Err Msg: "There Are No Entries in the List"

 Last reviewed: July 2, 1996
Article ID: Q150848
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

A client computer uses only LMHOSTS with no WINS servers, and the LMHOSTS file on this computer contains the following information:

  • IP address and NetBIOS name of the Domain Master Browser.(Generally the primary domain controller [PDC])
  • The domain name is preceded by the #PRE #DOM: tag, for example: 

          200.1.1.1   PDC machine #PRE  #DOM:Domain_name
When you try to Net view the Domain that is located across the router, the following error message appears: 

   There are no entries in the list

RESOLUTION

In addition to the above line, you also need to add the following line in the LMHOSTS: 

   <IP address><tab>"DOMAIN NAME  \0x1B" <tab> #PRE
IP address is the IP address of the PDC of the remote domain.

Note: The Domain name is limited to 15 characters. If the Domain name is less than 15 characters, use spaces to fill it up to 15 characters. The hexadecimal value 1B is appended following the Domain name and starts with the 16th character (20 characters overall). The Domain name must be all upper-case letters and must be inside quotation marks. You can verify that the entry has loaded into cache correctly by running the nbtstat -c command. You should see the domain name <1B> entry in cache.

KBCategory:
KBSubcategory:ntsrvwkst
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Last reviewed: July 2, 1996
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