PING vs getting to a web page. Can PING but can't load web page

The issue I am facing:

I have finally got the DNS working where I can ping local devices by their name.
This thread

Now I can ping arlec1.

ping arlec1
PING arlec1 (192.168.0.23) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from arlec1.Mary (192.168.0.23): icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=121 ms
64 bytes from arlec1.Mary (192.168.0.23): icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=1.53 ms
64 bytes from arlec1.Mary (192.168.0.23): icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=2.03 ms
^C
--- arlec1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.534/41.409/120.669/56.045 ms

Correct IP address.

My LAN is called MARY - don't ask. :wink:

So the question is:

Why can't I type `arlec1 into my browser and it loads the page?

(I've also tried arlec1.Mary and arlec1.mary and arlec1.local. NONE of them work.)

If I enter the IP address the page loads.
Entering the name: Mr Google is called and that isn't what I want.
Given: I can ping it and I see the correct IP address.

(On a side note:)

I have blocked/banned facebook.
I type it in my browser and it doesn't load.
Yet, I can ping it.
What is going on there?

Details about my system:

RasPi 2B
PiHole 5.13
FTL 5.18.2
GUI 5.16

What I have changed since installing Pi-hole:

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Try arlec1/admin

Sorry, but it goes to google. :frowning:

And arlec1/admin/

Your screenshot showing a Google search would strongly suggest that your browser is handling those names as search requests rather than URLs.

Try typing

http://arlec1/admin

I kind of want to...

Though I got game and did only the http://arlec1 part.

Works.

Thanks and sorry for not knowing that trick

This topic was automatically closed 21 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.