Microsoft KB Archive/137856

= Windows Does Not Parse LMHOSTS File with DNS Enabled =

Article ID: 137856

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q137856



SYMPTOMS
Windows does not parse the LMHOSTS file if DNS (Domain Name System) is enabled.



CAUSE
Windows does not parse the LMHOSTS file to obtain the IP addresses of other computers if DNS is enabled. Therefore, a Windows workstation cannot connect to servers listed in the LMHOSTS file.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, preload the LMHOSTS entries into the NetBIOS name cache using the #PRE option in the LMHOSTS file. For information about the syntax for the #PRE option, please see the Lmhosts.sam sample file in the Windows folder.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kbnetwork kbprb KB137856

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