***HAVING TROUBLE? Can't Access My350z from Work/Home? ***
 

Some users (myself included) are having difficulty accessing my350z from work even though the site works at home.

Or vice versa, perhaps you can access at work but NOT at home.

Here is the ***FIX*** for windows users

Go to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\

open HOSTS file using notepad

add the following 2 lines to the bottom of the file, underneath 127.0.0.1 and localhost

67.201.16.205 www.my350z.com
67.201.16.205 my350z.com

then save, exit, and reboot your machine. It should be able to access my350z.com again!!!


Edit: had to change IP address since Internet Brands took over

^^ True haxor at work!

Worked like a charm. Well done!

P.S.- Don't ever let that sh*t happen again. Those other sites, with all due respect, were Go-bots to My350Z's Transformers. Sure, they're similar and have the same objective, but they just ain't the same!!!!

this wont work for me. im running vista now and it wont let me save the notepad file when i open it

Looks like your gonna have to roll back to XP :D

The file may be Readonly. A lot of virus protection, anti-spyware and similar programs will set things like that to RO to keep them from being hijacked. Windows may deliver it that way too.

Also you can put it all on one line like this:

69.80.198.27 my350z.com www.my350z.com

This solved all my problems. I could get onto the forum using a backdoor, but I would get kicked off in certian sections of the forum. Problem gone. Thanks.

#1 - This should not be considered a **FIX**. Modifying the hosts record should be a temporary band aid until the name servers / domain issue is taken care of and the DNS updates can propagate throughout the net.

#2 - What in the **** happened? Why wasn't the domain re-newed?

#3 - For Vista users, if you want to modify your host record.... follow these following instructions:

Good luck getting the domain functional...... I cried when I saw DirectNIC's placeholder instead of my morning forced induction reading material.... /sniff

So should I undue the fix in a couple days?

1) Yes only a temp fix until the DNS updates
2) Well you know when you set something up on an Automatic renewal and the little CC experation date is expired, well that was one thing. The second was the admin email for the domain records wasn't working at the time.
3) ...

I agree it was pretty messed up, and trust me it was just as much of a pain for us as it was for you.

I bet....it's all good.

Very rarely are there issues, my online bank account has a worse record.

It worked for me going to www.my370z.com or the IP provided. The lady can't get in at all though.

I have had the worst three days of my life because of this!!!!!!!

Ouch… Are you kidding me? :icon43: The advice is to hack into a site?

If it’s all volunteer labor… I accept the problem and it’s an explanation.

But.. if anyone’s getting paid to do this… You’re Fired!

:) --Spike

Edit: For clarity: This msg. was not meant for others posting here. It is directed to the Administrators and Moderators.

Helped him edit the file in Vista.

fixed it.


i didnt have my permissions set up right yet.

^ So how are you liking Vista?

now that its up and running i like it alot. the install was a nightmare. had to redo it and XP twice. first time was vista's fault 2nd was mine and a DELL tech's.

ive got a simple layout going.

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/8066/fffxd6.th.jpg

^ Me likes! :)