WinMX Back Online Thanks to Mr Drac

[Whatever]

whatever

you should do some schecking things out first bud
Ares is totally spyware free

http://www.peerevolution.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126#Q25

http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/p2p/

I understand there is a 'lite' version. Just want folks to ensure they install that instead.

[Sirena]

I put it in the correct folder and I am still waiting for connection !!!!!!!!!!

[GhostShip]

What file did you use Sirena (helps me to avoid confusion   ) there are at least 3 different ones doing the rounds ?

[JudgeJohnDeedfan001]

I give up, I have tried everything that has been explained to me in these forums and all to no avail, unless an old friend out there would be a kind friend and tell a ' thickie' like me how to do it

Many Thanks
Judge John Deed fan

[beeerlover]

u got no idea what kind of internet people have in there homes
in some countries 100 MBps upload is normal and cheap

[Sirena]

Yes I put it in the folder what was told but waiting now for about 10 min

[nirvana]

I have jsut downloaded Ares and am very impressed - I don't trust Winmx any more

[LITE SMITE]

if u install the lite version of ares u will not be able to host a room.  i have been usin ares for sometime now, the regular version, and it has no spyware.  that article was prolly written when ares first cae out.

the only thing that has the spyware in it, is the accelerator
http://karaokecolors.no-ip.org/Ares.html

have fun and have a nice day

[Sirena]

C:WINNT \System32\ Drivers\ Etc is the right file am I right ?

[GhostShip]

Nirvana ,your free to choose what you do and do not trust, but I think that is showing your lack of understanding of how networks operate.
There isnt anything to trust or not trust, same friends running the network yesterday as today

And folks forgive me but its been a long day and this is not an ares help forum so please dicuss any Ares issues on this forum run by our good friend Vladd  

http://www.vladd44.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=8&sid=0fd75abab9224a468a05df771b5f18a7

(Ok I admit I sneak over there to help too ..)

And yes sirena that is the correct location to place the new hosts file, you may need to reboot the machine or possible use a faster method that saves rebooting

go to the Command Prompt in Accessories  and type ipcongig/flushdns

[Whatever]

C:WINNT \System32\ Drivers\ Etc is the right file am I right ?

What operating system are you running on your PC?

What IP are you using in your Hosts file?

[Sirena]

windows 2000

[mac]

i had no intention of tring to offend anyone when i said ares i was tring to help lost souls find a temp home so u great peeps here can countine ur fight to restore winmx to us all

please forgive me if i offended you  

[Whatever]

windows 2000

And the IP you are using in your Hosts file is?

[Me Here]

No offence taken here hun...

Its just we are a small site.. and only a few of us to make sure the information is accurate and correct...

And we appreciate alls help in helping ... lol

Just wanted to be sure this space is reserved for WinMX related issues  

[Sirena]

sorry I don't know exactly what you mean is that the ip of my provider or something else iet was 127.0.01 when I host a room

[Sirena]

I use IP my own Ip number

[Whatever]

sorry I don't know exactly what you mean is that the ip of my provider or something else iet was 127.0.01 when I host a room

Forgive me.

The initial patch to fix WinMx was a 'Host' file. In simplest terms the host file can be used to redirect your PC when it comes across a name. For example www.whatever.com equals an actual IP address out there in internet land. DNS by your ISP converts the names to actual numbered addresses. It could be 123.123.123.123 or whatever. What the host file does is redirects the name to a different address bypassing your ISP's DNS. Now I'm confused.

Inside WinMx.exe it looks for certain names, for example c123.winmx.com or whatever. Your DNS from your ISP, redirected you to Frontcodes servers (I think, not relevant). Your Host file overrides that to point to a different IP address. The initial IP address in the Host file patch  is down. You need to edit your Host file and replace the IP address of 82.195.155.5 with something else. I have used 205.238.40.1 with success.

[Sirena]

My husband did get connection  :(  so I dont think thats the problem I am confused to now

[Whatever]

As an addendum, someone pointed out earlier that there are other errors in the original Host file patch. Spacing problems and such. I am not sure on other operating systems if it matters, but I edited my Hosts file and ensured all spacing was correct and each entry was on its own line. Im running Win98SE btw.