Sun VirtualBox: Guest is Unable to Connect to Host By Hostname
Hi,
there is one similar thread but that one didn't help. I cannot connect to my XP-Home Host by hostname. Guest is Debian (Knoppix). Cause I want to run an Asterisk on the guest, I have to use bridged network. I can reach every host by hostname (local and worldwide) except the own pc's XP Home. But I can reach it by it's ip address. My router is a FBF 7170. It shows "xxxxx" as hostname for the XP Home host and sometimes "xxxxx (2)" and sometimes "PC-192-168-178-3" as hostname for the linux client. I already have a workaround. I put the ip and hostname into my /etc/hosts. But that is really only a workaround. As soon as I'm changing the used pc I have to alter the hosts file. So it is not much better than to use the ip directly. So I'm looking for a real solution only. Can anybody help? |
My guess is that you're using a little firewall/router device that
provides dhcp and dns services. If so, that's the place to check. Apparently you have dynamic dns and the Windows host isn't properly registering its hostname. |
Hi,
Just a shot, but what about your 'lmhosts' file? :hattip: The above link and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just SlackwareŽ links! |
Many thanks for your answers.
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It could be a problem with the router which is a FritzBox 7170 (FBF). But I guess it is a problem with the Sun VirtualBox. Quote:
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