Superfluous redundancy

That is, if you can read this - you don't need the info - but you might if one box works an t'other didn't:

As Karsten pointed out on maillist:

DNS queries for "iwethey.org" and "z.iwethey.org" fail. Both sites are hosted from 65.85.143.144. However, plugging that IP into your browser directly won't work as this brings up the default website (darkwind.org).

To fix the issue, you need to edit

Linux/Unix: /etc/hosts or
Windows 95/98 -- unconfirmed: C:\\Windows\\Hosts or
Windows NT/2000/XP: c:\\winnt\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts

and add the following line:

65.85.143.144 z.iwethey.org iwethey.org

If you're using proxy servers (Junkbuster, Squid, etc.) you'll have to edit the hosts file on this system as well, and possibly restart your proxy (this is required for Squid).

This info for those of us for whom the arcane is not a daily indigestible and often illegible, but always annoying necessity .

A.

PS - confirmed re W98 hosts file entry - just one name (z.iwethey) no workee. WW didn't need massaging beyond this - if WW is your proxy. Gotta log off/on ISP, for TCP to wise up. Ahh.. we take these intensely dumb and punctilious serial processes for granted.. until one little *&$(@ ; gets lost.

Post #24,951 by Ashton 1/20/02 3:20:47 PM Reply	Superfluous redundancy That is, if you can read this - you don't need the info - but you might if one box works an t'other didn't: As Karsten pointed out on maillist: DNS queries for "iwethey.org" and "z.iwethey.org" fail. Both sites are hosted from 65.85.143.144. However, plugging that IP into your browser directly won't work as this brings up the default website (darkwind.org). To fix the issue, you need to edit Linux/Unix: /etc/hosts or Windows 95/98 -- unconfirmed: C:\\Windows\\Hosts or Windows NT/2000/XP: c:\\winnt\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts and add the following line: 65.85.143.144 z.iwethey.org iwethey.org If you're using proxy servers (Junkbuster, Squid, etc.) you'll have to edit the hosts file on this system as well, and possibly restart your proxy (this is required for Squid). This info for those of us for whom the arcane is not a daily indigestible and often illegible, but always annoying necessity . A. PS - confirmed re W98 hosts file entry - just one name (z.iwethey) no workee. WW didn't need massaging beyond this - if WW is your proxy. Gotta log off/on ISP, for TCP to wise up. Ahh.. we take these intensely dumb and punctilious serial processes for granted.. until one little *&$(@ ; gets lost.
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