lmhosts file

We have a mixed environment of XP and 98 machines. We have started using a
hosts file to connect to an external IP address. It works on XP but not on
98. I've edited the lmhosts file on the PC's, but still can only ping the
server by IP address and can only connect via IP from 98. How and where else
do I need to configure this so that my 98 machines can connect?

In article <7F8578DF-A689-4709-97F3-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"darlad(no response)@amsmainline.com" <darlad(no
response)@(E-Mail Removed) m> wrote:
>We have a mixed environment of XP and 98 machines. We have started using a
>hosts file to connect to an external IP address. It works on XP but not on
>98. I've edited the lmhosts file on the PC's, but still can only ping the
>server by IP address and can only connect via IP from 98. How and where else
>do I need to configure this so that my 98 machines can connect?

Save the Win 98 Hosts file as c:\windows\hosts -- with no ".txt" or
other file type. An easy way to do that is to create the file using
this command, being sure to include the period at the end:

notepad C:\Windows\Hosts.

The lmhosts file has nothing to do with Internet sites. It's used to
associate the name of a LAN computer with an IP address.
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