Hi we have recently migrated from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000, we have an office in Holland which are running Windows 2000 and we are using NT4.0. When we ping our local server by name, we get unknown host, bet if we ping by IP address we are ok, obvioulsy a DNS resolver problem, also we can ping by the full dns name, but does anyone know how to create a file to allow us to resolve the host name. We have tried creating a new host file, but when created it doesnt work. I'd appreciate any urgent responses. Mark

You need to add a domain suffix or search list to your tcp/ip settings. Your DNS is working perfectly, you need to use WINS to resolve by computer name alone, unless you tell your tcp/ip software otherwise.

When you ping just by name, you are ping by netbios name. If you don't have WINS server configured then you can use a static LMHOST file on that computer with an entry for whatever computer you want to ping using netbios name.