Can browse to an app at localhost.company.com but that isn't in /etc/hosts; where else could the redirection be?

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✗ cat /etc/hosts
##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
✗

But I'm browsing to an app (my app that I'm building/running/coding) at http://localhost.company.com:8080/help.

Checked cat /private/etc/hosts and it matches /etc/hosts.

So where else can I look for this localhost.company.com redirection?

edited Jan 5 at 12:13

Jeff Schaller

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jcollum

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localhost is not localhost.domain

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:30

2

Check dns - ping localhost.company.com, and see the ip

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:31

but I know that it's running on my machine -- I started the app that's listening on that port (updated question)

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 19:32

1

What is your hostname fqdn? Is it possible it’s localhost.company?

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:37

1

Your company might have a DNS record for localhost.company.com pointing at 127.0.0.1.

– DopeGhoti
Jan 4 at 19:50

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-1

✗ cat /etc/hosts
##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
✗

But I'm browsing to an app (my app that I'm building/running/coding) at http://localhost.company.com:8080/help.

Checked cat /private/etc/hosts and it matches /etc/hosts.

So where else can I look for this localhost.company.com redirection?

edited Jan 5 at 12:13

Jeff Schaller

39.5k1054126

asked Jan 4 at 19:22

jcollum

4511515

localhost is not localhost.domain

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:30

2

Check dns - ping localhost.company.com, and see the ip

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:31

but I know that it's running on my machine -- I started the app that's listening on that port (updated question)

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 19:32

1

What is your hostname fqdn? Is it possible it’s localhost.company?

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:37

1

Your company might have a DNS record for localhost.company.com pointing at 127.0.0.1.

– DopeGhoti
Jan 4 at 19:50

|
show 3 more comments

-1

✗ cat /etc/hosts
##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
✗

But I'm browsing to an app (my app that I'm building/running/coding) at http://localhost.company.com:8080/help.

Checked cat /private/etc/hosts and it matches /etc/hosts.

So where else can I look for this localhost.company.com redirection?

edited Jan 5 at 12:13

Jeff Schaller

39.5k1054126

asked Jan 4 at 19:22

jcollum

4511515

✗ cat /etc/hosts
##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
✗

But I'm browsing to an app (my app that I'm building/running/coding) at http://localhost.company.com:8080/help.

Checked cat /private/etc/hosts and it matches /etc/hosts.

So where else can I look for this localhost.company.com redirection?

osx ip webserver hosts

edited Jan 5 at 12:13

Jeff Schaller

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asked Jan 4 at 19:22

jcollum

4511515

edited Jan 5 at 12:13

Jeff Schaller

39.5k1054126

asked Jan 4 at 19:22

jcollum

4511515

edited Jan 5 at 12:13

Jeff Schaller

39.5k1054126

edited Jan 5 at 12:13

Jeff Schaller

39.5k1054126

edited Jan 5 at 12:13

Jeff Schaller

39.5k1054126

asked Jan 4 at 19:22

jcollum

4511515

asked Jan 4 at 19:22

jcollum

4511515

asked Jan 4 at 19:22

jcollum

4511515

localhost is not localhost.domain

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:30

2

Check dns - ping localhost.company.com, and see the ip

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:31

but I know that it's running on my machine -- I started the app that's listening on that port (updated question)

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 19:32

1

What is your hostname fqdn? Is it possible it’s localhost.company?

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:37

1

Your company might have a DNS record for localhost.company.com pointing at 127.0.0.1.

– DopeGhoti
Jan 4 at 19:50

|
show 3 more comments

localhost is not localhost.domain

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:30

2

Check dns - ping localhost.company.com, and see the ip

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:31

but I know that it's running on my machine -- I started the app that's listening on that port (updated question)

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 19:32

1

What is your hostname fqdn? Is it possible it’s localhost.company?

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:37

1

Your company might have a DNS record for localhost.company.com pointing at 127.0.0.1.

– DopeGhoti
Jan 4 at 19:50

localhost is not localhost.domain

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:30

Check dns - ping localhost.company.com, and see the ip

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:31

but I know that it's running on my machine -- I started the app that's listening on that port (updated question)

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 19:32

What is your hostname fqdn? Is it possible it’s localhost.company?

– Dani_l
Jan 4 at 19:37

Your company might have a DNS record for localhost.company.com pointing at 127.0.0.1.

– DopeGhoti
Jan 4 at 19:50

|
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Found the answer elsewhere. The nslookup tool:

nslookup is a network administration command-line tool available for many computer operating systems for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any other specific DNS record.

So, running that for localhost tells me that (I think) localhost.company.com is mapped to everyone's local machine at the DNS level.

✗ nslookup 
> localhost
Server: x.x.x.x
Address: x.x.x.x#x

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: localhost.company.com
Address: 127.0.0.1

edited Jan 5 at 6:39

answered Jan 4 at 20:58

jcollum

4511515

I'm even getting downvoted on the answer, wtf

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 22:11

1

You're getting downvoted (not by me, FWIW) because Dani_l and DopeGhoti told you exactly what to look for, and now you're here claiming that you found the answer elsewhere. And because you're just dumping a command and its output, without any explanation.

– G-Man
Jan 5 at 1:19

I answered Dani's question. DopeGhoti didn't tell me how I could check for that -- which appears to be the answer but since they didn't actually create an answer...

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:36

I've amended my answer. It seems rude to downvote people for not responding to every comment or whatever.

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:39

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Found the answer elsewhere. The nslookup tool:

nslookup is a network administration command-line tool available for many computer operating systems for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any other specific DNS record.

So, running that for localhost tells me that (I think) localhost.company.com is mapped to everyone's local machine at the DNS level.

✗ nslookup 
> localhost
Server: x.x.x.x
Address: x.x.x.x#x

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: localhost.company.com
Address: 127.0.0.1

edited Jan 5 at 6:39

answered Jan 4 at 20:58

jcollum

4511515

I'm even getting downvoted on the answer, wtf

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 22:11

1

You're getting downvoted (not by me, FWIW) because Dani_l and DopeGhoti told you exactly what to look for, and now you're here claiming that you found the answer elsewhere. And because you're just dumping a command and its output, without any explanation.

– G-Man
Jan 5 at 1:19

I answered Dani's question. DopeGhoti didn't tell me how I could check for that -- which appears to be the answer but since they didn't actually create an answer...

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:36

I've amended my answer. It seems rude to downvote people for not responding to every comment or whatever.

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:39

add a comment |

Found the answer elsewhere. The nslookup tool:

nslookup is a network administration command-line tool available for many computer operating systems for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any other specific DNS record.

So, running that for localhost tells me that (I think) localhost.company.com is mapped to everyone's local machine at the DNS level.

✗ nslookup 
> localhost
Server: x.x.x.x
Address: x.x.x.x#x

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: localhost.company.com
Address: 127.0.0.1

edited Jan 5 at 6:39

answered Jan 4 at 20:58

jcollum

4511515

I'm even getting downvoted on the answer, wtf

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 22:11

1

You're getting downvoted (not by me, FWIW) because Dani_l and DopeGhoti told you exactly what to look for, and now you're here claiming that you found the answer elsewhere. And because you're just dumping a command and its output, without any explanation.

– G-Man
Jan 5 at 1:19

I answered Dani's question. DopeGhoti didn't tell me how I could check for that -- which appears to be the answer but since they didn't actually create an answer...

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:36

I've amended my answer. It seems rude to downvote people for not responding to every comment or whatever.

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:39

add a comment |

Found the answer elsewhere. The nslookup tool:

nslookup is a network administration command-line tool available for many computer operating systems for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any other specific DNS record.

So, running that for localhost tells me that (I think) localhost.company.com is mapped to everyone's local machine at the DNS level.

✗ nslookup 
> localhost
Server: x.x.x.x
Address: x.x.x.x#x

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: localhost.company.com
Address: 127.0.0.1

edited Jan 5 at 6:39

answered Jan 4 at 20:58

jcollum

4511515

Found the answer elsewhere. The nslookup tool:

nslookup is a network administration command-line tool available for many computer operating systems for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any other specific DNS record.

So, running that for localhost tells me that (I think) localhost.company.com is mapped to everyone's local machine at the DNS level.

✗ nslookup 
> localhost
Server: x.x.x.x
Address: x.x.x.x#x

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: localhost.company.com
Address: 127.0.0.1

edited Jan 5 at 6:39

answered Jan 4 at 20:58

jcollum

4511515

edited Jan 5 at 6:39

answered Jan 4 at 20:58

jcollum

4511515

answered Jan 4 at 20:58

jcollum

4511515

answered Jan 4 at 20:58

jcollum

4511515

I'm even getting downvoted on the answer, wtf

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 22:11

1

You're getting downvoted (not by me, FWIW) because Dani_l and DopeGhoti told you exactly what to look for, and now you're here claiming that you found the answer elsewhere. And because you're just dumping a command and its output, without any explanation.

– G-Man
Jan 5 at 1:19

I answered Dani's question. DopeGhoti didn't tell me how I could check for that -- which appears to be the answer but since they didn't actually create an answer...

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:36

I've amended my answer. It seems rude to downvote people for not responding to every comment or whatever.

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:39

add a comment |

I'm even getting downvoted on the answer, wtf

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 22:11

1

You're getting downvoted (not by me, FWIW) because Dani_l and DopeGhoti told you exactly what to look for, and now you're here claiming that you found the answer elsewhere. And because you're just dumping a command and its output, without any explanation.

– G-Man
Jan 5 at 1:19

I answered Dani's question. DopeGhoti didn't tell me how I could check for that -- which appears to be the answer but since they didn't actually create an answer...

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:36

I've amended my answer. It seems rude to downvote people for not responding to every comment or whatever.

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:39

I'm even getting downvoted on the answer, wtf

– jcollum
Jan 4 at 22:11

You're getting downvoted (not by me, FWIW) because Dani_l and DopeGhoti told you exactly what to look for, and now you're here claiming that you found the answer elsewhere. And because you're just dumping a command and its output, without any explanation.

– G-Man
Jan 5 at 1:19

I answered Dani's question. DopeGhoti didn't tell me how I could check for that -- which appears to be the answer but since they didn't actually create an answer...

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:36

I've amended my answer. It seems rude to downvote people for not responding to every comment or whatever.

– jcollum
Jan 5 at 6:39

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