# Anyone using Instant-ROR on Win98? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 2, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-instant-ror-on-win98/87405 "2007-03-02T11:01:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pete_Marsh)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-instant-ror-on-win98/87405/1 "2007-03-02T11:01:01Z")
I’ve unzipped and sarted (as there is no install as such), the instant- ROR package, and it all starts up, and the test apps fucntion correctly when requested from 127.0.0.1. However, in win98 the hosts file is located under C:\windows, and the instant-ror package defaults for looking up the hosts file on WinXP which has hosts in a slightly different path. Is there any way to re-config the Instant-ROR GUI to search for hosts in a different path under Win98. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pete_Marsh)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 11:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-instant-ror-on-win98/87405/2 "2007-03-02T11:18:04Z")
Pete Marsh wrote: > Thanks in advance. I’m not using it under Win 98 (I’m on XP) but I imagine that it should be relatively easy to change the HOSTS file yourself instead of getting Instant Rails to do it for you. Ask again if you are unsure about what changes need to be made to the HOSTS file. Cheers Mohit. ---
**Author:** ![Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pete_Marsh)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-instant-ror-on-win98/87405/3 "2007-03-02T11:30:05Z")
On Mar 2, 2:16 am, Mohit S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > in a different path under Win98. > > > Thanks in advance. > > I’m not using it under Win 98 (I’m on XP) but I imagine that it should > be relatively easy to change the HOSTS file yourself instead of getting > Instant Rails to do it for you. Ask again if you are unsure about what > changes need to be made to the HOSTS file. > > Cheers > Mohit. Hi Mohit, yes I changed the hosts file myself, but unfortunately, the instant-ROR package somehow fails to read the file. Aside from this everything functions perfectly. All the apps work under 127.0.0.1, thre’s just no way to set the dummy DNS record. ---
**Author:** ![Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pete_Marsh)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-instant-ror-on-win98/87405/4 "2007-03-02T12:22:11Z")
Mohit S. wrote: > > Hi Mohit, yes I changed the hosts file myself, but unfortunately, the > > to see if the record exists and then redirect traffic accordingly. > > [http://localhost/](http://localhost/) cos that’s an entry that is there in the local hosts file. > > Cheers > Mohit. Also check if you need to restart Win 98 for the changes to take effect. Cheers Mohit. ---
**Author:** ![Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pete_Marsh)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-instant-ror-on-win98/87405/5 "2007-03-02T12:18:10Z")
> instant-ROR package somehow fails to read the file. Aside from this > everything functions perfectly. All the apps work under 127.0.0.1, > thre’s just no way to set the dummy DNS record. Pete, that sounds very strange. Instant Rails changes the _actual_ HOSTS file on a system, it does not have its own hosts file. When a web client (like your browser) tries to access a domain, the Windows TCP/IP stack will search the HOSTS file first (and subsequently a DNS server) to see if the record exists and then redirect traffic accordingly. Refer to this URL to see if it helps: [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win98/reskit/part7/wrkappf.mspx?mfr=true](http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win98/reskit/part7/wrkappf.mspx?mfr=true) These are some of the things it mentions: Important: To use the HOSTS file for name resolution, the Enable DNS option must be selected. To do this, use the DNS Configuration tab in TCP/IP properties in the Network option in Control Panel. By the way, are you able to connect to localhost? I meant [http://localhost/](http://localhost/) cos that’s an entry that is there in the local hosts file. Cheers Mohit. ---
**Author:** ![Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pete\_Marsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pete_Marsh)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-instant-ror-on-win98/87405/6 "2007-03-02T12:46:14Z")
On Mar 2, 3:16 am, Mohit S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > everything functions perfectly. All the apps work under 127.0.0.1, > > These are some of the things it mentions: > > Important: To use the HOSTS file for name resolution, the Enable DNS > > option must be selected. To do this, use the DNS Configuration tab in > > TCP/IP properties in the Network option in Control Panel. > > By the way, are you able to connect to localhost? I meanthttp://localhost/cos that’s an entry that is there in the local hosts file. Yes it’s puzzling. Certainly the windows hosts file has been edited correctly, I may need to manually reconfigure the TCP/IP settings as well. I’ll have to try that in the morning. Thanks again.