Re: dns mess after altering hosts file

fedebaseggio@yahoo.com.ar (federico) wrote:

> i was trying to add a host name (just to try it out) on the "hosts"
> file, first i tried to set it on the c:\windows\hosts file and then on
> the c:\windows\i386\hosts file. from that moment on (and after several
> changes on them and several restartings of my computer) thigs went out
> of control... localhost is not being resolved if i don't type
> "http://" and, when i do it, local adresses are resolved in a remote
> DNS!!!!
> there's still more!!! i can't connect to my ADSL ISP anylonger from
> the XP User i made those changes... i actually had to switch to
> another user, connect to my ISP and then switch back to my user. this
> really exceeds me...
> any idea of who to make this go back?
>
> my advice is NEVER EVER TOUCH HOSTS FILE IF U DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO
> WITH IT!!
>
Hi,
this sounds very odd, the i386 folder does not exist on my XP installation,
and on every version of windows I have used, the hosts file is in
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc. Try deleting the hosts file, as it should not
be in that directory anyway. Maybe the i386 directory is created by your ADSL
modem, as by default, it does not exist, in which case, your ADSL driver may be
using this file for some strange reason.

Martin