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basic-ident [2023/05/14 04:27] hogwildbasic-ident [2023/08/05 18:51] (current) – -formatting Domain Name contents hogwild
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 If you enter a name that conflicts with a registered TLD on the Internet, the local network will take priority (avoid using, ".com" or ".org").  For home networks, this should usually be set to something like "local" or "lan" If this field is left blank, there will be no local DNS resolution of devices on the LAN except from devices that support/are running mDNS. If you enter a name that conflicts with a registered TLD on the Internet, the local network will take priority (avoid using, ".com" or ".org").  For home networks, this should usually be set to something like "local" or "lan" If this field is left blank, there will be no local DNS resolution of devices on the LAN except from devices that support/are running mDNS.
  
-For example, let's say you if you set the Domain Name to "local"the Hostname to "Router", and you have an IP camera on your LAN with hostname "Camera-32DA" (similar under "Name" on the router's [[Device List]] page).  Typing "router.local" into a browser would open your router configuration page. Entering "camera-32da.local" would open your camera's webpage.  Entering "\\Router" into Windows File Explorer would show you a list of objects shared by your router's SAMBA (if enabled).+For example, let's say you
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 +  * Set the Domain Name to "local" 
 +  * Set the Hostname to "Router" 
 +  * Have an IP camera on your LAN with hostname "Camera-32DA" (similar under "Name" on the router's [[status-devices|Device List]] page). 
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 +Typing "router.local" into a browser would open your router configuration page. 
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 +Entering "camera-32da.local" would open your camera's webpage and; 
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 +Entering "\\Router" into Windows File Explorer would show you a list of objects shared by your router's SAMBA (if enabled).
  
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basic-ident.1684034821.txt.gz · Last modified: 2023/05/14 04:27 by hogwild