Guidelines For Lmhosts Files - Maxtor NAS 6000 Administration Manual

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Table #1 - LMHOSTS Keywords and Definition
LMHOST
Keywords
#END_ALTERNATE
\0xnn
The following example below shows how these keywords are used.
102.54.94.98
102.54.94.97
102.54.94.102
102.54.94.123
#BEGIN_ALTERNATE
#INCLUDE \\localsrv\public\LMHOSTS
#INCLUDE \\trey\public\LMHOSTS
#END_ALTERNATE
Note the following points from the example above:
The servers named
n
#INCLUDE
The server named "
n
character, including blanks, in its name, so its name is enclosed in quotation marks.
The server named
n

Guidelines for LMHOSTS Files

When you use a host table file, be sure to keep it up-to-date and organized. Use the
following guidelines:
Update the LMHOSTS file whenever a computer is changed or removed from the
n
network.
#PRE
Use
n
#PRE
Also use
statements.
Because LMHOSTS files are searched from the beginning one line at a time, you can
n
increase the search speed for the most commonly-used entries by placing statements for
the most frequently-used servers near the top of the file. Follow these with statements
for less frequently-used servers, and then follow these server statements with remote
#INCLUDE
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Marks the end of an #INCLUDE grouping.
Supports nonprinting characters in NetBIOS names. Enclose the NetBIOS name in quotation
marks and use \0xnn hexadecimal notation to specify a hexadecimal value for the character. This
allows custom applications that use special names to function properly in routed topologies.
However, LAN Manager TCP/IP does not recognize the hexadecimal format, so you surrender
backward compatibility if you use this feature.
Notice that the hexadecimal notation applies only to one character in the name. The name should
be padded with blanks so the special character is placed as the last, or 16th, character in the
string).
localsrv
trey
"appname......\0x14" #special app server
popular
localsrv
and
statement in a centrally maintained LMHOSTS file.
appname \0x14
popular
is preloaded, based on the
statements to preload popular entries into the local computer's name cache.
statements to preload servers that are included with
statements. Type the
Keyword Definitions
#PRE
#PRE #DOM:networking #net group's PDC
#PRE #source server
#adds LMHOSTS files from this server
#adds LMHOSTS files from this server
trey
are preloaded so they can be used later in an
" contains a special character after the 15th
#PRE
entries at the end of the file because these
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NetBIOS LMHOSTS File
#PRE
keyword.
#INCLUDE
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