Quick with IP address, slow with net. name.

[Jonathan Morton]

>> >I'm running vnc server on a Win. NT PC which I can connect
>> to using the
>> >viewer on another NT PC without any problems. If I connect
>> using the IP
>> >address of the server machine, the viewing window appears
>> instantly, but
>> >if I specify the servers network name, it takes over a minute to
>> >connect. Any ideas why there's such a difference ? Help appreciated.
>>
>> Classic DNS problem.  Most likely your DNS server is overloaded or
>> specified incorrectly.

>But WinNT network names don't require DNS requests do they?

No, they require WINS lookups instead.  AFAIK WINS is to do with NetBEUI
rather than TCP/IP, and VNC is TCP/IP only.  Of course I may be a touch
inaccurate here, but it's the same principle as with DNS, just with
different protocols.

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