problem mounting network shares with local name [SOLVED]

[nspboarderdude]

I just upgraded my desktop to LMDE 64-bit from Mint 10 Gnome 64-bit. I am trying to mount a network share on my home server. On Mint 10 I had /etc/fstab configured to mount the shares with the local name "fileserver.local." However, now on LMDE it will not mount. Mounting using an ip address, such as 192.168.1.2, works.

I suspect something is wrong with more than /etc/fstab. To double check, I tried connecting with vncviewer and got similar results (I was able to connect using the ip but not fileserver.local).

More clues: I am able to connect via vncviewer using fileserver.local with my laptop running Mint 12 (64-bit cinnamon). Also, mounting shares on my desktop with ip addresses did not work until I installed smbfs.

I am trying to use the local name over ips. Any ideas?

[altair4]

Is avahi running?

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sudo service avahi-daemon status

If not start it:

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sudo service avahi-daemon start

EDIT: It could also be that port 5353 is not open.

[xenopeek]

Moved here by moderator

[nspboarderdude]

Thanks for your response. It appears that it was a problem with DNS. For anyone interested, here is what I did:

I noticed a difference in the /etc/nsswitch.conf files of my laptop and desktop. My desktop had a line that read

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hosts:    files dns

and my laptop had

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hosts:   files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4

I changed the the nsswitch.conf file of the desktop to match that of the laptop, which gave the desired result.