host is any machine or computer connected to a network and can offer information, resources, services and applications to users or other nodes in the network.
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How to share Internet connection of VMWare guest with host in VMWare Player?
I have a cheap 3G Internet stick with no driver support for my current operating system, yet that is currently my only way to get online. I had no trouble getting a connection with VMWare Player and ...
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trouble adding sub URLs / pages inside a domain to /etc/hosts file
I want the hosts file to block www.url.com/page without blocking www.url.com
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I've added 127.0.0.1 www.apple.com to my /etc/host file
When I do ping www.apple.com I get this ...
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Blocking a site from myself and redirecting
I've tried editing "C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts" by adding:
127.0.0.1 websitetoblock.com
But I can still access the website. Ideally I want to be redirected to a URL of my choice if I try ...
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my LAN pcs are not able to connect to the Internet. I am using DHCP server and linkys router
My connection details:
A have atotal 10 PCs connected to Linksys router. DHCP is enabled in the router.
IP adddress: 192.168.0.103---013
subnet 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.0.1
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Split HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows
I have a file called hosts located at:
%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc
I want to create two partial file of a single one. So that, I can add my entries each time to a new file without having ...
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host to host translation in linux?
In Linux (fedora or cent OS, etc), I want to say if one program tries to download from one url, it goes to my host (my url) instead of what it tries to go. Something like /etc/hosts, but /etc/hosts is ...
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Why is my ping high on certain hosts?
My ping is fine on the host which is located in UK. With this one, 78.110.165.196:5200,
it's a normal 190-220, but with the other hosts, like 350.178.33.50.4:5198, it is more. I contacted my ISP, but ...
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Localhost via WAMP doesn't connect
I needed to change the default port wamp was listening to, so now I need to use another one, let's say 81. So now instead of going to http://localhost now I need to go to http://localhost:81. No ...
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Why is the url being turned into an IP?
I am trying to understand why when I type in a url address that is for a development server my browser changes it to an IP? In the top of my host files I have something like 11.111.111.11 devserver.
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Hostname resolution of Linux machines with static IP
I have couple of linux servers that I to assign static IPs to because I'm doing some CARPing and Vlans.
The way my DNS server is set, it gets the hostnames dynamically from the nodes, as soon as ...
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How can I automate my usage of three VM machines with the same alias?
How do I automate my usage of three VM machines which require me to add a IP aliased to a name in my HOSTS file. I upload code to the server of choice and then I go to the address http:/ / ...
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Locally redirecting domains (like with /etc/hosts) during certain hours of the day
folks. In the interest of upping my productivity, I'd like to selectively block or redirect certain websites in blocks of time during the day. I've already got some sites completely blocked in my ...
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Host File under MacOSX
I am trying to edit my host file to see how it works. But with no success.
I enter this in my /etc/host file:
173.194.66.103 www.youtube.com
And when I type 173.194.66.103 on the browser I get ...
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Why would I need a host adapter pcie card?
I have a total of 4 expansion slots on my pc. I'm putting a killer network card, graphic card, and a sound card in it. I searched a list of expansion cards to put in the last slot that could benefit ...
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Adding a line into the hosts file, getting permission denied when using sudo - Mac
I'm trying to add a line into the hosts file on my Mac by executing a one line command on the terminal.
I thought this would be easy using sudo, but it returns "permission denied" when I try to add ...
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Sendmail not working on ubuntu guest - unqualified host name
I have a win7 host running ubuntu guest through vbox. it is configured with a bridged network adapter and I am using DHCP to assign an ip of 192.168.0.5 which is mapped to smartstart.dev in my windows ...
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Hosts redirection not working properly
Simply put, I want to redirect uk.wikipedia.org to en.wikipedia.org.
I put this in the hosts file on windows, saved it, and flushed the DNS cache:
91.198.174.225 uk.wikipedia.org
But when I ...
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while one website host is down, can I set up another host to take over, untill the first host goes back up
Basically I have a simple free host (000webhost.com) that I used to use. Now I have my own machine to host a website. however, when I'm updating stuff on that machine, or anything that might make the ...
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Where are hostnames stored?
On my linux server, i have my hostname set to server.local. I do not have a dns server or have edited my /etc/host file on my client computer. When i connect to my server through the hostname, is my ...
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No network connection on Host or Guest simultaneously with Client Hyper-V + Windows 8
I create a virtual switch from the Hyper-V manager, then I set it as the Network adapter in the VM's settings.
In subsequent attempts, this happens:
The VM gets access to the internet, but the ...
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What's the Windows equivalent of “/etc/hosts”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I block certain websites from being accessed through a browser?
I can block my little brother from accessing a website on my Mac by adding the following line to ...
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Can one make a Macbook behave like a USB-Drive
Is there a Way to emulate an usb-drive with a Macbook? I do not mean to emulate usb drives on my macbook!
I would like to plug a double usb cable to my macbook and e.g. my TV. I want the TV to think ...
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Point Multiple IP Addresses to a Single Host Name
Is it possible to have a single host name with multiple IP addresses? The hostname will be used to access a box in LAN with 192.168.x.y and from outside with IP w.x.y.z which is portforwarded to that ...
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Make Mac Parallels IIS website accessible from Internet
I am developing an e-commerce site that is nearly finished, last thing I need to do is debug an issue with a callback from the payment gateway.
I am running Windows through Parallels Mac and want to ...
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Hosts entry does not take effect
I am working on windows 7. I have successfully added entries on my hosts file before and it worked fine.
10.10.10.10 me.mysite.com
But different website was given to me like this (Similar looking):
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'Canonical' way to block websites in Windows 8 without using hosts
In Windows 8, Microsoft has (rightly) decided that Windows Defender will prevent modifications from being made to the %WINDOWS%/System32/Drivers/etc/hosts file. This is an attempt to prevent trojans ...
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If localhost is called 'localhost', why is the gateway not called 'gateway'? [closed]
If you run server services in your computer, it is very easy to configure the same computer to use it: just point the client to localhost.
Now the gateway often runs your DHCP, DNS, proxy, firewall, ...
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How to change IP address to point to localhost in Linux?
A sandbox enviroment of a web app is reachable directly by an IP address: http://<my_ip_address> without a login name.
Is there a way to make a virtual host in my local machine, named as ...
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Are asterisks in /etc/hosts supposed to have any effect?
I have something like this in /etc/hosts:
192.168.0.1 example.com
192.168.0.1 *.example.com
example.com is pinged to 192.168.0.1 as expected but pinging say sub.example.com outputs:
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Access control language in TCP wrapper
I am dealing with the concept called TCP wrapper, I have also studied the man page for hosts_access and I came to know regarding the daemon list and the client list as such with some other options as ...
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Mac OSX localhost does not resolve
Trying to access localhost no longer works on my new Macbook air. It used to work just fine on my old Macbook Pro which was also running Mountain Lion. I have tried most suggestions found in other ...
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How to block IP Address via Windows Host
I want to block access to a certain ip address via windows host.
This is the ip address 41.190.8.17. And this is the content of my host file.
# localhost name resolution is handle within DNS ...
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hosts files edited by 2 processes “System”, “svchost.exe”
I didn't shutdown my pc last night and I left procmon running to monitor WriteFile operations on hosts file.
This morning when I work up, I saw this result:
and what is changed in hosts is that the ...
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Virtual machine and virus on Host [closed]
The answer should be obvious but i ask anyway. If the host is virus infected with a keylogger and you do sensitive stuff on a virtual linux client, that information is beeing logged by the keylogger. ...
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find out which program edited my hosts file
I have this line in my hosts file:
x.x.x.x www.google.com
For many times, I saw this line missing from my hosts file while everything else in it stayed untouched. in this case I would add this line ...
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What is a dynamic way to connect to a virtual machine's webserver from its host machine? [closed]
As a web developer, what is the most efficient (automated) way to connect to a virtual machine (VM) running a development webserver from its host machine (the machine running the VM) when you do not ...
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How to set up a home WEB server Ubuntu and test over LAN Windows 7 XAMPP Lampp
I am looking for a guide on how to set up a local home server that will also be used as a web server. I have an old desktop with Ubuntu 12.10 and wish for this to be used as my central web and local ...
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Cygwin netcat nc doesn't resolve hosts through /etc/hosts
I'm trying to use ssh to log into remote servers, and I have a ProxyCommand setup in ~/.ssh/config to use a proxy (setup through PuTTY to connect to a VPN). The ProxyCommand uses nc to connect ...
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Host file entries are ignored when accessing my University's WLAN
I set up my hosts file in Windows 7, so I can't access certain time-wasting sites. It works fine when I am back home, but as soon as I connect to my University's WLAN, I can still access all sites ...
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Trying to reconcile global ip address and Vhosts
I have been using my local machine as a web server for a while, and I have several websites set up locally on my machine, all with similar Vhost files like the one seen here
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Windows XP: allow all websites for administrator account, block all websites (but a few) for limited account
At my work we have a pc which is used by all employees. This pc is mainly used for our company website: a trailer booking website. At the moment there is one account: an administrator account. So ...
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Unblocking blocked site with hosts file
I have www.somesite.com blocked in my country. But I have another domain www.another.com that points to the same server and it's not blocked (Apache Virtual Host) and works fine.
I put an entry in ...
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machine ignoring host file?
So I can ping the IP address for the server I need but when I ping it by name, the server name is followed by an incorrect IP address.
My host file is updated, I can communicate with my machine from ...
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/etc/hosts deleted on restart
Since yesterday, my /etc/hosts file disappears "magically" on restart. When I recreate it via sudo vim hosts everything works, but it's gone once I restart. I'm on Mac OSX 10.6.8, running MAMP 1.9.4 ...
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Trying to install gsbackup in my server. “Failed running install.sh” message?
I´m hosting my site in MT. As their grid service don´t have backup options, I´ve found this script that´s "unnoficial".
I´ve followed their instructions (that are quite simple BTW), but when I fill in ...
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How to redirect a URL to a certain IP, as with /etc/hosts?
Someone on my shared server has messed with some setting such that gethostbyname('www.google.com') (PHP) gives me the IP for his website, rather than Google. I believe this can be done via the ...
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roving clients amazon aws
I am using an amazonaws EC2 instance. As I am constantly changing IP's and IP's are constantly changing anybody knows a way to permanetly add my client. This way I do not always have to add IP ...
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Hosts not recognized?
Basically, nobody can establish a connection to anything I host. The website, teamspeak, and game servers. I think it may have something to do with the hosts file or network configuration, but I have ...
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Editing /etc/hosts on Mac OS X Lion to use shorter host for ssh-ing
I keep having to type out ssh myusername@somereallylonghost.numb3r5.ojd202nk.net a lot. Instead of an alias, I just want to shorten that host name. I tried editing my hosts file to include shorthost ...
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Access a local web server from a mobile phone?
I am developing a website and I'd like to look at it from my mobile phone (which is right next to the dev computer, on the same LAN). The development is on a dev computer with XAMPP. The local domain ...
