Editing your hosts file
If you want to put custom entries in your computer’s DNS (for running addresses for a local server for example) you need to edit your system’s hosts file. On Unix systems this can be found at:
/etc/hosts
On Windows systems, you need to go to:
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
To add a custom entry, first enter the IP address (if you’re running a local server you’ll want to set this as 127.0.0.1), then put a tab and then the host name.
If you want to put custom entries in your computer’s DNS (for running addresses for a local server for example) you need to edit your system’s hosts file. On Unix systems this can be found at:
/etc/hosts
On Windows systems, you need to go to:
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
To add a custom entry, first enter the IP address (if you’re running a local server you’ll want to set this as 127.0.0.1), then put a tab and then the host name.