At 10:52 PM 27/02/2005 +0000, you wrote:

>What is the name of my server? is there a default name? is it the
>name of my computer?
>
>I didn't get asked for a name as I was installing FB now I don't know
>what it is...
>
>I'm running WIN98.

If your machine is already a Windows networking client, it should already
have a hostname.
1. Make sure TCP/IP is installed.
2. Right-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Properties.
3. On the property sheet menu, go to the Networking tab and select
Properties.
4. If the machine doesn't already have a useful-looking host name, type a
suitable name there, e.g. MyServer.
5. OK, OK and exit.

Next, set up the Hosts file. You should find this in
c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. If it's not there, create it - just a
simple text file named HOSTS. No text (.txt) suffix or anything else.

Open HOSTS in Notepad and add these two entries:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 MyServer
[hit Enter to add a CRLF, then save and exit]

Right, this setup will work if your machine isn't on a network.

If you want your machine to be a host for network clients, there are
different things to do. Get back to us if so.

./hb