Re: /etc/HOSTS

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/30/03 

Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:48:34 -0700

Use the command "nslookup" but be aware that many large web sites have
lots of IP addresses and they change often. Some big web sites use
Akamai and other distributed content providers that vastly increase the
IP addresses used.

Bypassing DNS lookups saves you about a third of a second. You'd save
more time keeping the IE window open or adding some more RAM. 

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"Impatient" <fake@fake.com> wrote in
message news:030401c33ebf$5776e070$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> How can I find IP addresses for favorite websites to add
> to my HOSTS file to bypass DNS lookups?

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