-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Unable To Connect To Internet Sites

Hi:

I was reading your explanation and it made a lot of
sense...if I can remember all that whenever I think of
the same thing again....:)

Anyway, when I typed in that numerical address and
when the 'can't find server' page loaded, the address
bar had 123banners (alphanumerically) listed instead
of the numberical address originally typed in...

Thanks for your response.


--- "David J. Weaver" <weaverdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Yep.  You would delete the ones that you want to
> allow.  However, if this is
> what most of these entries are like, then I would
> leave it alone.  When I
> gave you the IP address you should have been able to
> connect to C|Net no
> problem, as the host file is skipped.
> 
> Let me explain.
> 
> When you type in an address in your address bar such
> as www.example.com, a
> certain path is followed as the internet understands
> only a number address
> such as 123.43.43.1.  This is where DNS servers come
> into play.  They
> resolve name domains to their actual IPs.  But
> before your request goes to a
> DNS server it checks the host file for information,
> hence those entries
> cause ads not to be displayed as it resolves the
> 123banner sites to
> 127.0.0.1.  Now if you type in an IP address from
> the beginning there is no
> need of the host file or a DNS server.  The internet
> routers have everything
> that they need to bring you to the website you wish
> to go to.
> 
> So the problem should lie elsewhere.
> 
> David Weaver
> 
> I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone. --
> Steven Wright
> 
> 


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