map hostname to specific ip (hosts file)
I want to point a specific ip to an host(10.0.5.12 dire.direorg.com). So instead of going out to look on the net it would point to an internal ip that is my server. Like what a host file would do, but I don't want to have to go to every single computer and manually edit this file. Could I use a GPO? Any suggestions?
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Netstudent
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If thats really what you want to do, then maybe your best bet would be a quick batch file. Something that didcd c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc copy \\server\host_files\hosts /y
for each user, where server could be a location that houses the desired host file. Maybe you could make it a logon script. Not sure if that helps but maybe you can research it a little. Not sure about a GPO setting, there are way too many objects to know them all.There is no place like 127.0.0.1 BUT 209.62.5.3 is my 127.0.0.1 away from 127.0.0.1! -
JDMurray
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Do you have the capability of automatically pushing a HOSTS file update to every workstation? -
Zoomer
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I made a script to copy and paste a host file that I stored on a shared folder and it seemed to work.
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JDMurray
Admin Posts: 13,089 Admin
Under XP and Vista, an updated HOSTS file is immediately detected and loaded, but I seem to remember Windows 2000 requiring a reboot to re-read an updated HOSTS file.
