Hi,

> > There's no WINS server in this network. There's a checkbox on the
> > WINS tab of the TCP/IP settings though, that says "enable LMHOSTS
> > lookup". And "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP". Perhaps those do the
> > trick?
>
> The WINS stuff is SMB. As Uwe says, one machine will act as a 'default'
> server unless you switch that function off.
>
> The LMHOSTS file was Microsoft's original replacement for HOST before
> they acknowledged that there were international standards to follow ;)
>
> NetBIOS over TCP/IP is another bodge to get the old Microsoft stuff
> working. You will find some useful info if you put "netbios over tcp/ip"
> into Google.
>
> Fastest method of IP address lookup is in the local HOSTS file, as
> windows will now look there first. So setting up fixed local IP
> addresses and sharing them in the HOSTS file will cut out a lot of
> network traffic ;)

Thanks for all the ideas and pointers :-)


Hey Gerwin, can you get it working now?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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