Systems and methods for resolution of uniform resource locators in a local network

1. A method for resolving a uniform resource locator, comprising:

receiving, at a router, a uniform resource locator from a first information handling system within a local network of the router;

processing, by the router, the uniform resource locator to determine if the uniform resource locator includes a local domain name of a second information handling system within the local network;

responsive to a determination that the local domain name is resolvable to a third information handling system external to the local network in addition to being registered by the router, communicating an indication to the first information handling system that the local domain name is resolvable to the third information handling system external to the local network in addition to being registered by the router;

receiving, in response to the indication, a selection from a user of the first information handling system whether to resolve the uniform resource locator to the third information handling system external to the local network or the second information handling system; and

resolving, by the router, a unique address associated with the uniform resource locator and the second information handling system responsive to determining that the uniform resource locator includes the local domain name of the second information handling system, wherein such resolving is performed without resort to a domain name service external to the router and is performed in accordance with the selection.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the local network is defined as an Internet Protocol subnet of the router.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unique address is an Internet Protocol address.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein processing comprises determining whether the local domain name has been registered by the router.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein processing further comprises determining if the local domain name is resolvable to the third information handling system external to the local network in addition to being registered by the router.

6. The method of Claim 1 , wherein the resolving comprises communicating an indication to the first information handling system that the local domain name is resolvable to the third information handling system external to the local network in addition to being registered by the router.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving, in response to the indication, a new domain name for the second information handling system; and

registering, by the router, the new domain name, wherein the new domain name is associated with the second information handling system.

8. An information handling system, comprising:

a processor; and

a program of instructions embodied in non-transitory computer-readable media and configured to, when executed by the processor:

receive a uniform resource locator from a first information handling system within a local network of the information handling system;

process the uniform resource locator to determine if the uniform resource locator includes a local domain name of a second information handling system within the local network;

responsive to a determination that the local domain name is resolvable to a third information handling system external to the local network in addition to being registered by the information handling system, communicating an indication to the first information handling system that the local domain name is resolvable to the third information handling system external to the local network in addition to being registered by the information handling system;

receiving, in response to the indication, a selection from a user of the first information handling system whether to resolve the uniform resource locator to the third information handling system external to the local network or the second information handling system; and

resolving a unique address associated with the uniform resource locator and the second information handling system responsive to determining that the uniform resource locator includes the local domain name of the second information handling system, wherein such resolving is performed without resort to a domain name service external to the router and is performed in accordance with the selection.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the local network is defined as an Internet Protocol subnet of the router.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the unique address is an Internet Protocol address.

11. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the program of instructions is further configured to determine whether the local domain name has been registered by the router.

12. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the program of instructions is further configured to:

receive, in response to the indication, a new domain name for the local second information handling system; and

register the new domain name, wherein the new domain name is associated with the local second information handling system.

13. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

computer-executable instructions carried on the computer-readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to:

receive a uniform resource locator from a first information handling system within a local network of the information handling system;

process the uniform resource locator to determine if the uniform resource locator includes a local domain name of a second information handling system within the local network;

responsive to a determination that the local domain name is resolvable to a third information handling system external to the local network in addition to being registered by the information handling system, communicating an indication to the first information handling system that the local domain name is resolvable to the third information handling system external to the local network in addition to being registered by the information handling system;

receiving, in response to the indication, a selection from a user of the first information handling system whether to resolve the uniform resource locator to the third information handling system external to the local network or the second information handling system; and

resolving a unique address associated with the uniform resource locator and the second information handling system responsive to determining that the uniform resource locator includes the local domain name of the second information handling system, wherein such resolving is performed without resort to a domain name service external to the router and is performed in accordance with the selection.

14. The article of claim 13 , wherein the local network is defined as an Internet Protocol subnet of the router.

15. The article of claim 13 , wherein the unique address is an Internet Protocol address.

16. The article of claim 13 , the instructions for further causing the processor to determine whether the local domain name has been registered by the router.

17. The article of claim 13 , the instructions for further causing the processor to:

receive, in response to the indication, a new domain name for the local second information handling system; and

register the new domain name, wherein the new domain name is associated with the local second information handling system.