spoofing dns on apache

I want to run name based virtual hosts but without setting up a local DNS
server. My connection to the net is via a firewalled adsl router (ip
212.**.**.**) that forwards anything on port 80 to the server (lets say
its 192.168.3.3.

httpd.conf is set up something like this :

NameVirtualHost 192.168.3.38

<VirtualHost 192.168.3.38>
<font color=purple>  ServerName <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.blahblah.com</font" target="_blank">www.blahblah.com</font</a>>
  DocumentRoot /home/blahblah/html
</VirtualHost>

With the default server stuff set to an account called default.

I believe that adding the next line to my /etc/hosts file with

192.168.3.38 <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.blahblah.com" target="_blank">www.blahblah.com</a>

will fake a DNS server. Does this approach work? I'd like to have this
sorted before the actual domain name is configured to point towards my
adsl ip address. I'm presuming that I use the servers ip address in the
virtual host settings NOT the adsl ip address.......

Thanx



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your ip is 212.23.31.3 not (ip 212.**.**.**)
hum hum sorry

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 > I want to run name based virtual hosts but without setting up a local DNS
 > server. My connection to the net is via a firewalled adsl router (ip
 > 212.**.**.**) that forwards anything on port 80 to the server (lets say
 > its 192.168.3.3.
 >
 > httpd.conf is set up something like this :
 >
 > NameVirtualHost 192.168.3.38
 >
 > <VirtualHost 192.168.3.38>
<font color=purple> > ServerName <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.blahblah.com</font" target="_blank">www.blahblah.com</font</a>>
 > DocumentRoot /home/blahblah/html
 > </VirtualHost>
 >
 > With the default server stuff set to an account called default.
 >
 > I believe that adding the next line to my /etc/hosts file with
 >
<font color=purple> > 192.168.3.38 <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.blahblah.com</font" target="_blank">www.blahblah.com</font</a>>
 >
 > will fake a DNS server. Does this approach work? I'd like to have this
 > sorted before the actual domain name is configured to point towards my
 > adsl ip address. I'm presuming that I use the servers ip address in the
 > virtual host settings NOT the adsl ip address.......
 >
 > Thanx
 >
 >
 >
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