First match WINS? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-exchange-104116@;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of Roger Seielstad Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:31 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook
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 ? > > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
