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Windows Does Not Parse LMHOSTS File with DNS Enabled
This article was previously published under Q137856
Windows does not parse the LMHOSTS file if DNS (Domain Name System) is
enabled.
Windows does not parse the LMHOSTS file to obtain the IP addresses of
other computers if DNS is enabled. Therefore, a Windows
workstation cannot connect to servers listed in the LMHOSTS file.
To work around this problem, preload the LMHOSTS entries into the NetBIOS
name cache using the #PRE option in the LMHOSTS file. For information
about the syntax for the #PRE option, please see the Lmhosts.sam sample
file in the Windows folder.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows.
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- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
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