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

[Richard Smith <richard@team-artonomy.com>]

Thank you to everyone who replied to my original post:

>  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.


The answer was actually maddeningly simple. All I had to do was 
create an almost identical 'HOSTS' file on the PC, and save it in the 
root 'Win98' folder (sorry, directory - sic). I was hoping setting up 
the PC would be more difficult, so I could gloat to my PC loving 
colleague, but to no avail. I didn't even need to restart the PC 
(unprecedented).

Thanks again for the suggestions.

Best regards,

Richard

-- 

Richard Smith
Illustrator/ Site Designer

Team Artonomy,
Drawing Business.

richard@team-artonomy.com
http://www.team-artonomy.com

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