Creating the LMHOSTS File

Before configuring a computer to use the LMHOSTS file, you must create the primary LMHOSTS file on each computer, name the file LMHOSTS, and save the file in the directory %systemroot%\System32\Drivers\Etc.

You can create and change the LMHOSTS file by using a text editor—for example, Notepad—because it is a simple text file. (An example LMHOSTS file named LMHOSTS.sam is provided with Windows 2000 in the directory %systemroot%\System32\Drivers\Etc. This is only an example file; do not use this file as the primary LMHOSTS file.)

The following sections describe the different types of entries that you can create and edit in the LMHOSTS file.

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