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hosts file
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 |
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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 ---- jim |
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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 ---- 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 |
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Why even convert to a numeric address
"John Dulak" wrote in message ... 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 ---- 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 -- \\\\\// "Don't take life so seriously... | | ...it's only a temporary condition." (.) (.) ========================================oOO==(_)== OOo== _____________________________________________ | John G. Dulak | | Gnomeway Services | /)| E-mail me from my home page at: |(\ / )| http://users.telerama.com/~jdulak/email.htm |( \ ( (|____________________________________________ |) )_ ((( \ \ /_) ( \ / / ))) (\\\ \ \_/ / \ \_/ / ///) \ / \ / \ _/ \_ / / / \ \ |
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Jim:
I see. Sorry for the confusion. I don't know why your origonal scheme did not work. Perhaps you can find the answer he (Watch out for word wrap.) http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...7/wrkappf.mspx http://accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html HTH & GL John -- \\\\\// "Don't take life so seriously... | | ...it's only a temporary condition." (.) (.) ========================================oOO==(_)== OOo== _____________________________________________ | John G. Dulak | | Gnomeway Services | /)| E-mail me from my home page at: |(\ / )| http://users.telerama.com/~jdulak/email.htm |( \ ( (|____________________________________________ |) )_ ((( \ \ /_) ( \ / / ))) (\\\ \ \_/ / \ \_/ / ///) \ / \ / \ _/ \_ / / / \ \ |
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hosts file
Jim:
I see. Sorry for the confusion. I don't know why your origonal scheme did not work. Perhaps you can find the answer he (Watch out for word wrap.) http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...7/wrkappf.mspx http://accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html HTH & GL John -- \\\\\// "Don't take life so seriously... | | ...it's only a temporary condition." (.) (.) ========================================oOO==(_)== OOo== _____________________________________________ | John G. Dulak | | Gnomeway Services | /)| E-mail me from my home page at: |(\ / )| http://users.telerama.com/~jdulak/email.htm |( \ ( (|____________________________________________ |) )_ ((( \ \ /_) ( \ / / ))) (\\\ \ \_/ / \ \_/ / ///) \ / \ / \ _/ \_ / / / \ \ |
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Thank you for your reply John.
The problem I run into is with this (from first URL): ~~~~ "Important To use the HOSTS file for name resolution, the Enable DNS option must be selected. To do this, use the DNS Configuration tab in TCP/IP properties in the Network option in Control Panel. " ~~~~ I have tried enabling DNS and it causes other problems. I made the change on (and then un-changed it) on the TCP/IP Dial-up Adapter. There was a thread in this group last fall and the consensus was that enabling DNS was not necessary for a HOSTS file to work. Of possible import is that I DO have a proxy server at 8080 from an ISP supplied dial-up "accelerator". It seems that I read somewhere that the spacing in the file was important. Viewing my example in fixed-width font will show the exact spacing -- or perhaps more easy is for me to say that I have two spaces between 127.0.0.1 and localhost as well as the entries. jim On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:31:21 -0400, John Dulak wrote: Jim: I see. Sorry for the confusion. I don't know why your origonal scheme did not work. Perhaps you can find the answer he (Watch out for word wrap.) http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...7/wrkappf.mspx http://accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html HTH & GL John |
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hosts file
Thank you for your reply John.
The problem I run into is with this (from first URL): ~~~~ "Important To use the HOSTS file for name resolution, the Enable DNS option must be selected. To do this, use the DNS Configuration tab in TCP/IP properties in the Network option in Control Panel. " ~~~~ I have tried enabling DNS and it causes other problems. I made the change on (and then un-changed it) on the TCP/IP Dial-up Adapter. There was a thread in this group last fall and the consensus was that enabling DNS was not necessary for a HOSTS file to work. Of possible import is that I DO have a proxy server at 8080 from an ISP supplied dial-up "accelerator". It seems that I read somewhere that the spacing in the file was important. Viewing my example in fixed-width font will show the exact spacing -- or perhaps more easy is for me to say that I have two spaces between 127.0.0.1 and localhost as well as the entries. jim On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:31:21 -0400, John Dulak wrote: Jim: I see. Sorry for the confusion. I don't know why your origonal scheme did not work. Perhaps you can find the answer he (Watch out for word wrap.) http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...7/wrkappf.mspx http://accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html HTH & GL John |
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hosts file
wrote:
It seems that I read somewhere that the spacing in the file was important. Viewing my example in fixed-width font will show the exact spacing -- or perhaps more easy is for me to say that I have two spaces between 127.0.0.1 and localhost as well as the entries. jim Jim: Try using TAB as the seperator. John -- \\\\\// "Don't take life so seriously... | | ...it's only a temporary condition." (.) (.) ========================================oOO==(_)== OOo== _____________________________________________ | John G. Dulak | | Gnomeway Services | /)| E-mail me from my home page at: |(\ / )| http://users.telerama.com/~jdulak/email.htm |( \ ( (|____________________________________________ |) )_ ((( \ \ /_) ( \ / / ))) (\\\ \ \_/ / \ \_/ / ///) \ / \ / \ _/ \_ / / / \ \ |
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