Skyscrapercity.com II - Page 10

coth · #**181** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 9:28 AM**

both will work. anyway edited post.

raph93 · #**182** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 9:42 AM**

well done! thank you!

coth · #**183** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 9:43 AM**

what is should be

The Dear Leader · #**184** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 10:44 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exarchus

From Gothic:

as you might have noticed our dns server has gone tits up but if you have a windows computer you can easily run your own.
simply download the hosts file listed below to the \system32\drivers\etc directory of your windows directory, turn off web proxies and hit refresh.
please remember do NOT overwrite the hosts.ini file but rather the hosts. one. if you already have a hosts file just modify it to add the ssc ip address and domain name.
now ssc will work for you too!
cheers
james

www.skyscrapernews.com/dump/hosts

So, is there any sort of timeframe for this, ie when can we expect it to be back online?

M II A II R II K · #**185** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 11:31 AM**

try

type in http://66.249.139.178/ instead of skyscrapercity.com/

then click on gothicform's announcement and follow the instructions so that you can post

malec · #**186** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 11:59 AM**

If anyone still can't get in, here's my quick and easy guide complete with pictures:

1: Find the drive that has your system files in it (my case F but most of the time it's C)

2: Go to "windows"

3: Then to "System32"

4: Then click on "drivers"

5: Then "etc"

6: Then doubleclick on "hosts". (I had 2 of them, I actually changed them both but if you don't want to change 1 and if it works fine, if it doesn't then do the other)

7: Open it with "notepad"

8: The text file should open. Type in "66.249.139.178 www.skyscrapercity.com" where I've pointed. Make sure that the 2 words are on the same line and have at least one space between them.

9: It should look something like this:

10: Now just type in www.skyscrapercity.com into your browser as usual

11: And Voila!!!

The Dear Leader · #**187** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 12:37 PM**

OMFG! It works!

clarky2005 · #**188** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 12:52 PM**

Yep it works with me.

firulais · #**189** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 4:51 PM**

Yep It Worked!

suncity · #**190** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 5:37 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by malec

If anyone still can't get in, here's my quick and easy guide complete with pictures:

Thanks!!!!

Alpha · #**191** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 5:46 PM**

Why for heaven is the access to http://www.skyscrapercity.com so difficult?
When will it work again as in earlier times?

spyguy · #**192** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 6:03 PM**

Even though it works, there's no one there to discuss anything.

Swede · #**193** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 6:06 PM**

^It WILL work. I'm not sure when, but it'll get up and running as normal again.

Chicago Skyline · #**194** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 6:19 PM**

Thanks malec, it works, great job!

pricemazda · #**195** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 6:51 PM**

Curses I have a mac....

CHapp · #**196** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 7:02 PM**

same here. O well.

SSLL · #**197** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 7:07 PM**

^^Crap. Me too.

effer · #**198** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 7:35 PM**

@ malec:

I don't have a hosts file:

What do I do?

malec · #**199** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 7:53 PM**

What's your OS?

pricemazda · #**200** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 8:09 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSLL

^^Crap. Me too.

Well we can at lest be smug in the knowledge our computers don't crash every other day and we don't suffer from viruses.

Mac-satisfaction.