Help modifying hosts file

[Calipso]

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

 

[richard.mac]

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

cd /private/etc; sudo nano hosts

edit hosts using nano text editor, save by pressing control+O then exit by pressing control+W.

 

[costabunny]

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