How can I specify IP and ports for a hostname in the Windows hosts file?

I want to specify host names with two different ports in the Windows hosts file.

Is there a way to do it? Or is it not allowed by Windows itself?

I have been wasting my time searching for the solution for the last 8 hours.

Is it possible to specify ports in the host file, hosts? E.g.: 127.0.0.1:80 and 127.0.0.1:9211

Solution 1:

Simply use IP addresses without ports. Example:

192.168.2.50  example.com

Then, to access 192.168.2.50:5555 from your browser (or other program):

http://example.com:5555/

The hosts file can be found at:

Linux /etc/hosts

Windows: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

You cannot associate a port number with a hostname mapped to an IP in the hosts file. You can achieve this with Fiddler though using FiddlerScript:

if (oSession.HostnameIs("somesite.com")){
    oSession.bypassGateway = true;
    oSession["x-overrideHost"] = "1.2.3.4:8080";
}