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July 29, 2010 at 2:52 pm
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You can also modify the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file to add a line like:
127.0.0.1 [database server name]
It'll be specific to only your local computer, but it works and faster than waiting for your SysAdmin to check the DNS entries.