Re: Automatic URL completion

Doug Bissett wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 02:58:51 UTC, Dave Yeo <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 08/13/16 07:34 PM, Doug Bissett wrote:
>>> 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...
>>
>> Go to about:config and search for fixup or fixup.alternative. It'll give
>> you a few choices such as enabled, default suffix and default prefix.
>> Perhaps disable it or change the default prefix to an empty string.
>> Dave
>
> Thanks. I need to spend some more time playing with the options, but
> initial tests didn't help, although it seems to have quit adding the
> "www.". It did make me look for DNS settings, and some of that looks
> like it could be more promising.
>
> I also found a few tips about similar things, indicating that using a
> slower external DNS server might help, but I doubt if it will. Windows
> seems to be able to find it okay. I would put the address into the
> HOSTS file, but sometimes the address changes (it is set by DHCP in
> the host router), so I really have no way to know what it might be.
>
> I am able to compare settings between FF 48.0 in win 10, with FF
> 38.8.0 in eCS. There are a few new settings that appear to have
> something to do with it, but I have had the problem since before FF 38
> in windows, and windows always seems to work, even when the address
> range is completely different (eg. 192.168.0.x on the PC, and the
> dir-506l is set to 192.168.42.x)
>
> I have considered making a script to find it, and attach it so I can
> make the required changes, but I haven't got around to it, yet. It
> appears that I will need to start at 0.0.0.0 and work my way to
> 255.255.255.255 looking for it, although I probably only need to do
> the 192.168.x.y range.
>
> Any other ideas are welcome.
>
> Thanks...
>

How about a script duplicating the DNS server address in %ETC%\resolv2 
(or is that resolv?) after DHCP assigns it so the system queries the 
server twice.
If you do do a script to find it, the 192.168.x.y range should be good 
enough. Other ranges available include 10.x.y.z and IIRC something in 
the 176 range. Some Googling for private address range should pinpoint 
the possibilities.
Dave