Patent ID: 8037415

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable medium bearing instructions for modifying a hosts file, comprising: instructions for displaying a user interface comprising a list of selectable server groups broken into categories, said list comprising a first identification of a first server group that corresponds to a first Internet Protocol (IP) address, and a second identification of a second server group that corresponds to a second IP address, wherein the first and second identifications are recognizable identifiers and wherein the server groups are broken into categories based on a recognizable identifier associated with each server group; instructions for receiving via said user interface a selection of said first server group; instructions for modifying a hosts file to correlate a hostname with said first IP address, wherein said instructions for modifying a hosts file retrieve said first IP address from hosts file manager data, and insert said first IP address as text in said hosts file; and instructions for storing said hosts file, as modified, on a computer readable medium.