Hosts File? Try Netinfo Manager.
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You spent all those years getting so comfortable with Windows. Lmhosts. Lanman. Workstation Service. Nbtstat. And the Hosts file. Then you switched. And now….well, sometimes you feel a little lost.
You can get the same results you got from your hosts file in OS X too. Try using Netinfo Manager. It looks more complicated than editing a simple text file, but it’s not too bad.
Use it for developing web sites or resolving a pesky machine that just won’t resolve. This quick screencast shows all the steps.
Not familiar with a hosts file? It’s a simple text file listing machines and their ip addresses. In most implementations a client would check the hosts file before trying to resolve an ip address through another means, like DNS. It’s an excellent troubleshooting tool.
If you’d rather use a conventional hosts file, check out this screencast. Otherwise, click Watch Now to get started with Netinfo Manager
2. February 2007 at 11:56 am :
Just a small note to say thankyou for this website. I’ve only just recently discovered it and am going back through some of the tutorials to learn some other things.
One thing to note with regards to Leopard is that in the current seeds NetInfo is not available and will very likely not be included due to the full unix certification attempt that Apple is aiming for in 10.5.
For futureproofing, You could create another screencast to show editing /etc/hosts.
Thanks once again.
2. February 2007 at 12:28 pm :
Thanks Steve.
The work queue is going to pile up fast here at MurphyMac when Leopard ships. Any other ‘heads ups’ are greatly appreciated!