I can't access the site

**100%** · 09-25-2007, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Originally Posted by J.A

C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Open with notepad

add

208.101.40.56 filesharingtalk.com

and save

The amount of times this happens, that's a damn good tip

Could someone please explain exactly what this tweak does?
I thought the hosts file add-ons was meant to block sites..

please elaborate
thanks

**RealitY** · 09-25-2007, 07:26 PM

It forces it so when you go to filesharingtalk.com to go the sites server even if the DNS isnt routing properly yet...

**100%** · 09-25-2007, 07:40 PM

Thank you for explanation.
so if everyone had implemented this tweak, fst would have been "normal"?

**tesco** · 09-25-2007, 08:57 PM

That 'trick' won't work once the server's IP changes though.
Although I have no idea if it does.

**Racket** · 09-25-2007, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by rossco

That 'trick' won't work once the server's IP changes though.
Although I have no idea if it does.

Is the server not on a static IP? if not, Reality please send me new ip via MSN (again....

)

JA · 09-25-2007, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by RealitY

Originally Posted by J.A

C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Open with notepad

add

208.101.40.56 filesharingtalk.com

and save

Well now how did you get that sorted...

My brain duh!

You jealous?

Thanks for tip on MSN

Just sharing it around. <3

**lynx** · 09-26-2007, 08:25 AM

I had the same problem.

Rather than use a proxy or force the address in the hosts file, I changed my DNS server from the default provided by my ISP to one of the tier 2 OpenNIC servers.
http://www.opennic.unrated.net/public_servers.html

From what I can tell, these seem to be updated much sooner than ISPs' private servers. In my case, the responses seem to be much faster too.

One other advantage I just though about - unless it is actively monitoring packet contents, your ISP doesn't see or log your DNS requests.