<s>
The	O
LMHOSTS	B-Protocol
(	O
LAN	B-Algorithm
Manager	I-Algorithm
Hosts	B-Protocol
)	O
file	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
enable	O
Domain	O
Name	O
Resolution	O
under	O
Windows	O
when	O
other	O
methods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
WINS	B-Device
,	O
fail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
workgroups	B-Device
and	O
domains	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
general	O
mechanism	O
for	O
the	O
local	O
specification	O
of	O
IP	O
addresses	O
for	O
specific	O
hostnames	O
(	O
server	O
names	O
)	O
,	O
use	O
the	O
HOSTS	B-Protocol
file	I-Protocol
,	O
not	O
the	O
LMHOSTS	B-Protocol
file	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
file	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
exists	O
,	O
is	O
read	O
as	O
the	O
LMHOSTS	B-Protocol
setting	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
