Systems, methods, and computer readable media for managing a hosts file
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- generating, by a computer, an instruction to receive a hosts file from a host file manager datastore, wherein the hosts file comprises machine-readable data correlating one or more IP addresses with one or more hostnames;
upon transmitting the instruction to the host file manager datastore, receiving, by the computer, the hosts file;
determining, by the computer, whether the hosts file has been modified by comparing the hosts file to a previous version of the hosts file, wherein the modification is determined when at least one of one or more new IP addresses and one or more new hostnames correlating to the new IP address is detected by the computer; and
upon determining that the host file is modified, transmitting, by the computer, the modified hosts file to one or more client computers of a computing network, the computing network comprising the computer and the one or more client computers.
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Abstract
A hosts file manager is provided that displays a user interface with a list of selectable server groups. The list may comprise, for example, identifications server groups. Each server group corresponds to an IP address, and the hosts file manager has access to such IP address data. A user selection of a first server group may be made and received via said user interface. A computer'"'"'s hosts file may then be modified to correlate a hostname with an IP address of the selected server group.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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generating, by a computer, an instruction to receive a hosts file from a host file manager datastore, wherein the hosts file comprises machine-readable data correlating one or more IP addresses with one or more hostnames; upon transmitting the instruction to the host file manager datastore, receiving, by the computer, the hosts file; determining, by the computer, whether the hosts file has been modified by comparing the hosts file to a previous version of the hosts file, wherein the modification is determined when at least one of one or more new IP addresses and one or more new hostnames correlating to the new IP address is detected by the computer; and upon determining that the host file is modified, transmitting, by the computer, the modified hosts file to one or more client computers of a computing network, the computing network comprising the computer and the one or more client computers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system comprising:
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a server comprising one or more processors, the server configured to; generate an instruction to receive a hosts file from a host file manager datastore, wherein the hosts file comprises machine-readable data correlating one or more IP addresses with one or more hostnames; upon transmitting the instruction to the host file manager datastore, receive the hosts file; determine whether the hosts file has been modified by comparing the hosts file to a previous version of the hosts file, wherein the modification is determined when at least one of one or more new IP addresses and one or more new hostnames correlating to the new IP address is detected by the server; and upon determining that the host file is modified, transmit the modified hosts file to one or more client computers of a computing network, the computing network comprising the computer and the one or more client computers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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