Timeline for Mac Resolving Ubuntu Hostname on Windows Network
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| Jan 28, 2014 at 16:52 | comment | added | Deesbek | For FQDN to work you need to have a DNS server set up as I specified. Or you have to configure your DHCP server to provide the full DNS info. | |
| Jan 28, 2014 at 16:35 | comment | added | paperclip | Yep, tried @MariusMatutiae's suggestion but it didn't appear to make a difference. I guess I'm expecting that I should be able to resolve the FQDN on both Windows and Mac as they are both part of the same network and workgroup. | |
| Jan 28, 2014 at 16:29 | comment | added | Deesbek | FQDN or not, if you cannot resolve a name to an IP you will not be able to connect. Did you try @MariusMatutiae s answer? | |
| Jan 28, 2014 at 15:24 | comment | added | paperclip |
The hostname's mentioned above are the FQDN's on the network so I would have thought that I don't need to edit the /etc/hosts.
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| Jan 28, 2014 at 14:23 | history | answered | Deesbek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |