Getting Rid of /~username

[jotto]

I would like to test my shopping cart before DNS propagation but the XX.XX.XXX.X/~username is messing me up. In looking in the Tweak Security settings I came across:
mod_userdir Protection
Is there a way to modify this so I can go directly to the domain by using the dedicated IP without the /~username?
The provided directions are not very clear, can someone tell me exactly how to get rid of this problem before I change my DNS pointers????

[eth00]

If you have an ip based site http://ip will bring you to the site.

[jotto]

Yes it is an IP based site, I have 11 dedicated and only using 3 of them.
WHen I go direct to the IP without the /~username on the end I get the default "No website configured at this address" page????

[eth00]

It is not an ip based site then, it is a named based site.

[jotto]

That makes sense, maybe I set it up wrong, it is the only site at that IP, there is also a paked domain.
How do I correct it so that it will come up with just the IP?

[jotto]

Problem Solved!!!
I moved it off the main IP and it is now resolving just with the IP and no /~username
Thank you for the hints!!!!

[RandyO]

For setup and testing carts like that I often just modify the "hosts" file on the local workstation. Saves having to mess with IP changes etc.

c:\%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost <-existing entry
xxx.xx.xx.xxx domain <-shared IP
xxx.xx.xx.xxx www.domain