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* The following line would be used to address Jademonkey by their name instead of their IP. | * The following line would be used to address Jademonkey by their name instead of their IP. | ||
* <code>192.168.2.111 jademonkey</code> | ** <code>192.168.2.111 jademonkey</code> | ||
* The following lines direct traffic directly to the LAN server greatly increasing throughput and responsiveness. | * The following lines direct traffic directly to the LAN server greatly increasing throughput and responsiveness. | ||
*<code>192.168.2.100 msgcnx.msgeducation.com</code> | **<code>192.168.2.100 msgcnx.msgeducation.com</code> | ||
*<code>192.168.2.100 files.msgcnx.com</code> | **<code>192.168.2.100 files.msgcnx.com</code> | ||
*<code>192.168.2.100 moodle.msgcnx.com</code> | **<code>192.168.2.100 moodle.msgcnx.com</code> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:29, 23 January 2020
About
- The hosts file is the first place your system looks to resolve dns queries.
Practical Application
- The 2 main ways we use the hosts file are to make addressing local machines easier and avoiding external DNS and pointing directly to local servers.
Examples
- The following line would be used to address Jademonkey by their name instead of their IP.
192.168.2.111 jademonkey
- The following lines direct traffic directly to the LAN server greatly increasing throughput and responsiveness.
192.168.2.100 msgcnx.msgeducation.com192.168.2.100 files.msgcnx.com192.168.2.100 moodle.msgcnx.com