How do I get my Linux servers accessible via http://hostname/

Question

I have two Linux servers on VirtualBox Virtual machines. One is Ubuntu Linux and another is OpenSuse Linux.

The hostname of Ubuntu server is "ubuntu-server" and hostname of open suse server is "suse-server".

When I type http:// ubuntu-server from my host machine it works perfectly. But when I type http:// suse-server from my host machine it doesn't work. To access suse apache I have to type its IP adress eg: http:// 192.168.1.5

I checked my "hosts" file and it doesn't has any entry for ubuntu-server.

How can access SUSE server's Apache without typing its IP address and without editing hosts file in host machine?

My host OS is Windows 7 Professional.

Solution

Put your network adapters into Bridged mode so it gets its own address from the router

In Virtual Machine's settings, select Networking->Adapter *x*->Bridged Mode->OK

Comments

[iainlbc]

Sounds like the suse server may not have a hostname. What does hostname return?

[Future King]

But I can access my ubuntu server by just using hostname. And this is happening without DNS server.

[Future King]

I have installed SAMBA in both ubuntu and suse server. From Windows Host machine I can access ubuntu server by just typing \\UBUNTU-SERVER in Windows explorer. But for suse server I have to type its IP address.

[Future King]

network adapters are in bridged mode

[user1686]

@Future: Make sure you have nmbd actually running on SuSE and not blocked by the firewall.