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Local Test Server - Easy Yes or No

I have set up a local test server using all the default settings for Apache 2.0 Is it possible to set up some sort of local dns so that I can use domain names and sub-domain names while maintaining my ability to surf the internet? or is it too much of a headache and I should just suck it up. Yes or No is fine if you don't want to go into detail. If you do want to go into detail I will raise the points accordingly. Thank you for your time.

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trigger-happy

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Thanks, I appreciate it I will look on google like trigger-happy suggested for hosts.txt and the ways in which I can use it like Promethyl suggested.

Promethyl

Let me know if there's more I can do for you.

File Locations:

Windows 95/98/Me c:\windows\hosts

Windows NT/2000/XP Pro c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Windows XP Home c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Mine+Test Data:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 myserver
67.15.94.99 promethyl
67.15.94.99 promethyl.com