Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ3 access to moved domain before DNS setup propagates

[Menno M Jansz <lists@xxxxxxxxx>]

Remember though, that changing the host file doesnt always work, if your clients ISP uses a HTTP proxy, because 
the proxy will still look at the old IP address.

This got me a few times. For that reason I always use an AliasMatch

Cheers,
Menno

07/05/2002 02:10:09, "Steve Colberg" <steve@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Thanks!  There were a total of three solutions with some great explanations.
>
>When I first tried the change to my 'hosts' file I made the change correctly
>but either made a typo or did not wait long enough because it did not
>work...I have tried it again with no further changes and now it does work.
>
>This is a good group...THANKS
>
>Steve Colberg
>>
>> Steve --
>>
>> When I enter the IP, I come to Java Bob's Deli page.
>>
>> When I add the above IP address and www.xyztesting.org to my HOSTS file:
>>
>> 127.0.0.1 localhost
>> 206.127.79.220 www.xyztesting.org
>>
>> ...and enter the domain in my browser, I come to a new Cobalt default
>page --
>> "Welcome to the Web Site of www.xyztesting.org. This page is a place
>holder for
>> the home page of your own web site."
>>
>> Looks like the solution works fine from here.  Just do a search on your
>machine
>> for the HOSTS file and add the entry just like above -- that is a TAB
>between
>> the IP and the domain name, by the way, not a space.
>>
>> You can take the same file and just ask your customer to save it to the
>correct
>> directory on their machine.  On Win2K it is in
>"C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc."
>> It is in "C:\Windows" on my Win98 machine.
>>
>>
>> rks
>
>=========================================
>Thanks!  There were a total of three solutions with some great explanations.
>
>When I first tried the change to my 'hosts' file I made the change correctly
>but either made a typo or did not wait long enough because it did not
>work...I have tried it again with no further changes and now it does work.
>
>This is a good group...THANKS!
>
>Steve Colberg
>
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