Problems with playnet.com domain
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Problems with playnet.com domain
http://forums.battlegroundeurope.com/sh ... p?t=206421
Read this post. Everyone should be able to see this. It's in the computer support forums. This is how you must get into game right now.
Shame on them for hardcoding an ip address in computer code. Even a rookie programmer knows never to do that. DNS Rules.
Read this post. Everyone should be able to see this. It's in the computer support forums. This is how you must get into game right now.
Shame on them for hardcoding an ip address in computer code. Even a rookie programmer knows never to do that. DNS Rules.
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gators1 wrote:I think a battalion of Georgia rednecks can easily take a bunch of Vermont hippies with peace symbols on their uniforms.
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Method Number One. If GameName = Hiiamben Then goto Method Number Two.
x15;3190290 wrote:Do to the expiration of the Playnet.com domain name, the domains registrar (Network Solutions) changed the IP address that playnet.com "points" to in order to serve up the page you see there now. As a result of this, when you try and load up PlayGATE it is unable to find the IP address behind auth.playnet.com, the address that it is hard coded to look for in order to log into the game.
The solution to this is to manually tell your computer what IP address to use for auth.playnet.com to do this you need to add the following line to your "HOSTS" file:
FAILURE TO REMOVE THE LINE AFTER THE DOMAIN NAME IS RENEWED MAY RESULT IN YOU EVENTUALLY BEING UNABLE TO PLAY THE GAME.Code: Select all
66.28.224.240 auth.playnet.com
Juuba posted a simple method to do this (Or you can look at the official Microsoft method below):
Enter the following line:into your "Start -> Run..." box:Code: Select all
notepad %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
In notepad add the line above at the bottom of the file, then save the changes to the file, making sure that notepad does NOT add a .txt extension to the file when it saves.
Your hosts file should now look like this (Note line between localhost and auth.playnet.com added for clarity, it is not required, nor will it hurt.):
After you change the hosts file you should flush your DNS cache in order for it to take affect. You can do this by entering:in the Run box (command prompt).Code: Select all
ipconfig /flushdns
Offical Microsoft XP method of modifying your HOSTS file:
Scroll down to "Adding Static Clients to the Hosts File"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309642/en-us
If you are running Vista as something other then Administrator (will the game even work?):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923947/en-us
OS X users need to use NetInfo Manager to link auth.playnet.com to the IP posted:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetInfo_Manager
Last edited by Kizmet on Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:04 am, edited 2 times in total.
Kizmet
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RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters
AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
Executive Officer
RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters
AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
gators1 wrote:I think a battalion of Georgia rednecks can easily take a bunch of Vermont hippies with peace symbols on their uniforms.
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Method Number Two. Enter Game from main CRS web page.
http://www.wwiionline.com/scripts/wwiionline/index.jsp
http://www.wwiionline.com/scripts/wwiionline/index.jsp
Kizmet
Executive Officer
RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters
AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
Executive Officer
RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters
AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
gators1 wrote:I think a battalion of Georgia rednecks can easily take a bunch of Vermont hippies with peace symbols on their uniforms.
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I think that goes for me as well. I fell asleep before I was half way on the Method Number OneKizmet wrote:Method Number One. If GameName = Hiiamben Then goto Method Number Two.
P.S. Is this just another way to keep axis factories at 100 %? Are you sure this goes for every one? also zhe germans...
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I was a bit unclear... I mean I don't give a sh..t what I'm bombing - as long as I fly with my friends.
I'm a happy bomber
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I was a bit unclear... I mean I don't give a sh..t what I'm bombing - as long as I fly with my friends.
I'm a happy bomber
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Re: Problems with playnet.com domain
Yeah was laughing at that too, funny shiateKizmet wrote: Shame on them for hardcoding an ip address in computer code. Even a rookie programmer knows never to do that. DNS Rules.
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I'm still at sleep - totally denial
Thor
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I was a bit unclear... I mean I don't give a sh..t what I'm bombing - as long as I fly with my friends.
I'm a happy bomber
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I was a bit unclear... I mean I don't give a sh..t what I'm bombing - as long as I fly with my friends.
I'm a happy bomber
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Means you and your sheep are fucked!hiiamben wrote:ok all you puter guru's wtf does this mean in dumb okie computer language??
Kizmet
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RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters
AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
Executive Officer
RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters
AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
gators1 wrote:I think a battalion of Georgia rednecks can easily take a bunch of Vermont hippies with peace symbols on their uniforms.