Automatic URL completion

I am having a problem. Firefox will automatically try adding "www." in
front, and ".com" at the end, of a partial URL. For instance, if I 
type:
eComStation
it will try:
eComStation.com
and
www.eComStation.com
(possibly a couple of others). 

Okay, my problem is that I have a D-LINK DIR-506L WiFi gizmo that is 
supposed to detect:
dir-506l.local

In windows, it always finds it. In eCS, it never finds it, and pops up
a 404 saying it can't find:
www.dir-506l.local

Of course it can't find it, there is no "www." at the front.

Any ideas?  Thanks...

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From the eComStation of Doug Bissett
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