I am having trouble finding my Yun after configuring it to connect to wifi for the first time. I get the impression from the Getting Started Guide that once the Yun connects to a wifi network and then I also connect my computer to this network that it should be accessible in at least two ways: 1. via http://arduino.local, and 2. From the sketch manager the Yun should be listed with its name and IP address under Ports. Unfortunately, I cannot access the Yun by either of these two methods.
I have looked at the client list on my router and did manage to find the Yun, but it does not have a name. I can connect to the Yun by punching in the IP address into a web browser, but why can't I connect via http://arduino.local and why can't I see my Yun from the Ports menu?
The whole setup is working now and I'll explain what I think was happening below.
I am using Windows and made sure the bonjour printing services was installed and the 5353 UDP port was not being firewalled.
I think the problem I was having was two fold. First, it seems that if I have the Yun connected through the USB to my computer then I cannot access the Yun through a web browser by using the arduino name or through the sketch IDE via IP address; wierdly I can connect using the 192.168.1.X style IP address. Stranger still, I can connect to the Yun through a web browser using the arduino name and upload sketches via the IP address if I use a computer connected to the network, but not directly connected to the Yun. Has anyone had a similar experience? What is happening when I type http://arduino.local into a web browser? How does the router know what this means?
Second, I believe the Yun was also too far away from my wireless router to communicate effectively. Does anyone know the stated range of the chip antenna? Once I moved the Yun closer to the wireless router everything started to work.