**ROOTACCESSREQUIRED**HostsEditorisawaytoadd,removeorcommentoutentriesinthehostsfile.ThehostsfileallowstheusertooverrideanIPaddressofaspecificurl.ItisconvenientwhenwantingtoaccesscomputersorserversonanetworkwheretheinternalNATmaynotbeworking.Becauseitdoeseditthehostsfilerootpermissionisrequired.