Why does networking take sooooooo long?

[Char Jackson]

This can be made easier by making an entry in the computer's LMHOSTS
file. LMHOSTS is similar to HOSTS in that maps friendly names to IP
addresses, but it's strictly for Windows networking. It's usually not
necessary, and I haven't needed to use it in my LAN for years, but it
might help in this case.

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Good tip, thanks. Like you, I haven't used it in years, but it should
be another option.