u/Claghorn

I'm running dnsmasq on local lan to provide names for my local systems. On Windows 11, I can run nslookup to lookup the IP address of a local system, and it correctly reports the IP. In the browser, it spins for a while and says it can't find the name, but if I substitute the IP address, it brings up the web page just fine.

Same behavior in both Duck-Duck-Go and Microsoft Edge.

Do browsers not use the normal dns lookup?

Device name LenYoga

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics (3.30 GHz)

Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.3 GB usable)

Graphics card AMD Radeon 780M Graphics (512 MB)

Storage 196 GB of 954 GB used

Device ID F0D22C24-61CA-45ED-9147-6544CB0D4944

Product ID 00342-22453-77357-AAOEM

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points

Edition Windows 11 Home

Version 25H2

Installed on ‎6/‎14/‎2025

OS build 26200.8457

Serial number YX0DGNB8

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.304.0

I have previously been able to see my fedora linux samba shares on windows boxes, but my relatively new Windows 11 Lenova YOGA always gives me errors (like "no path") when I try. Do I have to beat windows defender into submission to open up the firewall to the local lan?

Fedora: Fedora 40 (soon to be fedora 44)

Windows:

Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 25H2
Installed on ‎6/‎14/‎2025
OS build 26200.8457
Serial number YX0DGNB8
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.304.0

I was away from my main system for about a year, so I'm trying to upgrade to fedora 44 from 40. What happened to rssh in fedora 44? I use it extensively for backups and it seems to be gone. Do I need to download a source rpm from an older fedora and build it myself?

Kensington wireless expert mouse trackball talking to fedora via the USB receiver dongle. If I'm idle "long enough" it won't be talking to fedora when I come back, I have to turn it off and back on for it to speak again. I looked via powertop at the USB power settings and no USB devices seem to have any kind of power saving turned on. Are there any other obscure USB settings of any kind I'm missing that might affect this? I note my logitech wireless keyboard never has this problem.

I just got a package delivered by UPS. My address is on the package, but the name on the package is not anyone who lives or ever lived here. What the heck do I do with it? Can I get UPS to pick it back up?