Declan Moriarty;436678 Wrote: > One problem why dynamic IP Addresses can possibly be difficult using the > SqueezeBox products is that SqueezeBox doesn't use DNS! I have 2 PC's. > Both have different computer names. I refer to them using the names not > the IP Addresses. My firewall uses the name of my 2nd PC NOT its IP > address. The squeezeBox uses the IP Address since it dowsn't appear to > have a DNS entry! There is a player name in SqueezeCenter but this is > only in SqueezeCenter and not the DNS! Considering people have > connectivity issues with Duets/Controllers this seems to be a major > design oversight. > > No wonder people are using static IP's - they have no choice!
It's not very common to have a Domain Name Server in a home network installation. Your provider DNS do not know the local names. It's possible that your systems support resolving host names by using Microsoft NetBios protocol, but that's not supported by every system. -- jo-wie SB Classic, SC 7.3.3 auf GigaByte STA/C mit VIA C7 1GHz, 1GB RAM, 250 GB 2,5" HD, Ubuntu Desktop 8.04 LTS, CD -> FLAC = dbpoweramp last.fm/user/jo-wie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jo-wie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17952 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65021 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
