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cannot access .local domain/intranet site when connected to the VPN after the IOS 8 update.

After updating to IOS 8. I can no longer access .local sites in our intranet.


eg. site.domain.local.


I am using the integrated VPN Cisco client. I can access the Sites using the IP address.


I have tested it with Safari, Chrome and Skyfire. With the Scany - network scanner I cannot lookup the hostname using the full DNS suffix as stated above.


I have also tested with different iPhone and iPads. IOS 7 is still working fine.


Anybody else having these problems? I know with IOS 6 there was the same problem and it was solved with the next update.

Posted on Sep 23, 2014 6:52 AM

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Oct 23, 2014 8:57 AM in response to duanel

Updated: This did not work. Even though I restarted after making this change and clearing out my /etc/hosts file, something must have been cached. This stopped working for me this morning:


There was a similar issue in 2002 with OS X. I found a few articles about it and I've been able to address this issue by simply adding "local" to the Search Domains in the advanced network properties of my network interface. This has allowed those of connecting via VPN to resolve.


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cannot access .local domain/intranet site when connected to the VPN after the IOS 8 update.

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