Systems, methods, and computer readable media for managing a hosts file
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium bearing instructions for modifying a hosts file, comprising:
- instructions for displaying a user interface comprising a list of selectable server groups broken into categories, said list comprising a first identification of a first server group that corresponds to a first Internet Protocol (IP) address, and a second identification of a second server group that corresponds to a second IP address, wherein the first and second identifications are recognizable identifiers and wherein the server groups are broken into categories based on a recognizable identifier associated with each server group;
instructions for receiving via said user interface a selection of said first server group;
instructions for modifying a hosts file to correlate a hostname with said first IP address, wherein said instructions for modifying a hosts file retrieve said first IP address from hosts file manager data, and insert said first IP address as text in said hosts file; and
instructions for storing said hosts file, as modified, on a computer readable medium.
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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 non-transitory computer readable medium bearing instructions for modifying a hosts file, comprising:
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instructions for displaying a user interface comprising a list of selectable server groups broken into categories, said list comprising a first identification of a first server group that corresponds to a first Internet Protocol (IP) address, and a second identification of a second server group that corresponds to a second IP address, wherein the first and second identifications are recognizable identifiers and wherein the server groups are broken into categories based on a recognizable identifier associated with each server group; instructions for receiving via said user interface a selection of said first server group; instructions for modifying a hosts file to correlate a hostname with said first IP address, wherein said instructions for modifying a hosts file retrieve said first IP address from hosts file manager data, and insert said first IP address as text in said hosts file; and instructions for storing said hosts file, as modified, on a computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium bearing instructions for facilitating test access to server groups that supply services for a common hostname, said instructions comprising:
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instructions for maintaining hosts file manager data comprising at least one Internet Protocol (IP) address for at least one server group; instructions for deploying a hosts file manager to at least one computer wherein said hosts file manager data is maintained as part of hosts file manager and further comprising instructions for modifying said hosts file manager data, then redeploying said hosts file manager, said at least one computer having network access to said at least one server group; instructions for receiving by said hosts file manager a selection of a first server group from said at least one server group, wherein said selection is made from a list including said at least one server group broken into at least one category based on a recognizable identifier associated with each of said at least one server group; instructions for modifying by said hosts file manager a hosts file for said at least one computer by correlating, in said hosts file, an IP address for said first server group with said common hostname; and instructions for storing said hosts file as modified on a computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium bearing instructions for managing a hosts file, comprising:
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instructions for providing a list of selectable server groups, said list broken into at least one category based on a recognizable identifier associated with each server group, each server group serving a common hostname, and each server group corresponding to a unique Internet Protocol (IP); instructions for providing a button that activates an automatic modification of a hosts file by inserting an entry correlating said common hostname with a unique IP address associated with a selected one of said server groups; instructions for maintaining hosts file manager data comprising an identification of selectable server groups in said list and a unique IP address corresponding to each of said selectable server groups; and instructions for storing said hosts file as modified on a computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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