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Posted by Kayman on November 5, 2005, 7:55 pm
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Kind regards,
>
>> Thanks for response Jim.
>> My technical knowledge is limited and I don't understand what you are
>> trying to explain.
>> According to my Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties the IP address and
>> DNS
>> server are obtained automatically.
> Certainly the translation from a name to an IP address should be done by
> the DNS server.
>> According to my Wireless Network Connection Status The Address Type is
>> assigned by DHCP and the IP Address is 192.168.1.47.
> So, you are behind a router. The address range 192.168.xxx.xxx is not
> routable by the design of the Internet Protocol.
>> And when pinging coolwesearch.com (as recommended by HOSTS FAQ) the
>> number 66.250.74.150 is displayed.
> That is its address.
>> All this is very confusing....
> Once upon a time, we had to enter common IP addresses and their
> translations into the Hosts file. However, these days the DNS servers do
> the translation, and the Host file is not used except to specify the local
> host address.
> Jim
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks Jim.
>>>> The screenshot in "HOSTS File FAQ - How do I know the HOSTS File is
>>>> working?" indicates the following:-
>>>> Pinging coolwebsearch.com [127.0.0.1]
>>>> But my Pinging to coolwebsearch.com indicates: [66.250.74.150]
>>>> Shouldn't my Pinging to coolwebsearch.com indicate the same
>>>> ([127.0.0.1])number?
>>> If when you ping 127.0.0.1 you get any system other than your own, the
>>> test of the host file has failed.
>>> The local system has always been that number.
>>> Jim
>>>
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