What can I do if Hosts isn working under Windows 2000 or XP Pro?
First, you should try using “127.0.0.1 localhost” at the top of your hosts file. If that doesn’t work, try converting the entire Hosts file from 0.0.0.0 to the 127.0.0.1 format. Those of you who use Windows 2000/XP Pro and use the very large version of the Hosts file may experience system slowdowns and slow connections. Most often, this is noticed by those with dialup connections, but may occur with broadband connections as well. Windows 2000/XP Pro also includes a service known as the DNS cache. You can locate it in your services listed as “DNS Client”. To use Hosts or DNSKong you may need to stop and disable this service. Some machines seem to run Hosts without disabling this service. It is safe to turn it off and disable it. You will likely never notice it is gone. As far as I can tell, no other Windows operating system offers such a service. – Pyrenean If you use DNSKong, please read these instructions.
> > > > First, you should try using “127.0.0.1 localhost” at the top of your = > > hosts file. If that doesn’t work, try converting the entire Hosts file = > > from 0.0.0.0 to the 127.0.0.1 format. > > > > Those of you who use Windows 2000/XP Pro and use the very large version > = > > of the Hosts file may experience system slowdowns and slow connections. > = > > Most often, this is noticed by those with dialup connections, but may = > > occur with broadband connections as well. > > > > Windows 2000/XP Pro also includes a service known as the DNS cache. You > = > > can locate it in your services listed as “DNS Client”. To use Hosts or = > > DNSKong you may need to stop and disable this service. Some machines = > > seem to run Hosts without disabling this service. It is safe to turn it > = > > off and disable it. You will likely never notice it is gone. As far as I > = > > can tell, no other Windows operating system offers such a service. – = > > Pyrenean > > **** > > > > Vamos, que pru
> > First, you should try using “127.0.0.1 localhost” at the top of your = > hosts file. If that doesn’t work, try converting the entire Hosts file = > from 0.0.0.0 to the 127.0.0.1 format. > > Those of you who use Windows 2000/XP Pro and use the very large version = > of the Hosts file may experience system slowdowns and slow connections. = > Most often, this is noticed by those with dialup connections, but may = > occur with broadband connections as well. > > Windows 2000/XP Pro also includes a service known as the DNS cache. You = > can locate it in your services listed as “DNS Client”. To use Hosts or = > DNSKong you may need to stop and disable this service. Some machines = > seem to run Hosts without disabling this service. It is safe to turn it = > off and disable it. You will likely never notice it is gone. As far as I = > can tell, no other Windows operating system offers such a service. – = > Pyrenean > **** > > Vamos, que pruebes a deshabilitar el servicio “DNS Client” por >
Windows 2000/XP Pro also includes a service known as the DNS cache. You can locate it in your services listed as “DNS Client”. To use Hosts or DNSKong you may need to stop and disable this service. Some machines seem to run Hosts without disabling this service. It is safe to turn it off and disable it. You will likely never notice it is gone. As far as I can tell, no other Windows operating system offers such a service. ****************** Of course this “fix” turns off DNS caching (not always a bad thing) but it does seem to enable the hosts file. I’ve added this comment to the top of my hosts file in case I forget: #DNS Client Service Disabled to enable HOSTS file #See Administrative Tools in Services if #necessary to reactivate. Current setting to enable #HOSTS is DNS Client stopped and disabled.
