Posted by Hammer324 on 09/26/05 19:53

"Dave D" <dave_d@dave_d.com> wrote in message
news:j8qdnUqZTemN0KXenZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d@pipex.net...
> Just thought I'd point this out in case it helps anyone out.
>
> If using a router, many people set up their Windows DNS settings for their
> network card to use the router as a sort of DNS proxy server.
>
> IOW, they let the router automatically get the DNS settings from the ISP,
> and set the DNS in Windows to the address of the router, eg 192.168.0.1.
>
> This works just fine, but with one problem it seems- Windows appears to
> ignore the Hosts file, so the patch may not work at all. I cured this by
> finding out the ISP's DNS server address (I just looked at my router's
> settings) and setting Windows to use it directly;- problem solved.
>
> I came across this idea when solving another problem- I had a hosts file
> which was supposed to block popup ads by pointing undesirable addresses to
> 127.0.0.1 (loopback) but it never worked. Then I discovered that this is a
> side effect of setting up the network connection to rely on the router for
> DNS.
>
> I hope this helps someone out.
>
> Dave
>
> Could you explain how I can find out if that is my problem? I just posted
that I tried the fix and still can't get connected.

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