Comments on: Avahi and dot-local addresses on Ubuntu Gutsy http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/ How many blogs does one man need? Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:45:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andrew Gallagher http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-51 Andrew Gallagher Sat, 23 May 2009 20:35:46 +0000 http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-51 If I was setting a domain up now, I wouldn't use .local. Unfortunately I'm working in an existing environment... If I was setting a domain up now, I wouldn’t use .local. Unfortunately I’m working in an existing environment…

]]> By: Rich http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-50 Rich Sat, 23 May 2009 18:25:53 +0000 http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-50 .local addresses are avoidable, actually, if you host your own domain (mydomain.net). If you use BIND, look in to setting up separate 'internal' and 'external' views. .local addresses are avoidable, actually, if you host your own domain (mydomain.net). If you use BIND, look in to setting up separate ‘internal’ and ‘external’ views.

]]> By: Martin Wolf’s weblog » Blog Archive » Why ‘.local’ is a bad choice for an internal domain http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-49 Martin Wolf’s weblog » Blog Archive » Why ‘.local’ is a bad choice for an internal domain Fri, 15 May 2009 19:12:24 +0000 http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-49 [...] offered by Avahi, so I just uninstalled it (sudo apt-get remove avahi-daemon). Alternatively, here is a receipt for disabling the special treatment of .local, but keeping the rest of the daemon [...] [...] offered by Avahi, so I just uninstalled it (sudo apt-get remove avahi-daemon). Alternatively, here is a receipt for disabling the special treatment of .local, but keeping the rest of the daemon [...]

]]> By: oneangrydwarf » Blog Archive » .local Domains on Ubuntu Desktop http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-37 oneangrydwarf » Blog Archive » .local Domains on Ubuntu Desktop Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:43:55 +0000 http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-37 [...] Avahi and dot-local addresses on Ubuntu Gutsy from The Fifth Wheel of andrewg for more [...] [...] Avahi and dot-local addresses on Ubuntu Gutsy from The Fifth Wheel of andrewg for more [...]

]]> By: Loye Young http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-36 Loye Young Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:37:09 +0000 http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/avahi-and-dot-local-addresses-on-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-36 >To fix, edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and remove the text >“[NOTFOUND=return]“ >as follows: >hosts: files mdns4_minimal dns mdns4 >You then need to restart the problem software. Avahi still >works, but >will fail over to standard DNS if the host cannot be resolved via >mDNS. The "fix" has it backwards: mDNS should come LAST and work only when a properly configured DNS server is not available. If you want mDNS (I'm not sure why you would, but I digress), here is the correct line for nsswitch.conf: <code> hosts: files dns mdns4_minimal mdns4 </code> Happy Trails >To fix, edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and remove the text >“[NOTFOUND=return]“
>as follows:
>hosts: files mdns4_minimal dns mdns4
>You then need to restart the problem software. Avahi still >works, but
>will fail over to standard DNS if the host cannot be resolved via >mDNS.

The “fix” has it backwards: mDNS should come LAST and work only when a properly configured DNS server is not available.

If you want mDNS (I’m not sure why you would, but I digress), here is the correct line for nsswitch.conf:

hosts: files dns mdns4_minimal mdns4

Happy Trails

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