Iomega Network Device manual Guidelines for Lmhosts files

#INCLUDE \\trey\public\LMHOSTS	#adds
LMHOSTS from this server
#END_ALTERNATE

In the preceding example:

nThe servers named localsrv and trey are preloaded so they can be used later in an #INCLUDE statement in a centrally maintained LMHOSTS file.

nThe server named "appname \0x14" contains a special character after the 15 characters (including blanks) in its name, so its name is enclosed in quotation marks.

nThe server named popular is preloaded, based on the #PRE keyword.

Guidelines for LMHOSTS files

When you use a host table file, be sure to keep it up- to-date and organized. Follow these guidelines:

nUpdate the LMHOSTS file whenever a computer is changed or removed from the network.

nUse #PRE statements to preload popular entries into the local computer's name cache. Also use #PRE statements to preload servers that are included with #INCLUDE statements.

nBecause LMHOSTS files are searched from the beginning one line at a time, you can increase the search speed for the most commonly used entries by placing statements for the most frequently used servers near the top of the file. Follow these with statements for less frequently used servers, and then follow these server statements with remote #INCLUDE statements. Enter the #PRE entries at the end of the file (because these statements are preloaded into the cache at system startup time and are not accessed later). Remember that comment lines add to the parsing time, because each line is processed individually.

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