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Ping WSL2 by hostname from Windows
After launching a WSL Kali instance, I can ping it by IP
from a Windows console, like this:
ping 172.31.37.123
but ... how can I ping by name?
I already changed the WSL hostname in /etc/hostname,
but ...
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Linux significantly slower DNS lookup than Windows
I've been facing an issue for a while now where on Linux, whether it's Manjaro or Arch, on several computers, has a very long DNS lookup time. Connecting to a new website (i.e. banana.com) takes up to ...
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DNS queries from Linux failing, Windows succeeding - How to Troubleshoot?
On a small network, the router is acting as the pass-through DNS server proxy. When acting as such, DNS queries from Linux are failing, while DNS queries from Windows are succeeding with no delay.
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unable to resolve linux hostname from windows pc
I have a setup a web server on a pi running centos but I can't seem to resolve its hostname on any windows machines, either by pinging or typing the address into a browser.
I have tried from a mac ...
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Why is local Name Resolution not working?
I'm currently trying to solve a problem within a heterogeneous network (Linux servers with Arch, Windows clients).
Current Situation:
I got a NAT gateway which runs dnsmasq as DNS and DHCP server. It ...
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Local DNS stopped working all of a sudden
On my local network, I have a number of machines that I SSH to and, until today, I've been able to SSH to them using their network names. Now, if I try to connect to one of my Raspberry Pis from my ...
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I'm having DNS problems, but can still ping 1.1.1.1: How do I still search the Stack Exchange network?
I'm having name server resolution problems on one of my machines in my network, but I can still ping 1.1.1.1 and I get a reply, so there is no Internet problem, just a DNS problem.
Can I still ...
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Selective DNS server usage
I'm mainly working on the road, connected via a VPN provided by the employer.
For a handful of services, I depend on the companies internal DNS server, meaning that I need to use the DNS server via ...
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DNS output in Windows shell vs Linux (name server info)
I have the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL, aka, "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows") running on my Windows 10 PC, and I noticed that there's a slight difference in the output I get when I use nslookup in ...
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How to quickly change DNS servers as needed (instead of manually changing) on Windows
My country (Turkey) is blocking almost all adult-content-containing websites.
I can work around this by changing the DNS, but it's too much work :) Any alternatives? Or a way to quickly change (and ...
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Bypassing router's DNS settings not working
From researching around the web, I found out how you are able to bypass the DNS settings that are configured on the router by naming the DNS servers you want to use on your PC. Supposedly, the PC DNS ...
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Connection slow but speed fast when connected
I am experiencing an interesting type of slow connection buildup and would like to ask people more up to the topic on any ideas what could cause this and how to troubleshoot it. (On my background, I ...
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How to set DNS entry with no domain in local network?
I would like to refer local network computers with short DNS names, without full multilevel path. What is required for it?
Probably I need to know terminology or something.
I wish to configure both ...
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DNS query only works for Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) but not short name
This is a Linux (Ubuntu 13.10) VM guest in the Windows host & environment. When doing DNS query, only the FQDN entries have returns while the short names are not (see below). Why is that?
My ...
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Windows DNS sometimes can't pick up my VM's hostname
RE: unresolved hostname / host not found / host unknown
The VM is VirtualBox running Ubuntu under Win8, using the bridged networks.
It almost always able to register itself to my company's Windows ...
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