/etc/hosts/

Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:42 pm

Just a simple question, when you alter this file, do you have to reboot? I just did a change to it but it does not seem to have taken affect. If I telnet to the domain it still goes in the old server.

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Andy · Post by **Andy** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:09 pm

Do you need a prefix?

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:49 pm

no it's usually just

x.x.x.x host.com

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Andy · Post by **Andy** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:51 pm

Humm. see with windows I have my IP then the file i have hosted as the address then i go to a free domain name service that redirects people to the Real site

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MadGhigno · Post by **MadGhigno** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:17 am

Red you do not need to reboot the host in order to see the /etc/hosts changes

bye
MadGhigno

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