Can't connect using computer name

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LL600 - 26 Oct 2004 05:33 GMT

I've been able to connect fine using an IP address but cannot connect
using the computer name.

I have tried using just the computer name and also using the
computername.networkname (the computer is on a network called
"workgroup", so I would assume it would be computername.workgroup?)

Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks much

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Petri Riihikallio - 27 Oct 2004 01:37 GMT

> I've been able to connect fine using an IP address but cannot connect
> using the computer name.

You have to use a name that your DNS will resolve to the correct IP.
You could try appending the Active Directory domain and the fully
qualified Internet domain name to the computer name (e.g.
computer.ADdomain.company.com).

Another solution is to add the bare computer name to your /etc/hosts
file:

192.168.1.1 onename
192.168.1.2 anothername

Cheers
Petri

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