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Server has a static IP address. No DHCP so the first two do not apply. Server is Linux. netbios is a Windows thing, right (sorry, I'm a Linux/UNIX admin in real life. Windows is not my forte.) However, it does run Samba but I have not touched that in ages. Actually. netbios name in smb.conf...

As I noted above, the hostname command still returns oak. /etc/hostname still has oak as does /etc/hosts.

How is the hostname determined that we see in the network map and the traffic monitor? Here's why I ask. My main Linux server (fedora 19) is connected to one of the wired ports and has a static IP address. The hostname is oak. Sometimes the network map would show this name and sometimes it...

Installed the media server app on my Linux box and the Plex for Android app on my tablet and phone. Pointed the media server to where I keep my music, photos and a couple of test videos on the server itself and it all works. Only cost was $5 for the android app. Now to experiment with the...

Before I go too far and find myself down some hole, I thought I'd ask some questions here around the router's minidnla and Chromecast. Tried searching the forum but did not find anything yet. I have the RT-AC66U with Merlin's 374.38_1 firmware. Yesterday I dug out an unused 1 TB external...

Thanks for the info. I did flash the latest Merlin FW earlier today. -Charlie

Hi, I've had the RT-AC66U for almost a month now. It's great. One thing I noticed, when I go to the firmware upgrade page It says I have 3.0.0.4.374_726-g10636e. According to the ASUS web site, that's one revision behind. The latest there is 3.0.0.4.374.979. Yet, when I tell it to check...