TCP/IP Host File Help

[Squid]

Our company uses an intranet web site for company information. They use a name that is only recognizable from computers connected to our network.

For example, to access the web site all you have to do is type "ourweb". This web site does have a domain address that can be accessed from outside the intranet but all of the scripts on the site reference "ourweb"

How can i set up a host file on my machine so that anytime the browser looks for "ourweb" it is re-directed to the actual domain address.

[Steven.Bentley]

Welcome to CTH :)

Have a look in the Preferences folder (in the System Folder)for a file called hosts, if there isn't one make it in SimpleText.

Put an entry in it like this:

ourweb A 127.0.0.1

but change 127.0.0.1 for the IP address of the intranet web server.

You may need a reboot before that will resolve properly :)