Can't access forum.

[cadist]

Hello, everyone

For last few days I am not able to access forum. When I type the domain name emastercam it shows the page saying "504 bad gateway" and something like the url was not resolved during DNS search contact your administrator. After 6 to 7 attempts it autmatically access.

 

Now I am accessing it from my residence and no firewall I am connected to net through a modem. operating system 98. can anyone tell me what could be wrong

[Nominal]

try http:205.211.165.24

if that works it just means your isp's dns is screwed up.

[Nominal]

sorry those should be / not

[cadist]

Thanx nominal.

I will try when I will get it again. Well if this is the reason what is acutual remedy. Some other sites are also facing same problem.

[Christian Raebild]

If you know the IP address of the site, which you have trouble reaching due to DNS problems, then you can list the site in your hosts file.

 

On a Win2K machine, the hosts file is in WinntSystem32Driversetc, and you list a site by listing the IP address and the domain name, like this:

 

205.211.165.24 www.emastercam.com

 

You must use the correct IP address, otherwise you cannot reach the site at all.

[cadist]

Hey guys your provided ip address is wrong, when I typed it today I reached an "sight enhancement system's" website

can someone tell me the correct ip of this forum

[Allan Brown]

It's the right IP. Multiple sites are hosted on the same machine - if a domain is used, the root grabs the url name and bounces to the right directory. Not sure what the proper path is to get here with just an IP.

[cadist]

oh well thanx but now what?

[Allan Brown]

Use another DNS?

[cadist]

sorry but I am a little uneducated out of mastercam, it will sound funny but what's DNS and how can i change it.

[Christian Raebild]

If you set the IP and domain in the hosts file as I suggested, then you will get the correct page. The hosts file works like a DNS server, and the hosts file is checked before DNS servers.

 

A DNS server is a server with a list of domains and the corresponding IP addresses. It tells your browser where to look for the page you want.

[cadist]

Christian I am using 98 did a search for file named dns and host and found some but they are compiled what should I do?

[Christian Raebild]

I do not know where the hosts file is in 98, but is should be possible to find it. It is almost certainly in the Windows directory, or a subdirectory of the Windows directory.

 

The file name is hosts (no extension). It is a plain text file (so you can edit it in notepad), and there is usually a short explanation at the top of the file, and an entry which reads like this:

 

code:

---

127.0.0.1       localhost

---

When you have the right file, you add the entry for emastercam on a line by itself, below the existing entry, like this:

 

code:

---

127.0.0.1       localhost

205.211.165.24 www.emastercam.com

---

You will probably have to restart you browser after saving the edited hosts file.

 

If you enter the wrong IP address for a domain in the hosts file, then you cannot reach any page in that domain.

[cadist]

hey I found the file, It was in windows directory but it is empty

I am adding your line hope it will solve the problem

Thanx