Timeline for Why can't I browse to my desktop using its .local hostname?
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| Feb 9, 2023 at 19:49 | comment | added | Ryan | @AndrewT. Thanks for the update! | |
| Feb 9, 2023 at 8:43 | comment | added | Andrew T.♦ |
Looks like Android has supported .local mDNS since December 2021 through Google Play System November 2021 update. Ref: Esper.io, Android Police
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| Nov 12, 2020 at 0:08 | comment | added | Sonny | @Ryan - Yes. That's the one. | |
| Nov 11, 2020 at 18:52 | comment | added | Ryan | I think issuetracker.google.com/issues/140786115 (bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=405925) might be the problem. | |
| Nov 7, 2020 at 16:50 | history | edited | Ryan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
confirmed that this is a problem on multiple Android versions
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| Nov 3, 2020 at 13:12 | comment | added | Ryan | @IrfanLatif Ok, thanks for the hints. | |
| Nov 3, 2020 at 10:30 | comment | added | Irfan Latif |
@Ryan I can't be very specific in your situation. Your question is more about troubleshooting than a precise answer. Make sure your DNS traffic isn't encrypted. Secondly force it to go to your router by using iptables (if rooted) or VPN. Then use dig on Termux to see what response your DNS query gets back. This should certainly lead you to some conclusion. You can follow any DNS troubleshooting guide. Android-specfic things are explained in my previous answers on the subject.
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| Nov 2, 2020 at 23:18 | comment | added | Ryan | Any thoughts, @IrfanLatif? Thanks for your help. | |
| Oct 31, 2020 at 14:37 | comment | added | Ryan | @IrfanLatif I appreciate the link. I've studied your post multiple times (and others by you), but I'm confused about what I can do to solve my problem. Toggling to Airplane Mode and back off hasn't worked. Waiting 48+ hours hasn't worked (to let whatever cache expire). Restarting the phone hasn't worked. It's bizarre to me that iOS, Mac, and Windows all resolve mypc.local but Android 11 so far does not. Thanks for any thoughts. From your posts, you seem like you're exactly the type of person I was hoping would see my post! Thanks. | |
| Oct 30, 2020 at 20:32 | comment | added | Irfan Latif |
May help with Search Domain (.local in your case) issues: android.stackexchange.com/a/220129/218526
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| Oct 30, 2020 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAndroid/status/1322236856227008516 | ||
| Oct 29, 2020 at 19:26 | comment | added | Ryan | @Robert I switched Private DNS to Off and then enabled Airplane Mode for a moment (since I think sometimes that's necessary), but I'm getting the same results as my question above. I appreciate your ideas! They seemed like reasonable steps to try. | |
| Oct 29, 2020 at 19:23 | comment | added | Robert |
You need to disable private DNS (Off), otherwise your router DNS is not used and you can not resolve .local addresses.
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| Oct 29, 2020 at 19:21 | comment | added | Ryan |
@Robert I'd changed Private DNS on my Android to one.one.one.one (1.1.1.1). But even though I just switched it back to Automatic, I'm getting the same results as my question above.
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| Oct 29, 2020 at 19:18 | comment | added | Robert |
Most routers have a built-in DNS proxy that performs the resolution of .local addresses. I just checked and it seems like the secure DNS setting is called Private DNS.
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| Oct 29, 2020 at 19:12 | comment | added | Ryan | @Robert My router is the AT&T gateway Arris BGW210-700, which does not seem to have any DNS settings in the config or even mentioned in the PDF of its manual. Are you saying there is a "secure DNS setting" within Android 11? I searched but couldn't find it. Thanks for your help. | |
| Oct 29, 2020 at 19:06 | comment | added | Robert |
Check the "secure DNS setting". If it is activated your local DNS server (e.g. in the router providing the .local addresses) will be ignored and instead a secure connection to a DNS server by e.g. Google is used. Of course this DNS server knows nothing about your local devices.
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| Oct 29, 2020 at 18:29 | history | asked | Ryan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |