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About_Mylmhost SHORT DESCRIPTION This PowerShell module contains a set of functions for working with the legacy lmhosts file. LONG DESCRIPTION The purpose of this file was to provide name resolution for Netbios computer names. Normally, this file is irrelevant in today's networking but remains a legacy artifact. If you do not have a file already created, one will be the first time you run Set-LmhostsEntry. There may be a few scenarios where using lmhosts still has value. You can use this file to provide name resolution for a computer that otherwise can't be resolved. For example, if you are running a virtual machine on a private or NAT'd network, you can't normally resolve the name. But by adding an lmhosts entry, you can. Once you can resolve the name, then you can create a PSSession using the computer name instead of the IPAddress. THE COMMANDS The commands will convert lmhosts entries into custom objects PS C:\> Get-LmhostsEntry chi-dc01 Computername IPAddress ------------ --------- chi-dc01 172.16.30.200 Or you can use the -Raw parameter to display the information as it appears in the lmhosts file. When running a command that will modify the lmhosts file, a backup copy will automatically be created in the System32 folder. The backup copy will be overwritten as needed. LIMITATIONS It is assumed that your lmhosts file is well formed and that you do not have duplicate computer names and IP addresses. It is also assumed that any comments, using the # character, start at the beginning of the line. These commands do not take into account any directives like INCLUDE, #PRE OR #DOM. SEE ALSO Get-LmhostsEntry Set-LmhostsEntry Remove-LMHostsEntry Open-LmhostsFile |