Fix DNS issues with .local addresses on MS domain

I can’t believe it is that simple

Fix linux DNS issues with .local addresses on MS domain

B.L.U.F.:

Microsoft uses .local as the recommended root of internal domains, and serves them via unicast dns. Linux uses .local as the root of multicast dns. If you’re stuck on a broken MS network like this, reconfigure your linux multicast DNS to use a different domain like .alocal.

To do this, add a “domain-name=.alocal” line to the “[server]” section of “/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf”, then restart avahi-daemon: “sudo service avahi-daemon restart”.

viaLow Level Manager: Fix linux DNS issues with .local addresses on MS domain.