I believe that was changed with Win2k - the behavior you describe is 100% correct NT4 and before. I can't remember if that's been a strictly observational thing or if I read it somewhere, but I believe I read it somewhere.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy David [mailto:davida@;vss.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 7:37 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > If however, you are using Netbios over TCP/IP and WINS for > name resolution, > HOSTS and DNS are the *last* things attempted. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:31 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 ? > > > > > > > > -----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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