Unknown hostname error - Raspbian

Question

I have a windows server running inside a VM and trying to access it from a raspberry pi 3 which is configured to have access to the VM network.

Problem is when I ping the server with its' IP it responds but when I do it with the name (in my case it's nlux807) it throws Unknown Hostname nlux807 How can I resolve it?

I am quite new to Raspbian. Any handy tip will be appreciated.

Is the windows server registering the hostname to a DNS service? What is the type of VM you are running them? Generally, what is the network setup? — Balazs Vago, Jan 23 '17 at 13:51

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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If the Windows server has a static IP, you can edit the file /etc/hosts on the Raspberry Pi device and add the following line:

192.168.0.99 nlux807 # Actually the IP address of the Windows server

That will make ping nlux807 work.

This is similar to ssh-could-not-resolve-hostname-name-or-service-not-known.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Jan 23 '17 at 13:42

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Excellent! Worked like a charm :) Thanks a ton @Quirysse – Tarek Saazeb Jan 23 '17 at 14:00
The issue is probably 90% similar but I don't think it is a direct duplicate. – Tarek Saazeb Jan 23 '17 at 14:05

Unknown hostname error - Raspbian

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