HOSTS files were used
The hosts file is used for name resolution.
The hosts file is used for name resolution.
Windows Internet Naming Service. It was used with a WINS server in older MS networks for name resolution. Newer MS Server OSs are tightly integrated with DNS and don't require WINS. WINS and DNS can only used for name resolution in a client/server network, such as a Windows domain. A workgroup (peer-to-peer) network uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP for name resolution
LMHOSTS
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
hosts
you see the file name is WINS. which stands for window internet name service see the resolution happens like this (p.s WINS, is not a file name it is a protocol) NetBIOS, broadcasts names to listening nodes on the network. NetBIOS utilizes a User Datagram Protocol UDP, query to broadcast names. NetBIOS names identified computer on the network before the introduction of Windows 2000. The NetBIOS name is resolved to an IP address through windows Internet Name Service WINS,broadcasting, or the LMHOSTS file. If the LAN is a NetBIOS LAN, the NetBIOS name is then the network address. The NetBIOS name is assigned by an administrator when the operating system is installed. To enable communication, the following requirements exist. i hope i have helped
net bios
If you have Windows ME/9x and below systems, use WINS for a NETBIOS name resolution server as DNS does not resolve up NETBIOS.
Lmhosts: provides NetBIOS-name-to-IP-address resolution
/etc/ncsd.conf