the zones dont take as long to load up etc. on winnt.
as to your other problem, i dont get it.
if you are using the loopback address(127.0.0.1) and you are just setting it up for yourself, you shouldn't have any probs.
if you look at the networking code, it's straight forward and does nothing special.
and using dial-up, wouldn't you have a dynamic ip and have to edit your files if you were using an internet ip?
weird...:p
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