Help modifying hosts file

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  1. Calipso, Aug 28, 2008

    Calipso macrumors member

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    A website I go to is having problems with DNS, and has suggested to add a line to the hosts file so it will work. But Icant for the life of me work out how to do it. Ive tried searching, but when I did try and modify it, it would not let me save the file. Said I did not have permissions, yet I am logged on as Administrator. Also, other guuides say to use some program called netInfo. I do not have this in my utilities folder :S Im running 10.5.3 atm. Any help would be appreciated!

    Thanks
     
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  2. richard.mac, Aug 28, 2008

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    you will have to do edit hosts in Terminal using a text editor with sudo permissions using this command.

    Code:
    cd /private/etc; sudo nano hosts
    edit hosts using nano text editor, save by pressing control+O then exit by pressing control+W.
     
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  3. costabunny, Aug 28, 2008

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    In the /etc/hosts file you'll need to enter :>

    0.0.0.0 www.thissite.com

    (replace 0.0.0.0. with the IP and the url with the correct one)

    I would however be cautious using hosts for a site on the web (Ivenever seen one that suggests a hosts entry for a dns issue). The hosts file can be used to redirect genuine traffic to a spoof or malicious site.

    Just suggestion to excesize caution when adding websites on teh web to hosts.

    Enjoy
     
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