Use the Configure Hosts Information page to maintain entries in the list of hosts you access without a name server.
The selections on this page are:
This box lists internet addresses (IP addresses) and host names for hostname resolution if a name server is not available or the host is not identified to the name server.
For each entry in the Hosts list, you can define the following:
A HOSTS file containing this information is saved in the directory specified by the SET ETC= environment variable, which is set in the CONFIG.SYS file.
Check this box if you want the host names in the HOSTS file to be searched before querying the name servers, to resolve host names from the IP addresses or the IP addresses from the host names in the RESOLV2 file.
When this box is checked, the following environment variable is added to your CONFIG.SYS file:
SET USE_HOSTS_FIRST=1
You will have to restart your computer for this change to take effect.
The push buttons on this page are:
The fields on this window are:
Specify the 32-bit dotted-decimal notation internet protocol (IP) address for the host you want to access without a name server. For example, 9.67.43.126 is an IP Address. This field is required.
Specify the name of the host that corresponds to the entry in the IP Address field. This field is required.
Specify an alternate host name for the host that corresponds to the entry in the IP address field. You can have more than one alias. This field is optional.
Specify a description of up to 256 characters for this entry. This field is optional.
Additional push buttons for this window are:
The fields you can change from this window are:
Specify the 32-bit dotted-decimal notation internet protocol (IP) address for the host you want to access without a name server. For example, 9.67.43.126 is an IP address. This field is required.
Specify the name of the host that corresponds to the entry in the IP Address field. This field is required.
Specify an alternate host name for the host that corresponds to the entry in the IP Address field. You can have more than one alias. This field is optional.
Specify a description of up to 256 characters for this entry. This field is optional.
Additional push buttons are:
The subtabs on this page are:
How Do I?
For a step-by-step description of key tasks you can do from this page, go to: