2006-07-12 21:10:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Host file is in: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\
(then on ETC folder. This is Windows XP specific).
The filename (without extension) is: hosts
You can open it by notepad. There is sample there that you can follow...
2006-07-12 22:44:47 · answer #1 · answered by VBACCESSpert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vbaccesspert and ITGUY are both correct
Actually, on WinXP and Svr03, the contents of the hosts file are read by the DNS Resolver (client) when it loads — they take precedence over names stored on the DNS server(s).
This leads to another, sneaky, use of the hosts file. You can block access to a DNS name by adding an entry saying its address is 127.0.0.1 (the local loopback address).
The other main use is for troubleshooting.
2006-07-13 09:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by Pelagic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your not using a DNS server the computer defaults to the host file. You can manually input the ip address of certain known websites or other computers on the network. It is a fall back internal DNS manipulator.
DNS: Domain Name Server, converts an Ip address to its name equivalent.
ex..
172.168.4.12 = Yahoo.com
2006-07-13 04:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by ITGUY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋