[MacPerl-WebCGI] Re: More off-topic network issues...

[Sean Carte <seanc@mediatek.co.za>]

>I use my Mac as a server, running QPQ, and have a PC connected by
>Ethernet. I have (after many attempts) finally configured the Mac so
>that I can use real domain names to access the sites we are working
>on. Previously, I could only access a site by using the IP address of
>the Mac, and switching QPQ's root folder to access different sites.
>This is obviously not ideal.
>
>I have now created a host file for TCP/IP, as follows:
>
>www.team-artonomy.com	A	192.168.1.2
>local	CNAME	www.team-artonomy.com
>
>Now I can enter the URL http://www.team-artonomy.com, and I can
>access the local site no problem. However, it only works using a
>browser on the Mac. If I use the same domain name on the PC, I get
>the usual overcomplicated 'This page could not be loaded' gubbins. I
>can still access the server using the IP address (i.e.
>http://192.168.1.2), but not the domain name.
>
>I assume this is down to the configuration of TCP/IP on the PC, or
>the configuration of my Host file.

To the best of my knowledge the host file is only relevant to the 
machine on which it exists. So you'd need to create a similar host 
file on your PC. I have no idea how one would go about this under 
Windows, sorry. (Of course, you could install Linux on your PC ...)
-- 
My brain hurts!
SeanC
                      Mediatek Training Institute
            129 Moore Road, Berea, Durban, South Africa
    phone: +27 (0)31 305 4200              SeanC@mediatek.co.za
      fax: +27 (0)31 305 4236
                   <http://members.xoom.com/s_carte>

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