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Under the Location heading, I changed the name of the file from "HOSTS" to "hosts", reversing the change that 4.225.172.115 made on 3 August 2006; the rationale being that on Unix-like systems, file names are case sensitive and for them the file is named "hosts". On Windows, the names are not case sensitive, so "hosts" should work there as well.
If you are looking for a simple, general mechanism for the local specification of IP addresses for specific hostnames (server names), use the HOSTS file, not the LMHOSTS file. The file, if it exists, is read as the LMHOSTS setting file. A sample file (lmhosts.sam) is provided. It contains documentation for manually configuring the file.
The hosts file is one of several system facilities that assists in addressing network nodes in a computer network. It is a common part of an operating system's Internet Protocol (IP) implementation, and serves the function of translating human-friendly hostnames into numeric protocol addresses, called IP addresses, that identify and locate a host in an IP network.
LOCATION: The folder where you want to place your new Favorite. You can leave this field blank to add to your general Favorites list, select an existing AOL Favorites folder, or create a new folder by entering a new folder name in the Create a Folder field and clicking Add. Once the form is complete, click Add Favorite. A dialogue box will pop ...
Transfer or share your Favorites list with another AOL user. 1. Open the Favorite Places window. 2. Click Manage. 3. Select one of the following: Replace: Use this to replace your current Favorites with your backup copy or Favorites from your other Username.
The string "localhost" will attempt to access the file as UNC path \\localhost\c:\path\to\the file.txt, which will not work since the colon is not allowed in a share name. The dot "." The dot "." results in the string being passed as \\.\c:\path\to\the file.txt , which will work for local files, but not shares on the local system.
• Double click on the AOL Desktop application file. • From the Desktop Gold toolbar help menu, select Create new desktop shortcut. • If the issue still exists, proceed to the next step. Uninstall/Reinstall Desktop Gold • In Windows settings, go to Add/Remove programs. • Select AOL Desktop Gold.
hosts: files mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns # for ipv4 and ipv6. or hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns # for ipv4 only. This is a configuration choice made by distributions such as Ubuntu/Debian and SuSE and Red Hat, each of which have their own package configuration script that will install the mdns_minimal module as above.