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DNS entry in windows system

We will create a DNS entry in windows system to access our test/dev system just by using

  • test.demo.com - To access test environment
  • dev.demo.com - To access dev environment

Create an entry in the hosts file

  • Edit the following file
notepad  C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
  • Add the following entry 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx replace with your actual IP address'
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx    test.demo.com 
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx    dev.demo.com

Refresh the DNS resolver cache

To refresh the cache fire the following command

ipconfig /flushdns

Resetting the NetBios cache

Run this command using admin

nbtstat -R

TO see whether your entry is reflected in the DNS entry

ipconfig /displaydns | more

This will print all the DNS entries in your windows system

References

See stackoverflow

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