>Hi John,
>
>>Note this is straight forward when using NT workstation or W2k as a workstation accessing another like platform or server. With '98 you have to setup a host file, which is a major pain in the podex! I have some info on this if this is what you are after.
>
>Where does the host file go, how is it named, and will it work on Win95?

Ok, here is what I found from my old machine at the office:
The layout is critical. It must have the proper number of spaces between the ipaddress and the domain name.

c:\windows\hosts.sam
# Copyright (c) 1998 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP stack for Windows98
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

#127.0.0.1 localhost