Remote Server Name Conflit

[Nandov]

Hello.
I have an dll installed in a Windows2000 SP3 Server at COM+ that I need to use in my Windows98 clients.
So, the dll was exported to an application proxy to install in the clients.
The msi package was installed without problems in the clients, but when I tried to connect to the Server, using the dll, I received this error message:
"The remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable".
I perceived that there was a connection problem. So, I tried to ping the Server with its name. There was a timeout, the command was looking for an Internet Machine with the same name.
Then I created a hosts file in the client with the Server Name and its IP. After, when I tried again, the dll connected to the Server without problems.
Is There a way to use the IP instead of the Server Name in an application proxy?

Thank you, dennis

 

[SemperFiDownUnda]

You can goto the regestry and put it in there. MTS used to allow you to export the client DLLs to refer to another MTS server that you haven't got configured yet.

Your problem I would tackle on your network configuration side. Either via the HOSTS file, like you did, or DNS.