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Sunday, November 10th, 2024

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Computer is not assigned a primary DNS suffix on Xfinity home wifi network

Hello,

I am trying to setup remote access to my desktop, but despite troubleshooting I am unable to find my computer's FQDN. 

My machine runs Windows 11, and when I run >ipconfig /all, my output is the following:

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : <name>

   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :

   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ms.comcast.net

 

When I then attempt to run 'ssh <user>@<name>.hsd1.ms.comcast.net' on my laptop, I am given a 'no such host is known' error code.

I have successfully ssh'd to and from this computer before under different circumstances, so I am confident that the proper SSH software is running.  Additionally, I am able to 'remote desktop' (using the built-in Windows software) to this machine with no issues.

 

Additionally, upon running 'whoami /fqdn', I get the following error:

ERROR: Unable to get Fully Qualified Distinguished Name (FQDN) as the current logged-on user is not a domain user.

I am no expert, so I could be wrong in blaming this on my WiFi.  However, I believe this has something to do with my DNS not assigning my computer a FQDN and I wanted to float this question to some xfinity experts here.

Thank you.

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