Re: NSLU2 Debian Lenny RC1: unable to connect to hostname.local

[John Winters <john@sinodun.org.uk>]

heffa niceday wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have Debian Lenny RC1 installed on a couple of NSLU2 boxes (one DHCP,
> one static IP). The problem is I can't ping or connect to them using
> their hostname.
> After editing /etc/hostname the prompt on the NSLU2 changes, but it's
> not possible to ping or connect using the hostname.
> 
> When trying to ping i get:
> "ping: cannot resolve HOSTNAME.local: Unknown host"

Have you actually added the new hosts to your DNS setup?  You don't
actually say but you seem to imply that you can connect to the slugs if
you use their raw IP addresses.  If this is the case then it's
definitely a problem with your DNS and nothing to do with the slugs.

HTH
John