Adding to /etc/hosts would probably work, though, since then your browser will be sending the Host: header needed by the server. Just browsing directly to the IP address won't do that.
alex On Nov 17, 2011, at 12:46 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > That doesn't always work. Take cases where multiple sites live on a server > with one IP address. > > I pinged www.gc.maricopa.edu to get their IP address 140.198.200.163. I put > in firefox and got their site. > > I tried the same for www.foxnews.com 24.143.206.89 but got the following > instead. > > Invalid URL > > The requested URL "/", is invalid. > Reference #9.55ce8f18.1321555305.131e3b52 > > > > On 11/17/2011 10:56 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: >> On 11/15/2011 04:37 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: >>> http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2011/1115_cybersecurity_friedman.aspx >>> >>> -- >> >> I haven't read the proposals (did read the article), but if all they're >> doing is changing DNS services, wouldn't (simply) adding entries to the >> hosts file of any client circumvent the controls? Am I missing something? >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
