Nope - first match wins. In the case of Win2k, however, HOSTS comes before LMHOSTS, so it seems to win.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrey Fyodorov [mailto:afyodorov@;innerhost.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 2:18 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > usually HOSTS overrides them all. > > [1] maybe because LanManager smells a little of IBM ? :) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 12:08 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > No. > > LMHosts is for LanManager[1] name resolution. More properly > called NetBIOS > name resolution[2], i.e. when WINS isn't available and > broadcast won't cut > it. > > Hosts is for host resolution, more commonly served by DNS servers. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > [1] I got in trouble last time I said ththat word in front of an MS > employee. > [2] You call it maize, we call it a pain in the arse. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:thlabse@;hotmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:42 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Re: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > LMHOSTS files are for your connected on a public network > > (internet) and > > HOSTS for when connected on a private. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "RBHATIA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:17 AM > > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > > Is it the LMHOSTS file or the HOSTS file ? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tener, Richard [mailto:RTener@;midship.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:24 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > > > > yes you should use the lmhost file on the client pc to map to your > > exchange > > > server thats what we use here at my office and it works > > good. If you need > > > more help dont hesitate to email me. > > > > > > rich > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: JPC [mailto:jpciocon@;hotmail.com] > > > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:10 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > > > > Hi, folks: > > > > > > Mixed mode, currently migrating users from 5.5 to E2k. > > Remote users have > > > Outlook 2002 on W2k Professional laptops and Alcatel > PERMIT/Client. > > > > > > These users connect via dial-up, they can access their > mailboxes and > > > send/receive no problem. When they use LinkSys router and > > DSL, they can > > > access our network, the internet and other network > > resources EXCEPT for > > > their mailboxes on the E2k server. Synchronization failure > > messages are > > > related to "network problems preventing access to the > > Exchange server" or > > > the RPC message box "retrieving data from Exchange server". These > > > eventually fail and nothing is exchanged between the client > > and their > > > server mailbox. > > > > > > Has anyone seen this? 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