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What do I need to do if I want users to be able to type the name of computer into their browser URL to access certain webpages, instead of having to remember IP addresses ( in a LAN; not internet) ?

I have a NT4 server and Win9x/2k workstations.

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Well, what's your setup? Are you running the server?

Acessing nodes by "computer name" is also the same as accessing nodes via domain name. The only way you can access your LAN on the WAN is if a) your ISP has given you a long annoying automatic domain name or b) if you register a domain or obtain a free domain that points to your IP address.
Just to clarify, all a domain name does is point to an IP address.

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\\<computername> will allow you to connect to the network share of any computer you specify on the network

now, if they are running a webserver, try adding the ip addy to the host file; it's the file that tells what addresses go to what ip addresses; by default - it'll only have localhost there; but you can add as many as you want.

for example, mine looks like this...

HOSTS located 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\' probably someplace similar in other versions of windows.


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Not the most technologically advanced thing ever; however all i really want is the router address and my localhost. it's some good stuff.

Now, if your wanting it something a little more advanced then that, i'll need to know your configuration, it may not be entirely possible. If you're wanting to spend a lot more time on it, you'll probably end up with a DNS server running or something... i'm sure it's possible, but you might have to do it router level, which probably means you'd need something that's a little nicer than consumer grade; if you're running a computer as a residental gateway, the service is probably already running in windows xp and just needs some configuration.



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