On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 19:23:06 -0400, John Dulak wrote:

wrote:

On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:05:50 -0400, wrote:

I need to know the a-b-c to getting a hosts file working.

My windows directory is not named windows.

I have followed the web instructions. Internet Explorer still brings up a
file that i tried to put in there for 127.0.0.1. It is
"solitairecentral.com"

Any ideas?

jim

This is the top of the file and the entry --

# This MVPS HOSTS file is a free download from: #
# http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/ #
# #
# Notes: the browser does not read this "#" symbol #
# You can create your own notes, after the # symbol #
# This *must* be the first line: 127.0.0.1 localhost #
# ************************************************** ******#
# ------------------Updated: 09-21-04---------------------#
# ************************************************** ******#
# Entries marked with Parasite or Trojan comments should #
# be placed in the Internet Explorer Restricted Zone. #
# http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm #
# #
# Entries with other comments are searchable via Google. #
# #
# Disclaimer: this file is free to use, however it is NOT #
# permitted to post on any other site without permission. #

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 solitairecentral.com

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jim


Jim:

127.0.0.1 is the IP address used to identify "Self" on the network so
that will only get you back where you started.

If you want to use the hosts fle to get to solitairecentral.com you need
a utiklity called DIG. assuming you have a DNS server on your network
(Your ISP provides one) you can use DIG to convert
"solitairecentral.com" into the correct IP address.

Try he

http://www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/network/utilities.shtml#dig

They report 209.68.53.211

John

Thanks for your response, John.

I do not want to get to it, i want to disable the ability to get to it on
the web. That is, i want to turn the IP back to local, where it does not
exist.

I am using an ISP-supplied proxy and the "bypass proxy for local addresses"
is checked in IE tools/Internet options.

I have a Freecell addict here. G

jim