Why nss-mdns registers host names as <hostname>.local?
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Ivan Cruz
In Ubuntuforums there are lots of posts about users who cant ping another Linux machine on the local network. Many solutions are proposed, including the decades old /etc/hosts file and installing winbind and adding "wins" to the "hosts" line on nsswitch.conf.
I believe that happens because nss-mdns only resolves names on .local domain and most newbies and Windows users don't know that simple fact.
My question: is there a reason for adding that .local domain to hostname? I mean a technical reason. Will it stop working or behave badly it that .local is not present?
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