Hey guys, yeah, it's not a DNS issue. It's just one page that's having trouble returning, so I'm hoping to recreate just that one file elsewhere.
Sadly, it doesn't seem that it's possible, but I'm hoping for a way to force the box to use a custom URL whenever it's looking for a specific file on a specific domain. Thanks, Mark http://markphillip.com On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Victor <[email protected]> wrote: > If a hosts file works, then the IP of the target machine must be > fairly static. Can't you just use the IP of the machine in your > application instead of the hostname? > > If for some reason you can't use the IP, another option is to make a > fake host: > > mysuperduperfile.domain.com 1.2.3.4 > > Then you can update your application to use > mysuperduperfile.domain.com for that file. > > That said, this doesn't seem like a DNS issue if only a single file of > many is having problems. > > --Victor > > On May 23, 3:45 pm, Mark Phillip <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey folks, > > > > I have an unusual dependency on an external file, and the 3rd party > server > > is having trouble returning it. There are multiple files on the server > that > > I depend on, and it's just one file that's having trouble. > > > > With the hosts file I can tell the box that the entirety of a domain maps > to > > a specific IP, but is there a way to tell the box to look for just a > > specific file on a different IP? > > > > Unfortunately, copying every file from the server and placing it on a new > > one, isn't an option. > > > > Thanks, > > Markhttp://markphillip.com > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
