WINDOWS

1) click START

2) click RUN

3) type C:

4) Click on the "windows" folder. Click on the "system32" folder. Click on the "drivers" folder. Click on the "etc" folder. Double Click "hosts".

4) run with NOTEPAD (or any text editor)

5) type in ip address , then tab key , then the web address.

ex:

127.0.0.1 localhost
123.45.78.2 www.mabushosting.net
123.45.78.2 mabushosting.net

5) Save the file

6) Now your computer will view your specifed web address locally.

7) Remove the lines to point your computer back to your current host.

For Macintosh Computers View: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88158