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Windows Does Not Parse LMHOSTS File with DNS Enabled

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Article ID:137856
Last Review:January 19, 2007
Revision:1.3
This article was previously published under Q137856

SYMPTOMS

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

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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.

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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.

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STATUS

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

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
•Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
kbnetwork kbprb KB137856

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