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What happens if you use fully qualified domain name of the host i.e. hostname.domainname.local
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What happens if you use fully qualified domain name of the host i.e. hostname.domainname.local

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You could also add the entries to the hosts file: /private/etc/hosts
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You could also add the entries to the hosts file: /private/etc/hosts

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Nothing, that's all i've been using since this problem started up. 
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Nothing, that's all i've been using since this problem started up.

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Could do that for the servers but workstations run DHCP.
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Could do that for the servers but workstations run DHCP.

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Try to ping with FQDN (eg:- nodel.wester.com). <br />
If its a problem with the single system, ad host entry.<br />
Add domain nad dns details in network settings.
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Try to ping with FQDN (eg:- nodel.wester.com).
If its a problem with the single system, ad host entry.
Add domain nad dns details in network settings.

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I'm running an OS X Lion system in a windows environment. I'm not using ldap but I connect to many systems with RDP. I'm using the same DNS settings as the windows workstations and servers here. The problem is that machine names are not resolving from the mac.<br />
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I've read a lot about this issue but nothing seems to really be a sure fix.
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I'm running an OS X Lion system in a windows environment. I'm not using ldap but I connect to many systems with RDP. I'm using the same DNS settings as the windows workstations and servers here. The problem is that machine names are not resolving from the mac.

I've read a lot about this issue but nothing seems to really be a sure fix.

osx Lion resolve windows system names

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.