I have a server, but have not yet established a domain. So, I suppose my
server is not yet my "domain controller." And, by default I do not have a
WINS server either on this LAN.
I spent the entire day trying to read a WindShark scan from yesterday
(4.4K). Completely comprehending what I see make take that rest of
time....4me... :)
It does seen that everybody on my LAN is chronically clueless about who
else is about...... :)
(and my one XP machine seems to be the most clueless.....)
Lots of "who is" calls and client broadcasts about "here I are."
It seems to me that if I create a LMHOSTS file that defines all my LAN folk
there won't be so much
apparent confusion. I can say that stuff happens even without the LMHOSTS
file, but maybe I can
make "stuff" a bit easier with it. Right or Wrong?
Is the LMHOSTS file safe from peeking/sneaking/malware probes? It is a
sort of LAN road map as
I read it.
Best,
Duncan
