Cameron Kerr wrote:

> Fred Emmott <pcfreak65@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> linuxserver is a real dns/apache/irc/ftp server
>> {freds,jonys}server point to the same ip address as
>> {freds,jonys}.linuxserver, which is an IP-based apache virtual host,
>> {using
>> eth0 aliases.
>>
>> With the exception of server.lan, which points to linuxserver, *.lan
>> point to individual user's computers, so if a certain user has a problem,
>> i just need to "ssh <user>.lan"
>
> Well then, you need to move *server into a domain of its own, probably
> into your lan TLD.
>
> The reason it probably doesn't work on Windows is because IE will add a
> suffix (.com, .net, .org) to anything without a TLD. It's quite
> braindead. I'm glad I don't have to mess with that shite much.

It's not just IE - ping and anything network related

though "linuxserver" works

>
> PS. What does the following output
>
> dig +short -t A linuxserver
>
192.168.0.2

fredsserver reports 192.168.0.3

btw a less typing intensive alternative is "host linuxserver" :)

Fred