Your WIN 95 machine doesn't have domain name set? Check the tcpip section of the network section under Control Panel Michael lhang wrote: > > Hi, > > my server name is "joy.a.b.c.d" , can't ping "joy", but can ping > "joy.a.b.c.d" in win95. But in linux I can ping both "joy" and > "joy.a.b.c.d". > > Can anyone tell me why???