This tip is an “oldie-but-a-goodie”! If you’re running Lawson on UNIX servers, and using the LID Desktop Client (just for administration, of course—you’re using Portal for applications, right???), create a drop-down selection list. That way, you don’t have to keep typing in the server name or address. This is especially handy whether you connect to one server or if you have multiple servers: Create a folder, called NFS, in the same folder location as Lawson (LID), and create a text file, called “hosts” (no extension!):
In the hosts file, enter one line for each server, with the IP address on the left and corresponding server name or address, if no name, on the right: