Host file is ignored on W2k03

Hy guys

Anyboydy has a solution for a host file ignored on 2003 server?

I tried the following:

- Recreate the file
- Check the database path into the registry (tried to move path,
restart too)
- nbtstat, ipconfig and flushing dns trying ..
- stopping and restarting dnscache service
- stopping the dns client too

In all these case my host file on a newly pc is completely ignored.
While on another pc it works perfectly.

Some idea before using an MSDN incident?

Thanks
Andrea

Why are you even using a prehistoric "cave man" Hosts file?


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"Andrew2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hy guys
>
> Anyboydy has a solution for a host file ignored on 2003 server?
>
> I tried the following:
>
> - Recreate the file
> - Check the database path into the registry (tried to move path,
> restart too)
> - nbtstat, ipconfig and flushing dns trying ..
> - stopping and restarting dnscache service
> - stopping the dns client too
>
> In all these case my host file on a newly pc is completely ignored.
> While on another pc it works perfectly.
>
> Some idea before using an MSDN incident?
>
> Thanks
> Andrea

Because is easier for certain task like host locally some web site for
development and a dns configuration require too much time for a stupid
static pointer like this one I need.

Ok, I see.
Well, I'm really not sure, I have never seen that happen, I've always had
the Hosts file work just fine on the rare occasions that I have done that.

I think it would be quicker to just take a couple minutes to create the
entry on a DNS server than the ammount of time it might take to figure out
what is going on with the hosts file. Even if you have to create a Zone, it
only takes a few seconds,...and more than one machine can "enjoy" the
benefit if you want to use other machine, to "test" what you are
developing,...you often get a better test if you don't do it from the
development machine.

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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"Andrew2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Because is easier for certain task like host locally some web site for
> development and a dns configuration require too much time for a stupid
> static pointer like this one I need.