In this step-by-step guide, learn how to access and modify the Linux hosts file to control the mapping of hostnames to IP addresses.

If your operating system gives you grief about needing administrator access, or some other message that says it can’t edit the hosts file while it’s in use, you have a few options.

Fix There was an error while attempting to read the local hosts file, Event ID 1012 in Event Viewer of Windows 11/10 by following these solutions.

My dorm is putting a computer into our study room with network access. We want to make so that all web traffic is redirected to one location, cheaply. I immediately thought of the HOSTS file, but ...