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Hosts file entries
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:03 pm
by harryray2
When I make an entry in my host file with my hosts file editor, it asks if I want to create a duplicate entry starting with www. ie. thisone.com and
www.thisone.com.
Is the duplicate www. entry necessary?
Re: Hosts file entries
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 8:14 pm
by therube
Don't really know about such things, but my thoughts are...
you would want to use
www.domain.com rather then domain.com
note that some sites, like
https://slickdeals.net/ are "slickdeals.net" rather then "
www.slickdeals.net"
- again, not really knowing what that means, or if it might just be some setting on their end that they've chosen for some reason?
try a ping.
ping thisone.com
ping
www.thisone.com
Do they return different results?
If so, then I'd think you need the version (www or not) that gives you the results you're wanting.
What is the difference between www.domain-name.com and domain-name.com ?
Is There Any Reason To Use WWW In Your Domain?