Re: DNS Errors and Ip Address Complications...

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From: Sleepless in Seattle (jonah_at_guest.com)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:47:57 +1300

Backup the file so that you can restore it if necessary. Then edit the file
using notepad or wordpad removing all the lines below "127.0.0.1
localhost". 

-- 
Jonah
"EliTe" <EliTe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:B6786994-BE60-466F-A589-E647672B9BC6@microsoft.com...
> So I should only have 1 entry yet guess what i found lol
>
> 127.0.0.1       localhost
> 127.0.0.1       www.outwar.com
> 127.0.0.1       torax.outwar.com
> 127.0.0.1       www.annihilationx.com
> 127.0.0.1       www.neuage.net
> 127.0.0.1       www.thunderarena.com
> 127.0.0.1       www.foxwar.com
> 127.0.0.1       www.darkwars.org
> 127.0.0.1       cl.outwar.com
>
> so Im assuming by my dad placing those urls above he disabled my gaming 
> set
> so now how do I go through the process of unblocking it? And by the way
> thanks for all your help :)
> "Sleepless in Seattle" wrote:
>
>> You want to look at a file "hosts" in "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\".
>> Open "hosts" with notepad or wordpad. No other file is of interest. The
>> contents of the "hosts" file appears below.
>>
>> # Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
>> #
>> # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
>> #
>> # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
>> # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
>> # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
>> # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
>> # space.
>> #
>> # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
>> # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
>> #
>> # For example:
>> #
>> #      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
>> #       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host
>>
>> 127.0.0.1       localhost
>>
>> -- 
>> Jonah
>> "EliTe" <EliTe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A6916932-2B08-42C6-AA5A-A872312D01B6@microsoft.com...
>> > Well when I checked I found out that there were multiple entrys with
>> > slightly
>> > different variating names similar to the one you mentioned...such as (
>> > hosts.boh, imhosts, ect) so from this step what do I do?
>> >
>> > "Sleepless in Seattle" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Check the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file. Should only have
>> >> one
>> >> entry.
>> >>
>> >> 127.0.0.1       localhost
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Jonah
>> >> "EliTe" <EliTe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:FB884FC1-C3F0-4310-938A-6337DBC43EE5@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi, I have encountered a problem that requires some major help from
>> >> > someone
>> >> > who is either a computer engineer or programmer...this is because my
>> >> > dad
>> >> > (who
>> >> > is a computer engineer) took it upon himself to temporarily block a
>> >> > gaming
>> >> > site I enjoy playing on my spare time...however he didn't go the 
>> >> > route
>> >> > most
>> >> > of you would think which is Control Pannel, Internet Properties,
>> >> > Content,
>> >> > ect... I attempted to reach the site going completely through the ip
>> >> > adress
>> >> > as well instead of the url thinking perhaps he just blocked 
>> >> > that...but
>> >> > no
>> >> > cigar. So now I am coming to you guys for help on this situation
>> >> > because
>> >> > this
>> >> > is beyond my expertice ty
>> >> >
>> >> > -- 
>> >> > "Time alone reveals the just man -- the unjust you can recognize in 
>> >> > one
>> >> > short day..."         Sophocles
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

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