What is the OS X equal to Windows HOSTS file?

mynameis · mynameis #1 (**permalink**)

05-03-2005, 12:28 AM

For those that don't know about the Window HOSTS file, it allows you to set the IP address that goes with a host name. For example the IP address for the host name mac-forums.com is 69.20.37.125. So if you didn't want your computer to be able to access mac-forums you could redirect that host name to go to some other IP, like 0.0.0.0 which would lead it no where. Anyone know how to do that in OS X?

meltbanana314 · meltbanana314 #2 (**permalink**)

05-03-2005, 12:35 AM

/etc/hosts, maybe?

rman · rman #3 (**permalink**)

05-03-2005, 08:41 AM

Like meltbanana314 suggested you would find it in /etc. but I think in OS X it is located in /private/etc.

Run the terminal application and execute the following line:

sudo find / -name hosts -exec ls -l {} \;

The above should give you the full path (location) of the host file.

Murlyn · Murlyn #4 (**permalink**)

05-03-2005, 10:34 AM

Yeah it's found in /etc/hosts or /private/etc/hosts they both point to the same file.

meltbanana314 #2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-03-2005, 12:35 AM /etc/hosts, maybe? Last edited by meltbanana314; 05-03-2005 at 12:37 AM.
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mynameis #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	05-03-2005, 12:28 AM For those that don't know about the Window HOSTS file, it allows you to set the IP address that goes with a host name. For example the IP address for the host name mac-forums.com is 69.20.37.125. So if you didn't want your computer to be able to access mac-forums you could redirect that host name to go to some other IP, like 0.0.0.0 which would lead it no where. Anyone know how to do that in OS X?
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