How to edit hosts…

Apple OSX 10.4.X Tiger

1. Open Terminal (Click Spotlight, or press Command+Space. Now type terminal.)
2. In Terminal type, ‘sudo pico /etc/hosts‘, press Enter.
3. Insert your Ecenica Hosting web site’s IP and domain name. For example: 100.100.100.100 example.com.
4. Press Ctrl+X, then Y to save.
5. Type ’sudo niload -v -m hosts . < /etc/hosts', press Enter
6. Type ‘lookupd -flushcache’, press Enter.

Tip: To save having to retype  sudo pico /etc/hosts, when terminal opens, press the ‘up’ cursor key to scroll through the last actions.

Microsoft Windows 7

1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories.
2. Right click “Notepad” and select “Run as administrator”
3. Click Yes on the UAC prompt.
4. Click File -> Open.
5. Change the file filter drop down box from “Text Documents (*.txt)” to “All Files (*.*)”.
6. Browse to “C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc”.
7. Select “hosts” and click “Open”.
8. Insert your Ecenica Hosting web servers IP and domain name. For example: 100.100.100.100 example.com.
9. Close Notepad. Click Save when prompted.