Sorry, I cancelled my last message saying how I eventually did this. It is
possible to do virtual hosts without having extra IP addresses on windows -
I just forgot.

"sweet_cheex" <sweet_cheeks_sf_nofriedspam42@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> Hi. I am running an apache web server on my windows xp machine, just for
> development purposes. My computer does not serve pages over the internet.
>
> The machine is running Windows xp professional behind a router with a
> static IP address. I also have a domain name and the DNS is run from
> another publicly accessible machine on my network.
>
> I would just like to run some virtual hosts on my local machine for
> development purposes. I am not interested in anyone accessing these
> servers from the public, at all.
>
> I have been reading a lot about Windows loopback, ip aliases, and such.
> The apache site tells how to set up IP-based virtual hosts, but I am not
> sure how to set up additional IPs on this computer. can anyone supply a
> simple answer or more good references I can add to my collection?
>
> Thanks again.
>