OK, what's the full path to your hosts file? Historically, it has had a tendency to wander around. On Win2K it is in:
<WINNT>\system32\drivers\etc\ Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Giles Roadnight [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 August 2003 16:25 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] hosts > > > Yes have tried pinging but nothing happens. > > Httpd.conf: > > NameVirtualHost * > > <VirtualHost *> > ServerName desktop > </VirtualHost> > > <VirtualHost *> > DocumentRoot "D:/My Documents/My Webs/site1" > ServerName site1 > </VirtualHost> > > <VirtualHost *> > DocumentRoot "d:/My Documents/My Webs/site2" > ServerName site2 > </VirtualHost> > > hosts: > > # lots of commecnts > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 127.0.0.1 site1 > 127.0.0.1 site2 > > I have even tried commenting out the localhost entry but that still > works. > > Giles Roadnight > http://giles.roadnight.name > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 August 2003 13:58 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] hosts > > Resolution is done HOSTS first, then DNS. Have you tried > pinging the new > hostnames just to make sure they resolve? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Giles Roadnight [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 01 August 2003 13:49 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] hosts > > > > > > What do you mean by that? > > > > I have done a re-install and am using the hosts file and > > httpd.conf file > > that worked fine with multiple sites bedore. > > > > Surely even if I hadn't told apache I would just get the > same name on > > all of the names anyway? > > > > I am on XP, have no idea what order the resolution is done > > in. the names > > are domain names - i.e. have no extensions like .com. > > > > Giles Roadnight > > http://giles.roadnight.name > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Horn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 01 August 2003 13:30 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] hosts > > > > have you HUP'ed apache? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Giles Roadnight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:26 PM > > Subject: [ cf-dev ] hosts > > > > > > > I have edited my hosts file to include new names that my > > apache server > > > is running but it seems to have no effect. I can ping > localhost but > > none > > > of the other names in the list. I have re-started my > machine but it > > > still doesn't work. When I try to visit one of the names in my web > > > browser I get > > > > > > "the page cannot be displayed" > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Giles Roadnight > > > http://giles.roadnight.name > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ** Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
