[FX.php List] Somewhat [Off Topic] How to tell your local computers which is a domain-named server

[DC]

right. open terminal.app in applications>utilities folder

then type
sudo pico /etc/hosts

you'll have to type your admin password to edit that file.

when you are done making changes...

hit control-x on the keyboard (then type a y as per instructions that 
will appear on screen) to save and exit.

then follow the rest of the instructions about netinfo. i've had success 
without rebooting netinfo, but can't say i'm an old hand at this - just 
did it once in a pinch.

yes, you are editing files on your local machine. hosts and netinfo help 
point the system to proper locations on the network.

dan

Troy Meyers had written:
> Kevin and dan,
> 
> Thanks for your suggestions. I haven't had success yet, though.
> 
> Kevin:
> 
> I did as you suggested with NetInfo Manager, very easy to do. I tried both the ./local and ../network flavors without luck though. I still get the same message in the browser. In each case I tried the "lookupd -flushcache" in Terminal, as well as the menu item "Restart Local NetInfo domains" in NetInfo manager, quitting and relaunching Safari, and lastly also restarting the machine.
> 
> Maybe I'm going about this wrong... what computer am I supposed to be doing this on? I did it on my desktop where I'd be doing the testing from. I did not do it on the FMSA machine.
> 
> 
> dan:
> 
> I didn't really get to try your method. I wasn't able to find the "hosts" file in a directory "etc". What's the full path? I thought I searched everywhere, but maybe it's secret. Obviously I'm pretty green about editing system files.
> 
> Thanks again for your help.
> 
> -Troy
> 
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