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Admin
Hi,
since the move to our new server some peoples DNS entries have not updated. Our DNS change over is totally complete so if you cant get to the site using www.toyotagtturbo.com in your browser then this means one of two things -
1) the incorrect address is cached locally on your PC
2) your Internet Service Provider has the incorrect address cached in their DNS
With either of these issues above we have no ability to fix them and eventually they will resolve themselves but ...
How do I fix it now?
Its really simple actually but you need to follow these simple instructions to the letter.
Your hosts file should look like this
I would like to stress that for the vast majority of users there have been no issues but some ISP's do not update their DNS entries as often as they are supposed to so the entry for tgtt.com is still pointing to our old server.
I hope this helps the few who are having problems,
Dylan
since the move to our new server some peoples DNS entries have not updated. Our DNS change over is totally complete so if you cant get to the site using www.toyotagtturbo.com in your browser then this means one of two things -
1) the incorrect address is cached locally on your PC
2) your Internet Service Provider has the incorrect address cached in their DNS
With either of these issues above we have no ability to fix them and eventually they will resolve themselves but ...
How do I fix it now?
Its really simple actually but you need to follow these simple instructions to the letter.
- Go to start and run type cmd and press enter
- At the command prompt type ipconfig /flushdns and press enter
- You should see the response "dns resolver cache flushed" if you dont you typed the command incorrectly so do it again
- Try www.toyotagtturbo.com in your browser and see if it works. If it does your issue is fixed if it does not go to the next step
- Open my computer then go to the windows foler, system32, drivers, etc
- Open the hosts file and if asked what to open the file with select notepad
- When the file opens go right to the buttom and add this line 74.55.13.198 www.toyotagtturbo.com
- Save the file (*** VERY IMPORTANT*** make sure when you click save to put "" marks around the file name so it should look like "hosts" before you click save!! In the etc folder you should only have one hosts file after the save... if you have a hosts.txt file you did it wrong) and go to www.toyotagtturbo.com in your browser, it should now open
Your hosts file should look like this
Code:
# Copyright (c) 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
127.0.0.1 localhost
74.55.13.198 www.toyotagtturbo.com
I would like to stress that for the vast majority of users there have been no issues but some ISP's do not update their DNS entries as often as they are supposed to so the entry for tgtt.com is still pointing to our old server.
I hope this helps the few who are having problems,
Dylan