Opening Remote Shows IP Address vs. Host Name

[skaterbase]

We have two Macs on a network and a multi-file FM solution. When opening files remotely (as a guest of the Host computer), some files are opening quickly, showing the IP address of the Host and others are very slow to open, showing the Host computer name.

I can't tell why some are opening differently than others.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Vaughan]

Those connecting through the host computer's name need to first perform a DNS lookup, while those connecting through the IP number can go direct.

It may have been the way the files were connected to when relationships etc were set up.

[skaterbase]

Thanks for the information.

Does anyone have suggestions for how I can correct this?

[-Queue-]

I've found that it's best to open all the files single-user and remap relationships and script calls, unless there is a designated host, in which case remapping them by specific ip might be better.

[skaterbase]

This issue was resolved when we upgraded both machines to Panther and FM6. It seems to have been a networking issue related to running different operating systems.

Thank you!