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Answer» If you no PLEASE reply thanks means alot! Humor me... What the heck is a PTR record ? ?http://hosting.intermedia.net/support/kb/default.asp?id=1317C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Thanks, but what do I do next if you don't mind me asking ?edit the file. add a hosts entry for an IP address.
this is the closest you can come, since the PTR is actually on a remote server; that is, you cannot create a PTR record on your PC since none exist on your PC.
the hosts file can be used to "EMULATE" a reverse lookup;
each line is in the form
IPaddress hostname
I you might be able to do something like:
hostname ipaddress or two IP addresses, but I'm not sure.What BC_Programmer and everyone else said.
A PTR (or "Pointer") record is something that you would put on a DNS ("Domain Name Services") server for reverse DNS purposes (resolving an IP address to a host name).
One of the most common reasons for having a pointer record would be if you have your own mail server and other mail servers are blocking you because your IP address doesn't resolve to your domain name (which is now a common way to check for spam). I see, Well i don't no. I been doing my research on the problem I have which is A DNS problems which looks like this when I run CMD
Default Server: Unknown Address: 192.168.1.1
And when I run ipconfig/all
it says my DNS servers is 192.168.1.1
So I don't no if I have to do A PTR record or A Pointer, But on most problems I saw from everyone else on the web had A different computer like Windows 2003, The funny part is I still don't no how to heck im GETTING on the Internet, and I get this message when i cut off " Windows failed to find well known host www. Microsoft.com, DNS server may be down, and oh how do you mean edit the file?You can do one of three things, depending on how your network is set up (i.e.: if it's your own home network or if it's a company or university network):
1) Log into your router. If ipconfig /all shows your Default Gateway as 192.168.1.1, then open up a browser window and type in http://192.168.1.1. Enter your user name and password for the router. Go into the section that shows DHCP addresses assigned to your network and find out if there is a section for DNS. If there is, then add real DNS server addresses there. If you don't know any DNS addresses, contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
2) Same as #1, EXCEPT add the DNS addresses to the WAN section.
3) Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections (XP) or Network and Sharing Center (Vista/7)/Manage Network Connections (Vista)/Change Adapter Settings (7) -> right-click your "Local Area Connection" (or whatever it's named) -> left-click "Properties" -> click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" (XP) or "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP)" (Vista/7) -> click Properties button -> add DNS servers in manually.Ok Killerb255 I replying to the first advice you gave me I got onto it. On my router status its says im using this DNS on my router status 194.168.4.100 and 194.168.8.100 And yes there is A section for DNS but im not sure what to do its called "Dynamic DNS " its looks like this
Use a dynamic DNS service Service Provider www.DynDNS.org Host Name User name Password
Thats what it looks like I thought il ask you before i did anything silly.
Thanks for helping me so far Killerb255 I really aprecciate it and thanks for everyone support that they have given me Don't worry about the dyndns stuff. That's only used if you're hosting a website from your own network, don't have a static public IP address, and/or don't want to pay for a formal domain name.
Anyway, the two DNS addresses LOOK like they're pointing to internal servers. Who set up your router initially?
Change those two addresses to the DNS addresses supplied by your Internet Service Provider. Again, if you don't know what those are, you'll need to contact your provider.Yeah but that DNS im using is Virgin cable I managed to find that on here http://www.kitz.co.uk/isp/dns.htm and Virgin is my Internet Service Provider. So really its just Virgin with its rubbish DNS servers maybe LolIf you are on Virgin then that is where you need to get your info from...no matter what it says on kitz...
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