Our client (Switzerland-based, but internationally operating) currently has companyname.ch as their main site. That's where all their sites' content is hosted. We've also set up companyname.ca and companyname-keyword.com for their international operations. Those sites are just one index.html page where all links then go to "companyname.ch/page=pageid&locale=ca" for the canadian site and "companyname.ch/page=pageid&from=com" for the keyworded site. We recently moved the canadian site's hosting from our servers in Switzerland to a Canada-based host for (minute) SEO reasons. Questions follow... [more inside]
posted by slater on Nov 28, 2008 - 1 answer

How do I manage my HOSTS/LMHOSTS file and/or better manage a virtual machine IP that changes? [more inside]
posted by bertrandom on Jun 5, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there a way for Leopard to bind a hosts file to a location in Network Preferences? [more inside]
posted by mkb on Apr 8, 2008 - 4 answers

I have an idea for a simple piece of software. It would involve intercepting browser requests, checking the requested url (probably not ip address, so before that conversion takes place) testing the url and redirecting if it passes the test. The test will itself make a network connection. [more inside]
posted by miniape on Apr 2, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm with BT for my broadband and over the last few days I've been unable to access some sites in the US. Notably my own web host Mediatemple. Anyone else with BT experiencing problems? [more inside]
posted by twistedonion on Dec 6, 2007 - 10 answers

Why won't OSX let me block MeFi via the /etc/hosts file? [more inside]
posted by proj on Sep 12, 2007 - 7 answers

The hosts file on my Windows machine seems to have broken the Internets... [more inside]
posted by Meatbomb on May 24, 2007 - 11 answers

How do I get my browser to ignore a certain site? [more inside]
posted by Tuwa on Jun 26, 2006 - 15 answers

Can anyone help me figure out why Firefox is ignoring my HOSTS file when I use a proxy server? Win XP/Firefox 1.5 [more inside]
posted by alan on Feb 10, 2006 - 11 answers

Web hosting woes: My host has had massive email issues for the last few days. Would it make sense to move DNS to somebody like Zonedit so that I can redirect email to other domains temporarily when situations like this arise? Any other suggestions?
posted by SteveInMaine on Aug 6, 2004 - 5 answers

Where did my hosting company go? I have a reseller account with ADT Hosting and they have always provided good service. Until today. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by dg on Jul 11, 2004 - 9 answers

DNS hell! My Windows 2000 box seems to have some kind of DNS problem. Certain sites just 404 or time out. I know it's not my net connection, because other computers on my network can get to these sites. I've already renamed the hosts file and rebooted. I need to resolve this for a paying gig. Help! [more] [more inside]
posted by scarabic on May 26, 2004 - 15 answers