how do i set my pc to access my computer name instead of localhost using a personal webserver? (http://jake)?
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You need to have a machine name set for your computer.\n\nThen, any machine you want to have access your computer needs to be in the same subnet.\n\nSo, if both computers are hooked up to the same router / switch, and both belong to the same workgroup, either should be able to reach the default Web site running off your computer by machine name.
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You're not really asking the right question - but I understand what you're looking for. You don't want to run your own DNS server. You want a service to host dynamic DNS for your home IP, thus assigning it a permanent name. \n\nYes, there are such services - check out www.dyndns.com. You can create a free account and download a piece of software for your computer. By running that software, you're advertising your current IP address to dyndns.com. They are then taking that information and publishing a DNS entry associating it with a host name of your choosing.\n\nThis is great for a small scale website that you share with your friends. However, if you want something larger that gets a lot of traffic, it is best to put it on a server at your ISP or a web hosting company. Most home Internet connections have a lot of bandwidth for downloading but very little for uploading.
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you click on start, then, click on control panel, then scroll down to "USER ACCOUNTS" & click, then you click on "PICK AN ACCOUNT TO CHANGE" ( where it has the name of the computer(the name you want to change?) with a little picture by the name),it'll take you to a page, where up at the top it says "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT"?, & by it, it says "CHANGE MY NAME" & click, then it'll take you to a page, & up at the top it says "provide a new name for your account" you click in the bar and type in the name that you want for your computer. \nthen, click on "CHANGE NAME"!!! when you change your name of your computer, it'll show up on the welcome screen & the start menu.
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one thing you can try is going into control panel-users and passwords(depends on what OS but get into the users part)\nthen go into the properties of your name and change your self to an admin that should work if you have the permissions to access the users part
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For that you have to setup a webserver on your home computer with Java installed in it. The two most used webservers are Apache and IIS. Then you have to buy a domain from a Registrar or directly from the ICANN called mybooksite.com. Next you have to point the DNS of your computer to that of the domain. A wonderful tutorial on how this can be done on a Windows machine can be found here: http://www.ricocheting.com/server/
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There is a web hosting server, which has got different virual folders setup as websites...more like a schema...those folders are locked with a referenced IP address. So when you type in the website address...DNS reosloves the name to the IP address...and gives you the website to  your browser!\n\nHelps??
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Try the following...just some minor changes were made.\n\nAuthType Basic\nAuthName "???"\nAuthUserFile www.mywebroot.com/.htpasswd\nrequire user username
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Can you be more specific? \n\nOn the host (the PC you want to get to), you set up a new host (or use the default icon).  If you want to run it all the time, set it to start as a service and start at boot.  it will sit in the background waiting for you.  For safety's sake, I would set up access by id and not just leave it wide open, as that would allow anyone who finds your computer to login.\n\nOn the remote:  Go into pcAnywhere, set up a new remote.  Give it a name you can remember.  Use the IP address or name of your computer so it will know where to go to.  You should be able to launch remote and have it connect to the host.  \n\nI'll update this after I get to work, where I have pcAnywhere in front of me all the time.  If you have specific questions, feel free to update also and I'll try to answer them.
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If you removed it from the domain, you need to logon as a local administrator, then re join it to the domain :)
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Well, start with the basics.  I assume you have a network cable plugged in and active?  So that you have a physical connection to the network and the internet?  If so, the second step is the TCP/IP settings on the network card.  Typically you don't let a server get a dynamic address through DHCP (so, if all the other computers can access the internet just fine, I assume they are getting dynamic addresses?)  Typically you use a static IP address for the server.  Check the properties on your local area connection to see if it is set to get it's address automatically.  Probably isn't.  For a simple fix, just set it to obtain an ip address automatically, then do ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew from a command prompt.  For a better fix, type in a static IP with all the proper information (address, subnet mask, default gateway, dns servers, etc.)
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Go to control panel and then User accounts.\n\nThere should be an option for it.
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Go to system properties (configuration)\ngo to the tab, computer name (or something like that i translated it dont have english xp here)\nfill in at workgroup: "yourname" (choose something)\n\ndo the same with the other computer\n\nyou could also try the home network wizzard from XP\n\non XP vs XP it works almost everytime
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What you need to do is open the file "C: &#92; WINDOWS &#92; system32 &#92; drivers &#92; etc &#92; hosts" in Notepad or any editor.  You will see the line:\n\n127.0.0.1       localhost\n\nUnderneath this, add another entry with 127.0.0.1 and your mydomain.xxx.  Use the localhost one as a guide.  If http://localhost:8080 works, and you want http://xyz:8080 to work, add the line:\n\n127.0.0.1       xyz\n\nOnce you do this, it should work.\n\n\n(sorry I had to put spaces in the path, it didn't look right otherwise because it changed the &#92; to the hex value)
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Not sure exactly what you mean by "names" but I will assume you mean NetBIOS names (i.e. the name given to your computer).  To do this, you need to edit your hosts file.  To do so, use the following directions:\n\n1 - Click on my computer --> Local Disk C: ---> Windows ---> system32 ---> drivers ---> etc\n\n2 - The directory will then come up.\n\n3 - Right click on the Hosts file and choose "Open With" and select note pad.\n\n4 - Follow the directions inside the file for the correct syntax.  Keep in mind that if you are using DHCP the ip address may change and the entries you made will be useless\n\nGood Luck!
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You could ping it offcourse. Just type "ping hostname" into the console/prompt.
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Go into control panel\nClick on System\nClick on Computer Name Tab\nClick on Change\nClick Domain \nEnter Domain name\nit will ask for a login and password to the domain\nReboot.\n\nThats it.
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Add the website to the hosts file and make it point to 127.0.0.1 (or localhost).\n\nThis has the advantage that any program will not be able to access the site, rather than just stopping a single program from accessing it.\n\nThe site I provided gives clear instructions on setting this up.