Maybe I can help clear up this confusion. When DXBase is installed, it looks to see if you already have a Host file. Some modems, or IRC programs use such a file.
If DXBase DOES NOT find an existing Host file, it then installs the one that is included with DXBase. This is so that it does not overwrite any important connection parameters you may be using. It also installs a copy into the DXBase directory so that you can use it to copy/past cluster addresses that you may wish to use. So if you do not already have Telnet Cluster addresses in your Host file that you wish to use, you must copy them into the previously existing file. The best way to do this is by using the Modify Host File feature which can be found in the File menu option. The exact location of the Host file depends on your OS. I'm using WIN XP and mine is C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\etc One more important item. If you use an editor to create or copy cluster info into, remember that the file does not have a suffix. For instance, Notepad would want to save it as Host.txt. Use rename to delete the .txt if this happens. ----- Original Message ----- From: "RM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Jim McDonald'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 7:22 AM Subject: RE: [DXBase] HOST File Modification > Jim, > > I am running Windows XP Pro; I only have one HOSTS file installed (not > counting the one that is located in the Dxbase folder). > > My HOSTS file that Dxbase uses is located in the Windows directory > string listed below. > > I am not too familiar with XP Home, and do not know the Windows > directory structure in relationship to the XP Pro version. > > > Ron ....... NU1U > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Jim McDonald > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 07:20 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DXBase] HOST File Modification > > > Tom, > > I converted my PC from 98SE to XP Home. I still find my hosts file in > the Windows folder as well as the one you mention. Is the one in the > Windows folder now unused? > > Jim N7US > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:28 AM > Subject: RE: [DXBase] HOST File Modification > > > Tom, > > Make sure that you are modifying the HOSTS file that is located in the > Windows directory. This is the HOSTS file that Dxbase looks at; not the > one provided in the Dxbase directory. > > For a Windows XP machine the Hosts file is located at > c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc (assuming that you installed Windows XP > on the 'C' drive). > > The HOSTS file that Dxbase provides in its directory is there to list > possible internet clusters that you can use in the operating system's > HOSTS file. > > Hope this helps. > > > Ron ........ NU1U > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DXBase] HOST File Modification > > > I need to modify my HOST file since the Telnet changed IP address. When > I use my Note Pad text editor to change the IP address, the new address > is not showing up under user options. Restarting the computer had no > effect. When I go back and look at the HOST file it reflects the changes > but they are not showing up under user options. I am not doing > something correct and would appreciate some assistance. > > Tom Neill, K4XG > Windy Hills Farm > 6500 Covington-Eudailey Road > College Grove, TN 37046 > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had > an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in > Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html --- > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >
