Windows Host Files

[Sarky78]

We develop a lot of websites in house using the windows Host file allowing us to run the / notation instead of ../../../ all of the time. We have setup clients with this host file from external locations, to access our server without a problem. However, when I try to access the server (test_server, which is set to the correct IP address in this Host file)from home I can't gain access. I am using a Dial Up connection, unlike most of our clients who use a Leased Line. Is there something stopping me connecting to this test server because I am using a dial up connection. If there is how do i get around this, as some of our clients use a dial up ISDN system !

 

[ackka]

The dial up settings use seperate TCP/IP settings than a leased line. The tcp/ip settings are usually obtained from the server that you dial into. The hosts file may not activate. I am not sure, this is a educated guess, you might also try in the tcp/ip forum under Data Transmission

good luck

ackka
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[sanshri]

You can access the site if you add an entry for your test_server in the host file in your home pc.
Any request for IP is first looked up in the host file your PC before it gets transmitted to the ISPs DNS.
I use this technique to publish pages to virtual sites which are not yet added to the remote DNS.

Hope i understood your problem correctly.

ks

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