ESP8266 Community Forum

- Sun Apr 26, 2015 7:03 am #15675 Hi,

does your DNS server work ?
In a console, try "ping esp8266.local", or "nslookup esp8266.local". Does it convert to your esp8266 IP address ?
If not, problem may be with your router, not with esp. Some router does not allow machine to set the dns name by themselve (french 'livebox', for example).

(sorry if bad english, I'm french)

- Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:37 am #15695 Thanks for the reply and help. Here is what I got when I ran the Sketch and then checked (as you suggested) in command m ode: It didn't work? ,When I try to talk to: 10.0.0.4 it does work OK. Here is Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 10.0.0.1 is the WiFi router.

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C:\Users\Lynn&Bill>ping 8266,local
Ping request could not find host 8266,local. Please check the name and try again
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C:\Users\Lynn&Bill>nslookup esp8266.local
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
Server: UnKnown
Address: 10.0.0.1

*** UnKnown can't find esp8266.local: Non-existent domain

C:\Users\Lynn&Bill>a copy of the commands;

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There was also some talk about the apple program BONJOUR. I had it, but I downloaded another copy and it did't matter. I don't see it when I check for add ons for Chrome or Explorer.

Any other suggestions?

Bill

- Sun May 03, 2015 1:19 pm #16373 Just to let you know that I got the mDNS_Web_Server example working today after a software update. The sketch now reacts both on the IP number as on esp8266.local.

For details see my OP.