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Wilcard DNS (similar to hosts file) in Windows without a local dedicated DNS server...?

I have a local test server running Apache2 with virtual hosting setup correctly. I'd like to set up a system so that *.dev is redirected to my testing server at 192.168.0.4 I know I can do this for each individual site using the hosts file found in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\ Unfortunately the Windows hosts file doesn't work with wildcards! I don't have a dedicated local DNS server, but I'd like a system that redirects *.dev to my server without the need to open and edit the Windows hosts file every time. Do you know how this can be achieved? Thanks in advance.

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1. Well, if it were me, I would probably just setup a Proxy server for the office. Since you attempting to make a new TOP LEVEL domain type??? I think it is about the ONLY way you will get this to work. (You can use the same "apache2" machine as the proxy!) Hope that helps.