Preloaded LMHOSTS Entries Overwrite Previous Entries (142061)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q142061 SYMPTOMS
Your Windows NT computer has multiple Lmhosts entries preloaded for the
same NetBIOS name and the NetBIOS Name table only contains the last entry
in the Lmhosts file.
CAUSE
The LMHosts file is read sequentially from top to bottom. The preloaded
entries are no exception so if you have two entries for the same NetBIOS
name that are preloaded in your LMHosts file, the first entry listed in the
LMHosts file will be overwritten and the second entry will be used.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue you need to edit the Lmhosts file so that it contains
only one entry for each NetBIOS name.
MORE INFORMATION
When you preload entries with the special keyword #PRE, this causes the
entry to be preloaded into the name cache. Normally, to speed up the
searches, these entries should be left for the end of the file because they
are preloaded into cache and are not accessed later.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbusage KB142061 |
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