I updated the Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file to include static ip addresses of computers on my local network; just like I do it in Vista and XP. But now I tried to access the computers by name, it complains that host 'xyz' cannot be resolved. Why?
Simon
Maybe you have Bonjour service on your pc? Check for mdnsresponder.exe in task manager.
Are you able to access the remote pcs by ip address?
make sure that
127.0.0.1 localhost
it the first entry in the hosts file. Must be first.
You should not need to do that unless the other computers are not Windows computers. Windows automatically resolves computer names to IPs for those that respond to NetBIOS. Are you positive the items added to the hosts file were in fact saved? Are they correct? The hosts file is no different in how it was in previous versions of Windows.
It's cool to do that like for instance if you just want to type
router
or
bedroompc
in the browser url box and hit enter, you're there. Necessity? No. Simplicty? Yes.
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
192.168.0.110 pmachine
Bonjour Service is running under the 'Services' tab, how do i disable it?
hi Kenn,
I posted earlier there are only 3 lines
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
192.168.0.110 pmachine
file location is Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
someone had mentioned that bonjour service messes up the hostname mapping, are you aware?
http://pmachine/simon
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