Thought some poor souls unable to login might find this useful.
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To: 20yearsofinternet
I am OK to browse using the IP address and then my smartphone for posts until this resolves itself. Posted via AT&T Wireless.
2 posted on
04/05/2016 12:00:01 PM PDT by
CreviceTool
(A Good Samaritan with a handgun saved my life...)
To: 20yearsofinternet
Today the domain freerepublic.com dropped off many DNS alternatives as well, so the hosts mod is now needed. Someone is playing games again.
3 posted on
04/05/2016 12:02:25 PM PDT by
Reeses
(A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
To: 20yearsofinternet
Is anyone still having problems?
After watching Free Republic disappear and reappear three times yesterday, I edited the hosts file as shown and restarted the browser; and I have seen no problems since. If the DNSs are still messed up, I'm no longer being affected.
5 posted on
04/05/2016 12:06:52 PM PDT by
snarkpup
(I want a government small enough that my main concern in life doesn't need to be who's running it.)
To: 20yearsofinternet
I did the hosts file mod and that worked just fine on my PC. But my iPad and iPhone are still giving me problems. I can reach FR with 209.157.64.200 but if I want to post FR asks me to login. When I do that I end up at localhost.
Hope Jim fixes this soon.
To: 20yearsofinternet
Perfect, thanks so much. Any hints on how to fix Nexus access?
7 posted on
04/05/2016 12:08:59 PM PDT by
Raycpa
To: 20yearsofinternet
Thanks. Works like a charm. Spent a chunk of the day hunting down the ip address, and then fought with windows trying to fix hosts. Your easy step-by-step got be back on and logged in in less than a minute.
If I ever flame you, remind me that I said I’d give you one free pass.
We were slammed from Verizon to Frontier last week, so I spent the first part of the morning blaming the new ISP.
13 posted on
04/05/2016 12:11:55 PM PDT by
PAR35
To: 20yearsofinternet
Despite being an administrator on my system the security settings would not aallow me save the changes from notepad into the correct folder. I had to save the changes to a separate folder and hen copy the file to the correct location after right clicking and opening Windows Explorer as an administrator.
15 posted on
04/05/2016 12:13:52 PM PDT by
fireman15
(The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
To: 20yearsofinternet
17 posted on
04/05/2016 12:20:06 PM PDT by
Uncle Miltie
(No vote has been changed due to an FR post in about 2 months. Chillax.)
To: 20yearsofinternet
Had trouble with my smart phone today when it was connected to the At&T Uverse WiFi at home. I Googled my screen name and got in that way. So far so good, and no problems running mobile.
18 posted on
04/05/2016 12:20:20 PM PDT by
Southside_Chicago_Republican
(If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
To: 20yearsofinternet
Nasty business, that.
Thanks for the work-around. That fixes it.
19 posted on
04/05/2016 12:20:41 PM PDT by
Uncle Miltie
(No vote has been changed due to an FR post in about 2 months. Chillax.)
To: 20yearsofinternet
Mississippi governor signs law that allows businesses to refuse service to gay couples Responses to posted threads seem way down.
I'll make this prediction. When we find out what caused this DNS issue, there will be some left winger at the bottom of it, most likely a homosexual.
20 posted on
04/05/2016 12:21:22 PM PDT by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Swordmaker
Any thought as regards Macs? I had trouble signing in last week but finally cleared things out and am back on FR. Yesterday I had a quirk where one line of html in a list of links I was posting would not link, no matter what I did. Finally I eliminated that line, and the problem simply moved to the next link in the post. Creepy!
21 posted on
04/05/2016 12:22:30 PM PDT by
Albion Wilde
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
To: Jim Robinson; John Robinson
Pinging you to this discussion.
22 posted on
04/05/2016 12:23:11 PM PDT by
Albion Wilde
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
To: 20yearsofinternet
That worked beautifully!
Thank you!
23 posted on
04/05/2016 12:23:21 PM PDT by
weston
(As far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing!)
To: 20yearsofinternet
28 posted on
04/05/2016 12:33:05 PM PDT by
NEMDF
To: 20yearsofinternet
Thank you.
I think i’m signed in now.
For AP’s benefit...Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet. Who says you can’t capitalize the word Internet?
29 posted on
04/05/2016 12:40:13 PM PDT by
A_Tradition_Continues
(formerly known as Politicalwit ...05/28/98 Class of '98)
To: 20yearsofinternet
Is it just me or do the pages load quicker after adding it to Hosts file?
30 posted on
04/05/2016 12:46:14 PM PDT by
Raycpa
To: 20yearsofinternet
Brilliant!
Thanks very much.
To: 20yearsofinternet; shibumi
32 posted on
04/05/2016 12:49:48 PM PDT by
Salamander
(I Ride By Night..And I Travel In Fear, That In This Darkness, I Will Disappear....)
To: 20yearsofinternet
This poor soul says
THANK YOU!!
First time I've been able to follow directions given at FR and had it work.....I'm a complete computer idiot and appreciate your post very much.
34 posted on
04/05/2016 12:56:49 PM PDT by
Roccus
(If your vote really counted, our leaders would never allow it to be cast.)
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