Sean Waite wrote:
> Just a little tip, add whatever machines to your hosts file. Then you
> can navigate to whatever machine quicker by its name without relying
> on WINS. Actually, you should find that it is easier to rely on the
> hosts file than WINS. If the machines though on the other end are
> doing DHCP, then it would be better to run WINS/DNS locally and have
> them replicate with the WINS/DNS on the other end.   
> 
> 
> Sean Waite

Take a look at LMHOSTS as well...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/180094/en-us

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James W. McKeand