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Windows Applications Fail When Using LMHosts File with NetBIOS

Article ID: 130152

Article Last Modified on 10/13/2003

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.2
Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows for Workgroups 3.11

This article was previously published under Q130152

SYMPTOMS

Client Windows-based applications may be unable to connect to server applications over routers using TCP/IP, even though LMHOSTS entries exist for the servers. For example, you may be able to use the NET USE command to connect to a remote machine from the MS-DOS Command Prompt, but cannot connect from file manager.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11a. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the #PRE flag for each entry in LMHOSTS to ensure they are preloaded into the NetBIOS name cache.

Additional query words: 3.11 prodtcp32 wfw wfwg

Keywords: KB130152