Cant get on Carpe TDM ?

[Guinness]

best to save this text in your online email (by sending this to yourself) or on your computer somewhere
coz when you'll need this you wont be able to get to this message.

If you're running a Windows XP machine, edit the file
<b><Windows>\system32\drivers\etc\hosts</b>

using Notepad
and add the following line at the end.

<b>83.217.84.241 www.carpe-tdm.net</b>

save and close the file
most likely you'll have to save it as host.txt
then delete the other host file
and rename the host.txt to host by removing the .txt extension


big thank you to AndyJ on the CMC forum
and to nitram for sharing it on Carpe

This post was last modified: 09-07-2006, 10:40 PM by tdm850rider.

[tdm850rider]

Only suggestion I would make on that is don't delete the original HOSTS,
just rename it XHOSTS and you can recover your original HOSTS file by re-renaming.
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Know anyone that really needs detailed instructions to do this?
Mail them this:
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Go to START and click MY COMPUTER,
then double click LOCAL DISK (C.
double click WINDOWS.
find SYSTEM 32 and double click it.
It may say 'hidden folders' (do not panic).
Click SHOW THE CONTENTS OF THIS FOLDER,
you will see more files. Find DRIVERS and double click it.
There is actually a file there called ETC, double click it.
You will see files, double click HOSTS and a window will open asking what to open it with.
Look down the list and you will see NOTEPAD, highlight it and click OK.

Something that looks like this will open:

# Copyright © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

123.4.5.6 localhost

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Everything with a # at the beginning is just a 'note'
under 123.4.5.6 localhost (numbers will be different, just go under the last #)
type in 83.217.84.241 www.carpe-tdm.net

*with at least 1 space between them so it looks like this:

123.4.5.6 localhost

83.217.84.241 www.carpe-tdm.net

Then hit SAVE AS and save as HOSTS.txt (you need the .txt for now)
SAVE IT TO YOUR DESKTOP

Open all that stuff again till you get to ETC, in there is HOSTS, copy HOSTS.txt from the desktop and paste it into ETC.
You will have HOSTS and HOSTS.txt

Now they need to change places. If you right-click on the file HOSTS it will give you a list,
pick rename and a box will appear around HOSTS since you may want this later change the name to XHOSTS
(nothing in the computer needs a file called XHOSTS so it will just sit there doing nothing).
Now that HOSTS is gone you just turn HOSTS.txt into HOSTS by renaming HOSTS.txt to plain old HOSTS

Restart your computer and try to get to www.carpe-tdm.net now.

If anything acts wierd all you have to do is delete HOSTS (the new one)
and rename XHOSTS back to HOSTS and restart your computer again.

Good luck,

This post was last modified: 11-07-2006, 12:41 AM by tdm850rider.

[wicklamulla]

i also ate all the cookies and deleted some internet files, maybe that helped too.................arrrrgh i dunno nuffin bout these tings !

[tdm850rider]

<!--quoteo(post=10702:date=Tue 11th Jul 2006, 02:26 PM:name=wicklamulla)-->QUOTE(wicklamulla @ Tue 11th Jul 2006, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->i also ate all the cookies and deleted some internet files, maybe that helped too.................arrrrgh i dunno nuffin bout these tings !<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

getting rid of the cookies would help, deleting temp internet files is always good to do now and then. (housekeeping)

[dazzo]

Tried all these things guys and still can't get on it from home

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=10857:date=Wed 12th Jul 2006, 11:33 PM:name=Dazzo)-->QUOTE(Dazzo @ Wed 12th Jul 2006, 11:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Tried all these things guys and still can't get on it from home <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i've had problems getting on from home this evening too.
got the hosts file entry and access appears to be 'intermitent' at best

[gazman]

Well I'm embarrassed to say I haven't had any problems getting on to Carpe and haven't needed to twiddle the HOSTS file.

What am I doing right/wrong?

[tdm850rider]

<!--quoteo(post=10936:date=Thu 13th Jul 2006, 04:16 PM:name=gazman)-->QUOTE(gazman @ Thu 13th Jul 2006, 04:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Well I'm embarrassed to say I haven't had any problems getting on to Carpe and haven't needed to twiddle the HOSTS file.

What am I doing right/wrong? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Same thing that I am doing right/wrong I suppose.

[gazman]

<!--quoteo(post=10979:date=Fri 14th Jul 2006, 12:36 AM:name=tdm850rider)-->QUOTE(tdm850rider @ Fri 14th Jul 2006, 12:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Same thing that I am doing right/wrong I suppose. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Spoke too soon - can't get on to Carpe at work.

<b>Host</b> file hack makers no difference

[Guinness]

time to shake the host tree again ...

[dazzo]

Looks like the shaking worked MrG, logged on succesfully today for the first time in ages..... So many unread posts, so little time

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=11296:date=Tue 18th Jul 2006, 02:23 PM:name=Dazzo)-->QUOTE(Dazzo @ Tue 18th Jul 2006, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Looks like the shaking worked MrG, logged on succesfully today for the first time in ages..... So many unread posts, so little time <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
something really strange going on, access for me has just come back after a 2hour outage.
my mates got a cattle prod, you wanna borrow it Mr G?

[Big Bird]

<!--quoteo(post=11296:date=Tue 18th Jul 2006, 11:23 PM:name=Dazzo)-->QUOTE(Dazzo @ Tue 18th Jul 2006, 11:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Looks like the shaking worked MrG, logged on succesfully today for the first time in ages..... So many unread posts, so little time <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Me too. It's good to be back. Now I'll have to patrol the forum to see what Wicky and nosaj have been up to while I've been away.

There's no place like home.

[jiff]

<!--quoteo(post=11319:date=Wed 19th Jul 2006, 07:53 AM:name=Big Bird)-->QUOTE(Big Bird @ Wed 19th Jul 2006, 07:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Me too. It's good to be back. Now I'll have to patrol the forum to see what Wicky and nosaj have been up to while I've been away.

There's no place like home.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->



...............me too..........first successful connection for - I guess - about ten days....................suddenly the gloomy clouds have lifted, addiction assuaged............thanks Mr G.........................g

[Guinness]

last night i sent an email to all possible adresses from the host just to make sure i got thru, I even made some up, only one bounced.

then i got a reply from MrJ at 3AM ! he had just got home from his holidays and checked his emails. he immediately launched the DNS correction.

takes a while for the correction to spread to all servers. usually takes 24hrs for all DNS servers worldwide to update.

since i got on straightaway here at home apparently you dont have to edit the host file again.

so everybody should have access to Carpe again or soon will have.

a bulk email is in progress
if you do not receive this email you have either selected NOT to receive email from admin
or its getting diverted by your spamfilter (yours or your service provider)
> you'll find some help in the "Help" (see top of page)

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=11328:date=Wed 19th Jul 2006, 10:11 AM:name=Guinness)-->QUOTE(Guinness @ Wed 19th Jul 2006, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->last night i sent an email to all possible adresses from the host just to make sure i got thru, I even made some up, only one bounced.

then i got a reply from MrJ at 3AM ! he had just got home from his holidays and checked his emails. he immediately launched the DNS correction.

takes a while for the correction to spread to all servers. usually takes 24hrs for all DNS servers worldwide to update.

since i got on straightaway here at home apparently you dont have to edit the host file again.

so everybody should have access to Carpe again or soon will have.

a mass email will be sent.
if you do not receive this email you have either selected NOT to receive email from admin
or its getting diverted by your spamfilter (yours or your service provider)
> you'll find some help in the "Help" (see top of page)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
cool, nice one MrG & MrJ. MIB ?

[Guinness]

at times forum seems a bit slow ...
just me?

<!--quoteo(post=11331:date=Wed 19th Jul 2006, 10:22 AM:name=Toneski)-->QUOTE(Toneski @ Wed 19th Jul 2006, 10:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->cool, nice one MrG & MrJ. MIB ?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
that would make you ... Mr T ?

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=11337:date=Wed 19th Jul 2006, 10:55 AM:name=Guinness)-->QUOTE(Guinness @ Wed 19th Jul 2006, 10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->at times forum seems a bit slow ...
just me?
that would make you ... Mr T ?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
iz it coz i iz black?

[tdm850rider]

<!--quoteo(post=11338:date=Wed 19th Jul 2006, 05:58 AM:name=Toneski)-->QUOTE(Toneski @ Wed 19th Jul 2006, 05:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->iz it coz i iz black?
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

No, same shape.

''I pity tha fool tat sez I'm not in shape..... round is a shape'

This post was last modified: 19-07-2006, 10:28 AM by tdm850rider.

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=11342:date=Wed 19th Jul 2006, 11:12 AM:name=tdm850rider)-->QUOTE(tdm850rider @ Wed 19th Jul 2006, 11:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->No, same shape.

''I pity tha fool tat sez I'm not in shape..... round is a shape' <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


"I aint afraid to fly and I aint afraid of no monkeys either"

...and to put this back on topic, any idea what the problem was MrG ?