using hosts file to fake a machine name

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sklett

I have a machine named "Jim"
if I use Start->Run->\\Jim I can access the shares for that machine

I need to be able to access the machine by another name, "Steve", but do not
wish to "really" change it, so I thought I could add an entry to the host
file named "Steve" with the IP of "Jim"
when I try Start->Run->\\Steve

I get an error that the resource does not exist. However, a ping to Steve
works fine

Any ideas? Is this just "how it is"?

Thanks,
Steve
 
I think that's just how it is. I don't think UNC names quite resolve to IPs
the same way that internet names do. I tried the same thing before myself,
only using a DNS server instead of the hosts file. Same results here.
 
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