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

[Campbell-Lange <campbell-lange@easynet.co.uk>]

Sean Carte <seanc@mediatek.co.za> wrote:

> >I use my Mac as a server, running QPQ, and have a PC connected by
> >Ethernet. 
...snipped...
> >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 ...)

Howzit Sean

The domain name lookup, to the best of my knowledge, has to be a real
domain name, which is different to specifying an ipaddress across a
network. The above setup sounds as though the equivalent of 'localhost' on
the Mac is being given the name www.team-artonomy.com, which can be seen as
a loopback on its own ip address, so this is one exception to the rule. I
think.

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		  Rory Campbell-Lange   +   The Campbell-Lange Workshop
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