Re: ping hostname on mixed windows/fedora environment

[Ted Potter <tpotter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

simple answer - to ping by hostname those boxes should be using a static ip

address and each box needs to have the hosts file configured. What you are seeing

is most likely due to the fact that even using dhcp those boxes are receiving the 

same ip address. My own habit is to use static ip addresses on a lan with five or

less devices.

On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Bret Stern <bret_stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a single router issuing ip addresses (dhcp) to a variety of
Windows/XP/Server and Fedora machines.

Since all my Windows/Fedora machines are issued ip numbers from the
router, I thought I would be able to ping by hostname to any one of the
machines.

My windows machines seem to ping by hostname more often than not. The
Fedora machines (Fedora 12 ftp server, Fedora 13 workstation) do not,
because I've never taken the time to figure it out.

Although I don't NEED to ping by hostname accross my Windows/Fedora
workstations, I would like to try.

Any expertise on how to do this...or a good article I can read.

As always, regards,

Bret Stern

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