As in "wins the race", not "first match [is] WINS". Pedant.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: William Lefkovics [mailto:william@;techsanctuary.org] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 5:58 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > 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] > _________________________________________________________________ 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]
