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Unable to find computer using IP address

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by robert66

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I can ping a server by NAME or IP address. However when I go to find the server using START-FIND-COMPUTER and I put in the IP address, the server is not found. I need this to work since I am unable to find the server over VPN or in any of the remote offices. The server shows up here in my local office but not in the remote offices when I browse Network Neighborhood Domain. Any ideas? Used NBTSTAT to clear the name on the server. Should I delete the name entry in the DNS or the WINS?

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by joseph moore

I would put the machine name and IP address in the LMHOSTS file on your Win2K machine. Often times, a LMHOSTS entry takes care of all browsing problems.
Say the machine you want to see is called WORKSTATION with an IP address of 10.1.1.5, and it isa member of the domain MYDOMAIN. You would add this record to the LMHOSTS file:

WORKSTATION 10.1.1.5 #PRE #DOM:MYDOMAIN

Here is a Technet article on LMHOSTS file usage, Q180094:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q180094
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hope this helps

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