Hosts File Mac

  1. Hosts File Mac Os X

This is the default location of hosts file in Mac OS X: /private/etc/hosts. And, here is the way to edit the file. Open terminal and type this command: sudo nano /private/etc/hosts. And it will ask your system password once you enter the password, you will see a screen like this. Your Mac’s hosts file, however, is localized to your own device, like a list of contacts in your phone: The web address acts as your contact’s name — that’s how you find who you want to talk to — and the IP address is their cell phone number, which is your actual way of getting in touch with them. How editing the hosts file works. The hosts file is for DNS resolution. DNS resolve names to IP addresses, and has nothing to do with ports I am afraid. You will need to use something else in conjunction with the hosts file to redirect the port (Mangle the TCP header by altering the destination port). With iptables: Does MAC OS use iptables / netfilter (I didn't think it did).?

From the Finder:
Finder -> Go -> Go to Folder...
and enter
which is tildaslash.ssh
If you want to use the Terminal, then you would
You can use something like TextEdit, TextWrangler, Smultron to edit the file. If using the terminal you can use nano, vi, vim, emacs to edit the file.
The only problem with some of these editors is finding an explicit line. As I seem to recall, the known_host file message gives a line number. Since the lines in the known_hosts file are very long, a lot of these editors line wrap so just counting visible lines is not accurate.
Message was edited by: BobHarris

Jan 11, 2009 1:43 PM

Hosts

Hosts File Mac Os X

  • The hosts file is used to map domain names (hostnames) to IP addresses. It is a plain-text file used by all operating systems including, Linux, Windows, and macOS. The hosts file has priority over DNS. When you type in the domain name of a web site you want to visit, the domain name must be translated into its corresponding IP Address.
  • The hosts file is used to map hostnames (in other words domains) to IP addresses. With the hosts file, you can change the IP address that you resolve a given domain name to. This change only affects your own computer without affecting how the domain is resolved worldwide.