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I have a virtual Windows 2008 domain controller with Dynamic IP and a CentOS box in the same network. I have created host record entries for the Linux server in both FLZ and RLZ on the Windows Server. However I cannot ping the Windows Server from the Linux Server using the Windows hostname. I would prefer to ping the Windows Server by hostname without creating an entry for the Windows server under /etc/hosts file. Is there a way to do the same ? | |||
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Are you using the netbios name or the fully qualified domain name? If you want to use netbios names your going to need to specify a 'search domain' in your /etc/resolv.conf file. For example if you have a machine 'dev.example.org' and want to access it by just giving 'dev' you would need to add the following line to your /etc/resolv.conf file: You will also want to make sure that /etc/resolv.conf contains the correct DNS servers. | |||
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What server does the linux box use for DNS? (check /etc/resolv.conf) If you give it the IP of the Windows DC then it should work. However, that requires a static IP for the DC. | |||
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