scp

[bmike1]

What do you call it when an ip address is converted to words?
Here's the deal, just tonight I transferred a file from Mint17 to MX14 using scp. As you can see (below) I had to type out the full ip address rather than the host name. How do you get it to translate the ip to the hostname? or else..... why is it timing out? It is much easier to type out the host name compared to it's ip address.

username1@hostname1:~/Documents/Earnings/DailyEarnings$ scp Yearly\ Template.ods username2@hostname2:/home/mthavens/Documents
ssh: connect to host hostname2 port 22: Connection timed out
lost connection
^Cusername1@hostname1:~/Documents/Earnings/DailyEarnings$ scp Yearly\ Template.ods username2@192.168.0.2:/home/username2/Documents
username2@192.168.0.2's password:
Yearly Template.ods 100% 51KB 51.4KB/s 00:00
username1@hostname1:~/Documents/Earnings/DailyEarnings$

[BitJam]

If you are using fixed ip addresses then you just need to add a line like this to your /etc/hosts file:

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192.168.0.2        hostname2

If you are using dynamic ip addresses (via dhcpd for example) then it is a little more complicated.

[timkb4cq]

Different routers have the settings for lan dns resolution in different places, so it's hard to give a general answer. One thing to remember is that dns resolution on a lan is case sensitive, so mx-14 <> MX-14. Logging into your router's configuration pages (in your case most likely at http://192.168.0.1 ) should let you see what names the machines on your lan are seen as by the router.

[lucky9]

I suspect that they still have the Router's IP address printed or stamped on the bottom of the unit. Careful there is a Reset button somewhere (bottom or back most of the time) also.

[bmike1]

thanks for inspiring me to figure it out on my own. I had to go into 'Advanced Setup' and then to 'DNS Mapping' of the modem's configuration page (192.168.0.1). After going there I needed to manually map the IP to the host name.