RDC works with IP address but not computer name


  1. nredding
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    RDC works with IP address but not computer name


    I have 2 Win7 Pro computers in a homegroup. I have set up RDC and I can connect from computer a to computer b if I use the IP address, but not if I use the computer name. Any ideas?
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  3. acurasd
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    The Host File, I just can't remember where it is lol
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  4. aem
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    C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
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  6. acurasd
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    aem said:
    C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
    yup there it is!
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    What's in your WINS tab (under tcp/ip4 Properties, Advance button) ?
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  8. nredding
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    Thanks. I have found the cause of the problem. For use when connecting to my corporate LAN thru a VPN, on the DNS tab I have specified DNS suffixes to append to unqualified names.

    The computer I was trying to RDC to is called htpc. However, there is also a computer called htpc.xyx.com (assuming one of the DNS suffixes I have is xyz.com).

    When I try to RDC to htpc, it tries a connection to htpc.xyz.com, which of course fails.

    I found this out by doing ping htpc. The response I got was from htpc.xyz.com.
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