A wee while ago I finally learned that using local as my network domain name was inadvisable so I changed it to home.lan. This was done on my router, a UDM. My tablet and phone can access local resources using the new domain name no problem. However, my Mac will only connect to resources using the old .local name. The Search Domains in the network settings shows the home.lan domain so I'm a bit stumped as to how to fix this issue. Any help would be great!
Changed network domain name - minor problem
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not sure but possbily flush the DNS cache on the mac?
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That was a good call as I'd completely forgotten about trying that. Unfortunately it didn't make any difference. I really thought it would!
I cannot offer any help but you may want to post it under the Apple software section.
People seem to post Mac qestions\issues under here
Apple Software
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Hopefully you will get more help
Will do. I'm still not sure if it's a Mac issue or a network/ router problem but I'll pop into the Apple forum to see if anyone can advise.
It's definitely the Mac that's got the issue as I can access domain services from other clients including a MBP. No idea what's causing the problem. Might be a browser cache issue which I'll look into later.
Just bumping this thread as the issue is still outstanding despite my best efforts. I can't work out why the Mac will only access local domains on the old domain name - perhaps because it was .local? Has anyone come across this issue before?
Yes, I've got a UDM that resolves the addresses. This works for the various other Macs, tablets, phones and whatnot I have dotted around the house save for my Mac Studio. If I look at the DNS entry for the problem Mac the Search Domains are correct so it's been supplied with the correct form.