The templates tweak dhclient.conf so that the container should send its hostname. If you have dnsmasq running (i.e. if you are connecting your clients to a libvirt bridge), and your host has 'nameserver 192.168.122.1' at the top, then you should be able to 'ssh <container>.'.
Since lxc is not setting up your network environment, I'm not sure that it is proper for lxc itself to do any more. Does the above work for you? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to lxc in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/824167 Title: wishlist: connect to lxc container by name using avahi To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/824167/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs