Virtual Web site

[D@ve]

We have a show coming up, and I have been given the task of making sure that we have a mock website for a product that we sell.
What I need to be able to do is WITHOUT being connected to the Internet type in www.biketest.com and be displayed with a website that is saved on the computers hard disk.
I think this is possible but I don't know where to start, please help???

[silencio]

No problem. First you need iis or apache on your local machine. Then edit your hosts file so that 127.0.0.1 points to www.biketest.com

There's a few more details but you'll work them out.

[D@ve]

I've already got IIS installed on my computer but I don't know how to start it or use it? Sorry, I've never done anything like this before.

[Gollo]

Go to system administrator (in control panel) and select IIS then select Main Site (I think that's what it is) and then just do a run down on the options.

[D@ve]

Thanks as always you've all been a great help, however I have only managed to be able to get it so that I can type in http://192.168.0.17 and then my homepage is displayed I tried to modify my HOSTS file with the following:

127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.0.17 biketest.com

but when I type in www.biketest.com another web page is displayed. I am connected to the Internet at the time, does this make any difference??
Any ideas?

[Gollo]

Originally posted by D@ve
Thanks as always you've all been a great help, however I have only managed to be able to get it so that I can type in http://192.168.0.17 and then my homepage is displayed I tried to modify my HOSTS file with the following:


but when I type in www.biketest.com another web page is displayed. I am connected to the Internet at the time, does this make any difference??
Any ideas?

try just typing in biketest.com instead of www.biketest.com and see if it works then. Also try setting the 127.0.01 address to point to biketest.com as well
(127.0.0.1 localhost biketest.com)