Welcome to DNS Down
WELL KNOWN Links
(HOSTS file install)
All links entered into the added on the
home page, find their way to this file for public distribution. Here you may download a copy.
This file has been submitted by customers for public
use. If you click the links on the page, you will find some are
good, some are bad, and some hosts are just retarded. If you wish to use
these links in combination with your own links, we
recommend you install this file first, then run dnsdown.exe, to combine
our public links with your private links. If you wish to copy the hosts
file from your browser screen, click here,
(if you have added entries to the home page,) this will display the
newest hosts file, then simply edit it on your machine, and add this
screen scrape. (This is the easiest way for Apple or Linux users.)
DISCLAIMER: The installation of many links may
slow down the speed of making connections. If you just wish to test,
make a backup copy of your hosts file first. The hosts file, may be
edited directly to dispose of unwanted or unneeded links that may slow
down your connection attempts. This does not slow down your internet
speed, just the initial connection attempt. Future versions will
incorporate a standby mode.
Instructions: Download
the file to a known location, we recommend c:\dnsdown
(If you want an easy installer batch file, here's
one, this copies hosts ---> hosts.bak, then replaces
it with the downloaded hosts file, automatically. Both files will have
to be downloaded to the same containing folder on your machine...)
Rename the file from hosts.exe to hosts (This
is just a trick to force a download, it is not an exe)
(Some users of Spybot Search and Destroy already
have entries in their hosts file. This will not be damaged, dnsdown client
only adds to the hosts file. If you run dnsdown more than once, we
suggest you clear out the hosts file before running multiple times.
Future versions will provide features to do this. )
Copy the file to the folder:
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
(Linux/OS X: /etc/hosts)
Thats all there is to it. You now have access to
the well known hosts/sites, regardless of DNS status.
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