In the windows operating system on the PC there is a file called Hosts. This file allows a header in a browser to be assigned to an ip address. So if i was to type in Test_123 in a browser, it would look at the host file and find the IP address for Test_123 and then go to that IP address. Is there such a file on the Mac and if so where is it, and what is it called.
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The file is called hosts on a Mac, but doesn't exist until you create it with something like simpletext. It can be saved anywhere.
Once the file is created and saved, open the TCP/IP control panel to the advanced user mode and hit the “Select Hosts” button and point it to the file you just created.
Once the file is created and saved, open the TCP/IP control panel to the advanced user mode and hit the “Select Hosts” button and point it to the file you just created.
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