The IP address I used was for C|Net. But you shouldn't find any IP address information in your Host file except for 127.0.0.1 Do you use a firewall or proxy server to get on the net. David Weaver They say we're 98% water. We're that close to drowning...(picks up his glass of water from the stool)...I like to live on the edge... -- Steven Wright -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of taanzaa Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:19 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=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 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/