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.
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.