webserver name resolving protocol for a LAN
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:59 am
Salam,
I am working on an embedded system at the moment. the system runs a webserver. now what i would like to do is to make the server available through a hostname. It's a rather dumb question but i have not been able to figure out the protocol that is used for such.
In the system i have enabled WINS but when I type in the server-name in a browser on a PC connected to the same LAN, no query is made for the name using WINS but instead the browser attempts to resolve it through DNS. however, if i type the ip address of the server then it is accessed properly.
another method is to user Microsoft Windows Browser Protocol, and announce the name periodically, but i am concerned that this might not work on non-windows based networks.
Any suggestions?
I am working on an embedded system at the moment. the system runs a webserver. now what i would like to do is to make the server available through a hostname. It's a rather dumb question but i have not been able to figure out the protocol that is used for such.
In the system i have enabled WINS but when I type in the server-name in a browser on a PC connected to the same LAN, no query is made for the name using WINS but instead the browser attempts to resolve it through DNS. however, if i type the ip address of the server then it is accessed properly.
another method is to user Microsoft Windows Browser Protocol, and announce the name periodically, but i am concerned that this might not work on non-windows based networks.
Any suggestions?