What is the purpose of the hosts file in Windows Server?
Saturday, 05 August 2023
by EITCA Academy
The hosts file in Windows Server plays a crucial role in the Domain Name System (DNS) resolution process by mapping domain names to IP addresses. It serves as a local text file that contains a list of hostname-to-IP address mappings, allowing the operating system to resolve domain names to their corresponding IP addresses without the
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Cybersecurity, DNS Resolution, Hosts File, IP Address Mapping, Manual Name Resolution, Windows Server