Comment 10 for bug 991347

I think I am having the same issue. I will start a new bug if needed though. For my fresh install 12.04 64 bit, no domain suffix information is being utilized. In other words, if I configure a static IP address in network manager and configure a "search domain" of my office domain, then simple host names do not resolve. Fully qualified domain names work properly. The same is true when I configure my wired LAN for DHCP. If my DHCP server provides option 135 Domain suffix search order and also 015 DNS Domain Name, I can ping by fully qualified domain only. Simple host name resolution for devices on the same domain as me fail in both scenarios. Ubuntu and Mint prior to 12.04 were working and still are working normally.