ping not resolving mdns .local domain

Question

Hi

when I issue the command >ping anotherpc.local I get the response "Ping request could not find host anotherpc.local. Please check the name and try again."

C:\WINDOWS\system32>ping anotherpc.local
Ping request could not find host anotherpc.local. Please check the name and try again.

I can see on wireshark that an mdns request is being made for anotherpc.local and that anotherpc.local is responding. When I use the command >dns-sd -G v4 anotherpc.local I get a positive response

C:\WINDOWS\system32>dns-sd -G v4 anotherpc.local
Timestamp     A/R Flags if Hostname                  Address                                      TTL
15:43:11.931  Add     2  2 anotherpc.local.       192.168.15.24                                120

So the win10 PC can see the mdns response but the response is not getting through to the main DNS (ping) resolver.

The 192.168.15.xxx subnet is a local wired connection but is not connected to internet. The PC is connected to the internet via its (different) WIFI connection. I have seen in different posts that a lack of internet connection on a subnet may cause problems.

Is there any advise on what might be causing this and what I can try to get this working?

Many thanks

Accepted Answer

The dns-sd command does not appear to be part of Windows 10 or 11. I don't know where you got that from.

On my home network, my pc's are all set to use DHCP on a WI-FI router. The router functions as the DNS server and uses .Home as the suffix. The DHCP configuration adds .Home to the Connection-specific DNS Suffix. I have replied to users whose router does not function as a DNS server.

Are all machine using DHCP and the same DNS servers?

C:\>nslookup 192.168.1.7
Server:  Wireless_Broadband_Router.home
Address:  192.168.1.1

Name:    Test10.home
Address:  192.168.1.7


C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Test10
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home

Ethernet adapter Ethernet0:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : home
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-29-DA-C7-A5
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : fd00::fd59:8d41:55c2:1fe3(Preferred)
   Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : fd00::1951:1a0:457b:acf2(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::fd59:8d41:55c2:1fe3%7(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 25, 2022 7:43:22 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 26, 2022 7:43:22 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 100666409
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-29-2D-EE-26-00-0C-29-DA-C7-A5
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 80-38-FB-88-FD-50
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\>
C:\>ping blackhole

Pinging blackhole.home [192.168.1.6] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.6:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms


C:\>nslookup blackhole
Server:  Wireless_Broadband_Router.home
Address:  192.168.1.1

Name:    blackhole.home
Address:  192.168.1.6


C:\>

ping not resolving mdns .local domain

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