Hostname problem

Xristos
Hi all

Either building an openembedded image either downloading a ready image
using angstrom online builder I can not address my board by hostname.
hostname command returns mini2440 but when I try to ping from host it
dosn't work, so I must always use the IP which is harder.

Any idea?

Juergen Beisert
I guess running 'hostname' at your Mini2440 target returns "mini2440",
right? But how should your development host know the name of your external
Mini2440 target?
To make "ping mini2440" work on your development host you need a name
resolution in your network. This can be a DHCP/DNS, or - much simpler - add
the Mini2440's IP to your development host's '/etc/hosts' file.

Xristos
I have a local network through my router/modem/switch.
Any desktop or Laptop I connect to this network is accessible by its
hostname by default. Not the mini. Adding mini2440 to hosts is not working
because it gets automatic IP. Thats why i want hostname to work.
So if the DHCP works an mini gets an IP address normally, why hostname
doesn't work. What service or setting could be wrong.

Jitti73
NetBios for name service may be help.