IIRC resolution of .local is a call and response system based on network broadcasts.
I think that makes it non routable.
If there is something on either of your networks that prevent network broadcasts being sent and recieved that would stop it from working.
It's also not a system I would use routinely unless I had to. It's designed for local networks where there is no DHCP and no DNS server. If you network has those it's much better to use them instead. The only time I wouldn't is where a machine has a locally assigned static IP address and I'm to lazy to tell my DNS server about it (or to edit the hosts file on every other machine).
If you need static IP addresses reserve them by MAC addres or hostname on your router or DHCP server.
I think that makes it non routable.
If there is something on either of your networks that prevent network broadcasts being sent and recieved that would stop it from working.
It's also not a system I would use routinely unless I had to. It's designed for local networks where there is no DHCP and no DNS server. If you network has those it's much better to use them instead. The only time I wouldn't is where a machine has a locally assigned static IP address and I'm to lazy to tell my DNS server about it (or to edit the hosts file on every other machine).
If you need static IP addresses reserve them by MAC addres or hostname on your router or DHCP server.
Statistics: Posted by thagrol — Thu Aug 08, 2024 5:38 pm