Code:
# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 my_dns_host
#192.168.1.12 my_dns_host
#192.168.1.1 my_dns_host
EXTERNAL my_dns_host
Thanks Found! Here's my host file. I didn't post my actual domain or external, although i have it working correctly (verified through apache server). I also edited my laptop's host file to point to the internal ip address of my server comp when connecting to my dns host.