Name resolution for local names using DHCP

I can't figure out how to get name resolution for computers on my home WLAN, though everything works all right if I type in explicit IP addresses. The IP addresses will vary because of DHCP, so I can't simply put them in /etc/hosts.

The hostnames and IP addresses are all known to the router (Linksys wrt54g), as I can confirm by querying the router. Should the router not resolve these local hostnames? Or do I misunderstand how this should work under DHCP?
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  • Re: Name resolution for local names using DHCP
    ... The IP addresses will vary because of DHCP, so I can't simply put them in /etc/hosts. ... The hostnames and IP addresses are all known to the router, as I can confirm by querying the router. ... Should the router not resolve these local hostnames? ... But why should static IP addresses be required, when the DHCP server already has the hostname-IP address associations it needs to resolve the local hostname? ...
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  • Re: Name resolution for local names using DHCP
    ... The IP addresses will vary because of DHCP, so I can't simply put them in /etc/hosts. ... The hostnames and IP addresses are all known to the router, as I can confirm by querying the router. ... Should the router not resolve these local hostnames? ... I infer that there is no simple fix within the capability of the DHCP server in my $50 Linksys wrt54g router. ...
    (comp.os.linux.networking)
  • Re: Name resolution for local names using DHCP
    ... The IP addresses will vary because of DHCP, ... The hostnames and IP addresses are all known to the router (Linksys ... resolve these local hostnames? ... Given that there is no simple fix, and that the only problem is ...
    (comp.os.linux.networking)
  • Re: Name resolution for local names using DHCP
    ... though everything works all right if I type in explicit IP addresses. ... The IP addresses will vary because of DHCP, so I can't simply put them in /etc/hosts. ... The hostnames and IP addresses are all known to the router, as I can confirm by querying the router. ... Should the router not resolve these local hostnames? ...
    (comp.os.linux.networking)
  • Re: Name resolution for local names using DHCP
    ... The IP addresses will vary because of DHCP, so I can't simply put them in /etc/hosts. ... The hostnames and IP addresses are all known to the router, as I can confirm by querying the router. ... Should the router not resolve these local hostnames? ... Given that there is no simple fix, and that the only problem is that I have to manually enter IP addresses whenever I do local ftp or ssh, I think I'll follow the principle: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." ...
    (comp.os.linux.networking)