Ping hostname

[etaleb]

Guys - similar to Windows, can one use a hostname for functions like ping in terminal or vnc://hostname. I can't get that to work on my LAN. In fact, I can't even ping my own host. Thanks


etaleb@etaleb-mac ~ % ping etaleb-mac

ping: cannot resolve etaleb-mac: Unknown host

 

[jcscol]

etaleb@etaleb-mac ~ % ping etaleb-mac

ping: cannot resolve etaleb-mac: Unknown host

Try

ping etaleb-mac.local

 

[bogdanw]

Why use hosts when you can use IPs?

Free LAN scanners
Angry IP Scanner https://angryip.org/
LanScan https://apps.apple.com/app/lanscan/id472226235

Apple Support - Connect to servers in Terminal on Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/trml1018/mac

 

[etaleb]

Try

ping etaleb-mac.local

Same error

 

[jcscol]

What does it say is the hostname under:

System Settings -> General -> Sharing -> Local Hostname

 

[etaleb]

something totally different and I used it and it works. I guess I can use other hostnames to establish vnc connections, etc too. Right?
Should I also enable a dynamic global hostname and give it a shorter name and enable Bonjour? I do have about 10 different types of apple devices on the network and wondering if it'll help

Thanks

 

[Romain_H]

For that to work you need either a DNS server within your LAN (e.g. something like https://pi-hole.net/) or configure the required domain names in your /etc/hosts file.