Cameron Kerr wrote:

> Fred Emmott <pcfreak65@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's not just IE - ping and anything network related
>>
>> though "linuxserver" works
>
> Perhaps then its only ever adding the search path, since its an
> unqualified name. After all, there should be no host in the TLD.
>
>> btw a less typing intensive alternative is "host linuxserver" :)
>
> Yes, I'm well aware of that.
>
sorry didn't mean it offensivily - thanks for your help - and heres more
info:

just added another windows xp computer, and it can also lookup fredsserver,
but not jonysserver - so i'm pretty certain this is a windoze issue, so
will post in some windows network ng

Thanks,

Fred