hi folks,
i feel like i am missing something very simple. i have been googleing this problem a lot.
i have a notebook with ubuntu 8.10 in a lan with a router as dns server. i want to connect to a winxp computer named "server" through it's name, not ip. since the router uses dhcp and i am in a company, i cannot switch to fixed ips.
these are the temporary adresses
laptop: 192.168.1.33
router: 192.168.1.1
server: 192.168.1.34
i can ping 192.168.1.34 successfully, but ping server fails. internet works fine though.
what can i do to access server through it's name, not ip?
thanx!
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