Without NetInfo Manager I have to use IP address instead of computer name

Great. [/sarcasm] Removing NetInfo Manager from Leopard has just made my life a lot harder. Back with 10.4 I simply used NetInfo Manager (after a little research) to add what were basically HOSTS file entries for all the computers in our extended private network that I need to remote control.
I would use a software VPN to connect to the private network side of my client's office:
* Cisco VPNClient (software VPN) Version 4.9.01
...and then use remote control to connect to the servers I need to work with:
* Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection for Mac - Version 1.0.3
Given that the software VPN disables other communications like... DNS lookups... then you're forced to manually enter the lookups yourself into the HOSTS file. Given that OS X 10.4 had NetInfo Manager then that wasn't necessarily a problem. Over time, I entered all the machines I had to talk to.
After my upgrade last night to OS X 10.5 I now find that it's removed those entries, removed my access to the HOSTS file and even changed completely the mechanism behind-the-scenes. The help system suggests reading up on Open Directory administration.
I've tried a variety of work-arounds and none work, given the software VPN restrictions as combined with Apple's complete removal of what I originally put into my HOSTS file.
*So now I have to memorize all the IP addresses of all the private machines I routinely connect to.* This is stupid and frankly ridiculous from a company that's supposed to have a simple interface for its users. If I am to enter these values again manually I need to now become a UNIX geek somehow to figure out how to manipulate some entry system. I now run the risk of accidentally rebooting the wrong server if I use the wrong IP address.

I eventually found the wiki page on NetInfo Manager... which had a bibliographical reference to a page that yields the following how-to:
Finder - Applications - Utilities - Terminal:
To add a HOSTS file entry (effectively) for the host name "www1" to the IP address "10.1.1.1":
sudo dscl localhost -create /Local/Default/Hosts/www1 IPAddress 10.1.1.1
To delete it again:
sudo dscl localhost -delete /Local/Default/Hosts/www1
You'll need the root password when prompted.

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