IP Address

[andrea_h]

Hi,

What does it mean when you can access a web page using the IP Address but not the web address?

Its me and my BBC problems again - I've found that I can go to http://212.58.227.78 but not to www.bbc.co.uk

I've been told that this could be a DNS server problem??? Can this be fixed?

Why would this start happening after about a year of using it, then suddenly not able to access the site?

Could it have anything to do with it being away for repair - replaced keyboard, as it was fine before that and we've only been having the problem since it came back!

A xXx

[Kozmic Blues]

All websites have an internet Protocol, or IP address,IP addresses are the numerical codes that relate to a specific domain name.

her is a site on how to fix dns problems

http://www.seoconsultants.com/tools/dns/

kozmic

[fo3nix]

How long has this been happening?

[andrea_h]

nearly 4 weeks now

[fo3nix]

ok. have a look here:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

open the "hosts" file up with notepad; does it just say
"127.0.0.1 localhost"
at the bottom? no other sites or IP addresses listed?

[andrea_h]

Hi,

Looks like this might be what's causing the problem - the location that you gave me appears to be a corrupted file and I can't open it!!

How can I get around this - will I need to re-install Windows?....or is there something easier?

Could this have been caused while it was in the repair shop?

[vehelpfulguy]

The file called hosts is just a simple text file. You should be able to edit it with a text editor like notepad.

Note it has NO extention, it is just called HOSTS.

If it really is bad or corrupt, then rename it to something like HOSTS.OLD, do NOT DELETE IT you may need it again.

Then use a text editor like notepad to create a new file called hosts in the same directory and make sure the only text in it is:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Double check it does not have an extension like txt. If so rename it so it is just called hosts.

Then switch off and switch back on your machine and it should pick up the new hosts file.

Some viruses and other programs do try to update your hosts file to redirect you to their sites, so it could be you have a virus on your machine.

[andrea_h]

OMG!!!

Thank you so much - it worked!...I can't believe it, after 4 weeks!

Thanks again......a milllion stars to you. *****

A xXx