Take the 2-minute tour ×  I just set up a new AirPort Extreme
and CentOS 6.2 server - the server is meant to be a general-
purpose storage machine, and so I've set up Samba and Avahi on
it. I can easily access the server by IP address from my MacBook
Pro running OS X Lion, but attempting to resolve it by name -
from the terminal with ping, in a connect prompt (smb://my-
server/) - doesn't work.  Are there any particular configuration
steps I need to take? How can I get access by name to the server
from OS X?  share|improve this question Tim, I suggest that you
flag your question and ask a mod to move it to either Unix &
Linux StackExchange, or Server Fault. This question is
predominately how do I configure avahi to automatically announce
my server's hostname. It's not actually a question about Apple
Hardware or Software. OS X automatically broadcasts the computer
name and associated address for link-local resolution and
browsing, Avahi does (last I knew) only on a service-by-service
basis. The details of which,