How To: Edit the Hosts File to Point to One SecureAuth Server

Version Affected: All

 

Overview

When two SecureAuth servers sit behind a VIP or DNS round-robin, you may need to route traffic to just one of them -- for example, to test a single server directly. Editing the local hosts file on the client machine makes a permanent route change to one server without needing to change the VIP or DNS configuration itself.

Edit the Hosts File

1. Open Command Prompt in administrative mode, or open a text editor such as Notepad++ as administrator.
2. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. If using an elevated Command Prompt, run notepad hosts from that folder to open the hosts file in an elevated Notepad session.
3. Add a new line with the IP address you want to route to, followed by the hostname you want to resolve to that IP -- for example, 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com. Save the file.
4. Test the change. For example, run ping <hostname> from the same machine and confirm the reply comes from the IP address you specified.

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