Setting the Name Resolution Search Order for TCP/IP-32

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Under most circumstances, the default resolution order does not need to be changed. However, if a change is necessary there are SYSTEM.INI parameters that you can use to alter this default behavior. This is done by using the four parameters: LocalPriority, HostsPriority, DnsPriority, and NetbtPriority. These parameters are Specified in the [DNS] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. Valid values can be between -32768 and 32767. The lower the value, the higher the priority in the search order. If you specify any of these parameters in the SYSTEM.INI, only those parameters specified will take effect, and none of the other resolution methods will be used.

Example

Will search the configured DNS server first, followed by the local HOSTS file. Local Cached Information and NetBIOS name resolution mechanisms would not be used.