On 12/08/2013 14:04, JD wrote:
My problem is that I would like to use hostnames and not IP addresses
when linking between 3 Linux computers that are just connected via my
router.
The router has the correct hostname for each computer but I get a
refusal if I try, say, jd@jd-Dimension-5000, whereas jd@192.168.1.5
works. In principle, the IP addresses change so I'd rather use
hostnames. I admit that the IP addresses don't change very often, but
I turn the router off whenever I go away so the addresses get
reassigned and that is a pain.
Does "hostnale.local" work? Eg. "jd-Dimension-5000.local"?
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