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Why does my "hosts" file entry have no effect when accessing network shares?
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I added the following line to a Windows7 file: Using works fine, but if I use this name to connect to the notebook (like localhost) to see the Windows shares it always wants me to enter user credentials. Entering the local username + password doesn't work. Which indicates to me that the remote host…
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127.0.0.1 mecserver
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I think you need to look at the file. The file seems to only affect generic DNS lookups. When you use the to access a network share, WINS is used. In the same folder where you find the file, there should also be a file. The contents sound promising:…
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