At 06:10 AM 03-08-01 +0100, you wrote:

> > > The golden rule is - although you CAN, don't use a raw IP address to
> > connect. I don't know why this recommendation exists but it's documented
> > and the archives show a lot of people reporting problems from it.
> > >
>
>See above - In Win98 the raw address may work or may not - NT and W2k seems to
>be OK but there is a delay when there is no match in HOSTS.

Somehow I don't think it is a purely Windows issue. The IB documentation doesn't distinguish it as such...could be an old TCP/IP issue that is long resolved - it wouldn't be the only out-of-date info to be found in the IB manuals if that's so.

regards,
Helen



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