[Bug 1114948] Re: unable to access server on lan by hostname on wi-fi

[Thomas Hood]

@Jeremy: Hi, and thanks for the report. Please provide more information
by taking the following steps.

* Reboot
* Log in and open a terminal
* In the terminal, run the following commands with the name of your server replacing 'XYZ'.

    ping XYZ
    host XYZ
    dig XYZ
    ls -l /etc/resolv.conf
    cat /etc/resolv.conf
    ls -l /run/resolvconf/interface
    for F in /run/resolvconf/interface/* ; do echo === $F === ; cat $F ; done
    apport-collect 1114948

* Post the resulting output here.

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Title:
  unable to access server on lan by hostname on wi-fi

Status in “resolvconf” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When using wi-fi, i'm unable to access my server by its hostname. It
  works fine on an ethernet cable. On wi-fi, I'm only able to access my
  server by IP address. The server can ping any computer on the network.
  The server is hardwired, and the laptop is on wi-fi.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: resolvconf 1.63ubuntu16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-37.58-generic 3.2.35
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-37-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Feb  3 23:29:46 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: resolvconf
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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