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Getting Started
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You can tell your PC the IP address of the BossPC by editing the LMHOSTS
text file: This method is time-consuming and laborious, as you must make the
necessary entries for every PC in your LAN. We recommend using DNS Proxy
instead (see chapter 6.3.2, page 229 ).
To edit the LMHOSTS text file:
➤
Click the Windows Start button and then Find
➧
Files and Folders....
➤
Type in
lmhosts.*
.
➤
Click Find now.
➤
Open the file found with a text editor.
➤
Type in the IP address of the PC in the partner network, followed by a tab
or space, followed by the name of the PC, e.g.
10.1.1.1 BossPC
. Save
and close the file under the name lmhosts.
➤
Repeat the same procedure for each PC in the partner network that you
want to reach over Windows.
➤
Click the Windows Start button and then Find
➧
Computer....
➤
Type in the name of the PC, e.g. BossPC , and click Find now.
The name of the PC appears after a moment.
You can only use the following process if you have not configured extensive
NetBIOS filtering with the
Configuration Wizard . Otherwise certain Windows
functions cannot be used, e.g. network drive connections.
If you require access to the partner network for several PCs in your network,
you must save the assignment of IP address to name on each of these PCs.
You should also ensure that:
■
you and your WAN partner are in the same domain or work group.
■
you receive the necessary permission from the WAN partner to access PCs
in your partner’s network. If in doubt, ask your system administrator.
You can also register completely with the Windows NT domain of a partner net-
work. To test such a configuration, BinTec provides a test access for your use.
How to configure this access is described at
www.bintec.net .