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FieldPoint FP-1600 User Manual
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Troubleshooting
Editing HOSTS Files
If you want to give the FP-1600 a hostname, and your network does not
have a DNS server, you need to set up the
HOSTS
files on each networked
computer. A
HOSTS
file allows a networked computer to use hostnames
when no DNS server is available. Each computer on the network that needs
to access the FP-1600 should have a properly configured
HOSTS
file.
Under Windows NT 4.0
1.
Log on as an administrator to the local machine (not onto a domain).
2.
Create a file called
hosts
. This file has to be placed in the
system32\drivers\etc
directory of the system root, for example:
c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
3.
The file should include the following lines:
127.0.0.1 localhost
12.34.56.78 hostname
where
hostname
is the hostname of your FP-1600 and
12.34.56.78
is the IP address of your FP-1600.
Under Windows 95/98
1.
Create a file called
hosts
. This file has to be placed in the
windows
directory, for example
c:\windows\hosts
2.
The file should include the following lines:
127.0.0.1 localhost
12.34.56.78 fp
where
fp
is the hostname of the FP-1600 and
12.34.56.78
is the
IP address of the FP-1600.
