Re: Mac unable to access
www.hotmail.com and msn/adium but windows is able
Posted: Jun 26, 2008 3:44 PM in response to: winzee
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Hi
Maybe you've edited your hosts file in the past, and now those references to dns services does not work anymore.
try editing your /etc/hosts removing the last, bad entries.
something that sounds like "messenger.live...."
just to compare, here is my hosts file, working perfectly with every live services, msn account on adium included.
##
Host Database
#
localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
fe80::1%lo0 localhost
do not copy&past this on your terminal, just edit yours 'till it sounds like that one.
command line is: sudo nano /etc/hosts
then, crtl+x quits the application and pressing Y save changes: instructions are on the baseline of the console terminal.
if you are afraid of using terminal and don't feel safe about this, you can make a healty back-up of the hosts file you're going to edit.
just type:
sudo cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts_backup
that will create a copy of your hosts file named hosts_backup
if you'd like to restore your edited file, after applying & saving changes on it, just type:
sudo rm -f /etc/hosts
that will remove (-f is a tag that ensures that the file is forced to be removed even if it's not safe to) the file you've edited.
than,
sudo mv /etc/hosts_backup /etc/hosts
will restore your old hosts file to one that can operate in your system.
I sincerely hope you'll get it done.
My girlfriend has this trouble too, and tomorrow morning I'm going to fix it that way: I'm quite sure it will work.
I'm truly sorry for my probably bad english
Bye everyone.
estranho é k com o mercury msn funciona na perfeiçao .
tinha tanta cena no disco nao queria ter k formatar dankeschon 