Access by name

I don't remember IP addresses. I prefer to refer to servers by their name,

Note: underscores should not be used in hostnames. avahi will not work with underscores, use dashes instead. For the tvheadend server ♣hostname♣, I am using = tvheadend

Once avahi is installed on ubuntu, it allows me to ssh into the TVheadend PC using:

$ ssh ♣username♣@♣hostname♣.local

For me, it is easier to refer to a server by ♣hostname♣.local.

Step 1. Install avahi-daemon

Find the IP address of the new device. Open a terminal window and run the command:

$ ssh <username>@<ip-address>

Install avahi-daemon

$ sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon -y

These can be added to the above line, but thye don't seem to be required

avahi-discover avahi-utils libnss-mdns mdns-scan

$ logout

Then login using either

$ ssh <username>@tvheadend.local

$ ssh <username>@tvheadend

Step 2. Verify it all works [optional]

Then login using

$ ssh ♣username♣@tvheadend.local

or

$ shh ♣username♣@tvheadend

Try pinging the device

$ hostname

♣hostname♣

$ ping ♣hostname♣.local

If you would like to change the hostname do the following, otherwise, go to the next step

$ sudo nano /etc/hosts

My local area network is 192.168.1.x. My hosts file is:

127.0.0.1 localhost

127.0.1.1 ♣hostname♣

IPv6 is disabled so skip the stuff below

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts

::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback

fe00::0 ip6-localnet

ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix

ff02::1 ip6-allnodes

ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

CTRL-O, CTR-X, ENTER to save and exit the editor

The hostname file should contain just one entry:

$ sudo nano /etc/hostname

♣hostname♣

CTRL-O, CTR-X, ENTER to save and exit the editor

If you changed the hostname, then reboot

$ sudo reboot

Next: Install TV tuner utilities