[ML-General] ftp to other computers on my subnet via name instead of dhcp ip address

[David]

To transfer files via ftp, for example, currently I have to go to the 
target computer, log in, run ifconfig or ipconfig and get it's current 
dhcp ip address, write it down so i don't forget, go back to the host 
computer, then ftp to that ip address.  I cannot get the Linksys/Cisco 
WRT320N router to use the computer name, versus the ip address, even 
though it keeps the dhcp client list internally to itself.  This has 
gotten to be just too aggravating.

So, is there a way I can get this router to do one of it's most basic jobs?

Alternatively, is there a way to have each and every Winblows and Linux 
computer on my little home-net keep it's own internal table of computer 
name vs ip addresses so I don't have the hassle every time I want to 
move files from one to another?

Thanks,
David