Internal DNS Resolution
Hi folks. I have a situation that is a bit confusing, so I will explain it as I've tested.
I have multiple machines on my Airport Extreme LAN. I have a box that has Leopard Server 10.5.8. It is running web, email, and DNS. I have a couple laptops, and a workstation, an iPod, an iPhone, and an iPad Mini all on internal static IP.
On the workstation, I write web stuff, and I force local domains (i.e. localtest.local) for various projects. Set up in Apache virtual hosts and set in my hosts file so I can quickly get to the landing page on the workstation.
The iPad can't see localtest.local. So I inserted a secondary domain record, fully qualified, in the DNS. I don't want the outside world to see my internal test domains, but I do want the whole LAN to use broadcasts to see these domains. She's not working. The server can see localtest.local, but the iPad nor either of the two laptops can see it. I can't edit a hosts file on the iPad, so I'm screwed.
There has to be a way of having the LAN broadcast internal VHosts, epecially since there's a secondary record in the DNS.
What am I doing wrong?
Cheers
Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), Hypercard UG!