Duncan Way wrote:

>>>I have an extensive HOSTS file in f:\mptn\etc.
>>>I have SET USE_HOSTS_FIRST=1 in config.sys.
>>>I have SET ETC=F:\MPTN\ETC in config.sys.
>>>      
>>>
>>>It appears that my HOSTS file is not being used.
>>>For instance; if I issue a 'host duncan.way.name' command it returns the
>>>dyndns.org  address instead of the one I hardcoded in the HOSTS file.
>>>      
>>>
>>>What could cause the HOSTS file being ignored?
>>>Is the spelling of the name important i.e upper/lower case?
>>>Is the structure critical?
>>>      
>>>
>>>Below is a sample of the file:
>>>      
>>>
>>>192.168.0.1 192.168.0.1 # #
>>>192.168.0.4:8080 duncan.way.name rudy # #
>>>192.168.10.1 192.168.10.1 # #
>>>192.168.10.2 192.168.10.2 # #
>>>209.197.121.15 40th.com # #
>>>      
>>>
>It appears that the :8080 on the 192.168.0.4 is causing the problem.
>I wanted that in there because web/2 is listening on that port.
>I'm using dyndns.org to redirect duncan.way.name to port 8080 and for
me to be able to 
>enter duncan.way.name as a url in mozilla and see the index page on my
computer I need 
>an entry in HOSTS to point it there.
>I will probably try using the standard 80 port and see if that works.
>

Hi Duncan,

I may be wrong, but I've never seen a hosts entry with a port specified 
along with the dotted-quad!
Why can't you just enter "192.168.0.4:8080" in the Mozilla URL entry? 
Even set up a URL-object for it with a title of "duncan.way.name"?
The way it is I read "rudy" as an *alias* for "duncan.way.name"
What are the # # supposed to do?

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Mike

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