Probably not. This is actually a complicated question about how names are resolved. At this early stage you might be overwhelmed by DNS and netBIOS etc. The easiest thing would be to put an entry into /etc/hosts or just use the IP.
Sent from my Android device. Please excuse my brevity. On Aug 2, 2011 12:07 PM, "KeLLoGsX" <mans...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for the reading advice, haven't had the time yet but will certainly > bookmark them and have a look. In the meantime, I checked ipconfig /all and > got: > subnet mask 255.255.255.0 > default gateway 10.0.0.1 > dhcp 10.0.0.1 > dns 10.0.0.1 > > I changed the etc/network/interfaces with appropriate numbers (broadcast, > gateway, network) > > *# ip addr* > inet 10.0.0.7/24 brd 10.0.0.255 > > *# ip route* > default via 10.0.0.1 dev wlan0 > > I use static ip now because it works to connect with putty from my windows > pc. But if I get this host problem solved I can change to dhcp and connect > via the host name instead, right? > > //KeLLoGsX > > > Gustin Johnson-2 wrote: >> >> Well the obvious flaw is that the IP address you used does not match >> the network and broadcast that you defined (which is network that the >> gateway belongs to). As a result your machine does not "see" the >> gateway. >> >> This is not Linux specific but is networking 101. A good place to >> start would be the http://www.tcpipguide.com/ site. If you plan on >> messing with networks, the book he is also selling there is worth >> every penny. The Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control site >> (http://www.lartc.org) is also a wealth of info. >> >> You do not need to memorize everything on those two sites, but they >> both do a good job of covering the basics. >> >> The short short version is that you either need to change the IP >> address or change the rest. You also do not need the hostapd line >> since this machine is acting as a "client" on an existing wifi >> network. You would use hostapd if you were building your own access >> point. >> >> The rest of the hosts on your network, do they have 10.0.0.xxx IPs or >> 192.168.1.xxx IPs? From Linux you can find the relevant info with "ip >> addr" and "ip route". The "ip addr" will give you an IP and netmask >> in CIDR notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/nn), while other operating systems >> may give you this info as separate IP and netmask entries. The info I >> am after follows "inet", not "inet6". >> >> On Windows "ipconfig /all" should get you the info you need to make >> this work. Specifically you are looking for the netmask and gateway, >> I could probably guess/deduce the rest. >> >> Hth, >> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 1:09 AM, KeLLoGsX <mans...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi Gustin, >>> >>> When I type *# ip route* I get this: >>> 10.0.0.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.0.0.7 >>> >>> Don't know what this means... My interfaces look like this >>> >>> *# etc/network/interfaces * >>> auto wlan0 >>> iface wlan0 inet static >>> address 10.0.0.7 >>> netmask 255.255.255.0 >>> network 192.168.1.0 >>> broadcast 192.168.1.255 >>> gateway 192.168.1.1 >>> hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.wlan0.conf >>> wpa-ssid *** >>> wpa-psk *** >>> >>> Haven't tried the traceroute yet but I will later today. >>> >>> //KeLLoGsX >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://voyage-linux.34677.n3.nabble.com/Host-name-resolve-problem-tp3213232p3218197.html >>> Sent from the Voyage Linux mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Voyage-linux mailing list >>> Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk >>> http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Voyage-linux mailing list >> Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk >> http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux >> > > > -- > View this message in context: http://voyage-linux.34677.n3.nabble.com/Host-name-resolve-problem-tp3213232p3219722.html > Sent from the Voyage Linux mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Voyage-linux mailing list > Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
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