In some cases TinyTERM will connect right away, but it takes several seconds for the login prompt to come up. When this happens, switch between using an IP address and a hostname for the server. In other words, if you have a hostname in TinyTERM, use the server’s IP address instead. If you are using the IP address, use a hostname.

If there is no hostname assigned to the server, you can create one on your PC by editing the hosts file. Its location varies depending on your version of Windows:

Windows 95, 98 or Me: C:\Windows\hosts
Windows NT or 2000: C:\Winnt\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows XP or Vista: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

The hosts file can have no extension. Right-click the file named hosts (not lmhosts) in the specified directory and select Properties from the pop-up menu. If it has an extension; i.e., it’s named hosts.sam, remove the extension so it’s just named hosts.

Next, open the file in Notepad or another text editor. Scroll down to the bottom. You’ll see a line like this at the end of the file:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Add a line below it using the same format. Give your server a name that’s easy to remember, and probably isn’t duplicated somewhere on your PC. For example:

192.168.0.1 myserver

You can use digits and dashes in the name, but no spaces. Save the file and exit Notepad. You can now use the hostname you created in TinyTERM.

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