Host hacking my arse

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fullyautomatix replied

21 April 2010, 13:10
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

You're grovelling apology is acceptable

Nice forum btw
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lilelvis2000 replied

21 April 2010, 12:56
my DNS reported the right IP but I still couldn't get in until the pm. Don't think host hacking would have worked or would it?
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chef replied

21 April 2010, 12:47
Originally posted by ctdctd View Post

FYI, Internet access at ClientCo probably uses a proxy server so changing the local Hosts file would not work. You'd need to change it on the server and they might not like you trying that.

ahhh that's why it didn't work then.. still it's give me something to play with for the afternoon now it's all loaded..
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ctdctd replied

21 April 2010, 12:44
FYI, Internet access at ClientCo probably uses a proxy server so changing the local Hosts file would not work. You'd need to change it on the server and they might not like you trying that.
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minestrone replied

21 April 2010, 12:40
Originally posted by realityhack View Post

Do you have admin rights over the file?
I tried it from work with no joy - had to be done on the mac at home.

Oh... and apparently there can be more than one 'hosts' file.

Have rights over the file and change it quite often anyway for clientCo stuff that I work on at this box.

Mind you, nothing makes sense in here.
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realityhack replied

21 April 2010, 12:34
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

I did that and it never worked.

Do you have admin rights over the file?
I tried it from work with no joy - had to be done on the mac at home.

Oh... and apparently there can be more than one 'hosts' file.
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suityou01 replied

21 April 2010, 12:30
Originally posted by administrator View Post

Sorry for that. The new forum required PHP 5.2 and the server the forum was on was 5.1. It was a plesk box and holds the main site so really did not want to be messing about with that so have moved the forum to another server. Forgot to update DNS until the last minute - ADMIN FAIL

You're grovelling apology is acceptable

Nice forum btw
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administrator replied

21 April 2010, 12:26
Sorry for that. The new forum required PHP 5.2 and the server the forum was on was 5.1. It was a plesk box and holds the main site so really did not want to be messing about with that so have moved the forum to another server. Forgot to update DNS until the last minute - ADMIN FAIL
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minestrone replied

21 April 2010, 12:24
Originally posted by realityhack View Post

'Host hacking' refers to editing your hosts file to point forums.contractoruk.com to the IP mentioned... not simply typing http://the.ip.address.here

I did that and it never worked.
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realityhack replied

21 April 2010, 12:21
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Frakin ip address just said "It works!"

Had to sit out all morning.

Did you miss me?

'Host hacking' refers to editing your hosts file to point forums.contractoruk.com to the IP mentioned... not simply typing http://the.ip.address.here
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suityou01 started a topic Host hacking my arse

21 April 2010, 12:19
Host hacking my arse

Frakin ip address just said "It works!"

Had to sit out all morning.

Did you miss me?
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