Ted Roche wrote on 2011-07-14: > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Tracy Pearson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> PING boxname.domain.local >> > Is it really ".local" > > Hard as it is to believe, Windows has a feature called "Screen Bad > TLDs" because, of course, Microsoft knows more about what kind of Top > Level Domains should and shouldn't be allowed than you do. A suggested > workaround can be found here: > > http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-vista/fix-for-ping-request-could-not -find-host-fqdn-of-server-error/ > > I see some MSKB articles suggesting this problem occurs with FQDNs > that are numeric so it may not be the issue.
Ted, Yes, it's really ends with ".local" Mybox.powerchurch.local where mybox changes with things that begin with alpha characters. This particular box has digits in that beginning. Though other boxes that haven't a number anywhere in the name are also returning that same message. I know this because I just fired up my laptop, connected to the VPN via the office gateway, NSLookup is returning proper information and Ping is returning the same "Ping request could not find host mybox.powerchurch.local. Please check the name and try again." PING mybox - success PING mybox.powerchurch.local - could not find host I started using the *.powerchurch.local because it used to work and mybox wouldn't work. But!! That was before the new SonicWall VPN box arrived, and before the recent DHCP changes made. Since the boxes I connect to are handed a new DHCP occasionally I use the names instead of the IPs. Given some time, the mybox.powerchurch.local begins to work. Tracy Pearson PowerChurch Software _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
