Please clarify: By abc.def.ghi.jkl did you really mean n.n.n.n where 0 <= n < 255 ? Harold jreis23@clix.pt wrote: > Hi. > > Does anyone knows why 'XWin -query abc.def.ghi.jkl' command stop working > when we add a line like > > 'abc.def.ghi.jkl hostname' > > to the file 'C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts' in win2K? > > TIA, > José. >