion Version 3.1.0 (261058) Ubuntu 10.04…

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