How exactly can I try this? I understand the hosts part, but how do I 'simulate' DNS servers shutting down?
(I know I created the thread, but I am not a networking expert. I simply wanted to redirect some information that I found. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.)
If you are using Windows, you edit the file C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and add these lines:
172.67.145.123 greatawakening.win # Also 104.21.71.144
104.21.87.229 authentication.win # Also 172.67.147.205
45.89.97.6 wwww.naturalnews.com
What you should do is put them in now, but insert a # at the front which will disable it. Then if DNS goes down, you just have to delete the # character and you're good to go.
It will work. The name resolution is just moved to the hosts file. The browser header will match the host header and it will work. Try it.
How exactly can I try this? I understand the hosts part, but how do I 'simulate' DNS servers shutting down?
(I know I created the thread, but I am not a networking expert. I simply wanted to redirect some information that I found. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.)
If you are using Windows, you edit the file C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and add these lines:
172.67.145.123 greatawakening.win # Also 104.21.71.144
104.21.87.229 authentication.win # Also 172.67.147.205
45.89.97.6 wwww.naturalnews.com
What you should do is put them in now, but insert a # at the front which will disable it. Then if DNS goes down, you just have to delete the # character and you're good to go.