LMHOSTS

LMHOSTS is a plain text file on a computer's hard drive containing the IP Address to NetBIOS host name mappings of computers on the network. This file is typically used by computers on a smaller network. The service provided by this file is not necessary if your network is using a DNS server for name resolution. NetBIOS is a protocol specific to networks using Microsoft Windows. See the term NetBIOS in this Glossary for more information.