my stupid brother turned off runescape!

[Nazgul740]

OK so basicly i am paying 5 bucks a month and for some dam reason whenever i try and access runescape.com i get an "error document contains no data" message on my screen! :twisted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thats B.S. yet i can't get it off and unless i find how to change it i can't only play when my brother allows me! :evil:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That won't work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

its from a network thing i think... not from the browser its self. i think he change the ketword so it said runescape was an evil site or something.... yet i really have no clue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here is all that i know:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from around the time 7:00pm from to 4:00am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when i try and access the runescape home page all i get with mozilla firefox is a message "error page has no data"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When i try with internet explorer all i get is the "page cannot be displayed" webpage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

its not a java problem i can get around those with a little fiddleing. This won't even let me on the freaking site to fiddle... i would post on RS forums yet i can't get on to post! AAAAHH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this problem is multi computer and its the same on all of them. I think it has something to do with the LAN network that we have set up around our house cause even on the mac computer i can't get RS on . same message same bs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the mac computer doesn't even have a firewall !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

just tried mini clip and when i click on rs's link there it fails too

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so i got no clue how to take this stupid thing down i am as clueless as this shounds.... anyone got any suggestions?

[Kielmccaul75]

From the description you have given us it is very hard to tell what the hell is going on :)

 

 

 

For starters, are you running any firewalls? Zonealarm or Norton Internet Security? If you are, check the blocked list on them.

 

 

 

It is the runescape homepage right? So I am assuming it has nothing to do with your java, but if it is only the game then tell us :)

 

 

 

Try running it through a different browser, Firefox totally owns Internet Explorer.

 

 

 

Post more information!

 

 

 

(I am sorry if what I have posted isn't that helpful, I am not that good with computers. But hey you never know, it may be as simple as the things ive listed)

[Nazgul740]

ok sry bout that here is what i know

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from around the time 7:00pm from to 4:00am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when i try and access the runescape home page all i get with mozilla firefox is a message "error page has no data"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When i try with internet explorer all i get is the "page cannot be displayed" webpage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

its not a java problem i can get around those with a little fiddleing. This won't even let me on the freaking site to fiddle... i would post on RS forums yet i can't get on to post! AAAAHH :evil:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this problem is multi computer and its the same on all of them. I think it has something to do with the LAN network that we have set up around our house cause even on the mac computer i can't get RS on :(. same message same bs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the mac computer doesn't even have a firewall !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so i got no clue how to take this stupid thing down i am as clueless as this shounds.... anyone got any suggestions?

[Mercifull]

Ask your brother what he did.

[Nazgul740]

i have.... he just ignores me or says that i don't need to be on :twisted: :twisted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

boy when i get my hands on what he is doing i am gonna block his twisted little neowin site :evil:

[Mercifull]

Search for a file called HOSTS (note it has no file extension)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should be in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

 

 

 

Open it in notepad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check to see if there are any entries for runescape eg

 

 

 

127.0.0.1 runescape.com

 

 

 

If there is then delete it and Runescape will work again.

 

 

 

If its not there then add a new entry

 

 

 

127.0.0.1 http://www.neowin.net

 

 

 

Or whatever his site is.

 

 

 

This will give a "page cannot be displayed" when he tries to visit that site. Then tell him you wont unblock that site until he unblocks runescape ;)

[Nazgul740]

hehehe thanks man

[runesmithie]

Search for a file called HOSTS (note it has no file extension)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should be in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

 

 

 

Open it in notepad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check to see if there are any entries for runescape eg

 

 

 

127.0.0.1 runescape.com

 

 

 

If there is then delete it and Runescape will work again.

 

 

 

If its not there then add a new entry

 

 

 

127.0.0.1 http://www.neowin.net

 

 

 

Or whatever his site is.

 

 

 

This will give a "page cannot be displayed" when he tries to visit that site. Then tell him you wont unblock that site until he unblocks runescape ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:lol: That's pure evil

[Nazgul740]

ok i would still like to know if i can get that thingy off .... any ideas would be good... as soon we come back from vacation i will start the black mail :twisted:

[EugenyG]

Hmm, the hosts trick didn't work for me?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted to try it out, so I put in "127.0.0.1 runescape.com" line (no quotes) in my hosts file, restarted (checked it's still there), but Runescape still works fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also had another line there, 127.0.0.1 localhost, I tried either removing or keeping it (while having the RS line) and nothing changed, runescape.com still works fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm connected through a router. I also tried putting 192.168.1.101 (internal IP) instead of 127..., and still to no avail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows XP SP2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone knows why?

[runesmithie]

Hmm, the hosts trick didn't work for me?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted to try it out, so I put in "127.0.0.1 runescape.com" line (no quotes) in my hosts file, restarted (checked it's still there), but Runescape still works fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also had another line there, 127.0.0.1 localhost, I tried either removing or keeping it (while having the RS line) and nothing changed, runescape.com still works fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm connected through a router. I also tried putting 192.168.1.101 (internal IP) instead of 127..., and still to no avail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows XP SP2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone knows why?

 

 

 

are you typing in runescape.com or http://www.runescape.com ;)

 

 

 

don't know, but that might make a difference

[EugenyG]

Both, and I tried setting runescape.com, http://www.runescape.com, and *.runescape.com, all to no avail.

[Mercifull]

You definitly edited the HOSTS file and not hosts.sam or something? And when saved it you didnt add a filename either? You must be doing it wrong because a PC will ALWAYS look at a HOSTS file before DNS to load websites :-/

 

 

 

Try 0.0.0.0 runescape.com

 

 

 

and DO NOT remove the localhost entry already in there and make sure theres NO # on the same line.

 

 

 

[DaN]

Some routers have the ability to block websites per Per Schedule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The IP address for your router will be something like 192.168.0.1

 

 

 

You need to find out what make the router is and then see if you can find documentation for that type of router this will probably tell you what the default ip address/password of the router is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you do try and connect to the router only to find your brother has passworded it so you cant get in there will be a reset button hidden on the router wich will be a small hole you have to poke something thru this will reset the router and remove any password setup to keep you out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beware that some routers reset ALL setting when the button inside the hole is pressed it would be best to read the documentation before resetting the router.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thats all I can think of for now.

[Nazgul740]

whoa headspin!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

too much data :shock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok yeah ill work on those though :twisted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAYBACK WILL BE SO SWEET :twisted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ill be back posting in 6 days hope this thread stays alive

[EugenyG]

Ok, 0000 did the trick. It also worked substituting other IPs (like have rs.com go to yahoo).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isn't this kinda dangerous? Seems like a phishing heaven. Since the hosts file isn't protected or anything, just about any trojan could, say, redirect your credit card website to a fake identical-looking site at a scammer's adress, and you'd give away your CC number (unless you suspect a scam it would be VERY hard to detect, since your browser won't give any symptoms of redirection typical of regular phishing sites).

[Mercifull]

Its a common trick used by spyware companies to redirect you away from Google to their own search engines to serve adverts. Its also used by some viruses to block access to the AV sites.

 

 

 

HJT normally picks up on anything not redirected to 00000 or 127...

 

 

 

You can also lock down the hosts file with software such as SpywareGuard and i think even HJT and Spybot can do it.

[Nazgul740]

ok back the fun starts tommorow :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

haven't played rs for almost 2 weeks i am suffering from withdraw :shock: :shock:

[crucifyed4us]

Uh Mercifull you don't need to get kids editing their HOST file, this has got to be the most retarted thing I've ever heard. For all you know Mercifull his parents could have done that and he is simply saying it's his brother. If it was actually his brother why did he not simply go to his parents?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The majority of people who use this board and play RS in general are kids who DON'T need to be editing stuff like this. I remember when my mom blocked a game because I was playing entirely too much of it when I was younger, I posted a question on a forum as to how to get around it, and no one answered. This forum needs to be a place where people can come and feel safe, not where people have to worry about what they're learning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THINK BEFORE YOU POST INFORMATION ON EDITING VITAL COMPONENTS TO THE SMOOTH WORKINGS OF THE USERS COMPUTER-network troubleshooting 101 noob.

[Rhys]

OK, if the kid is lying about it being his brother that has set this up, then who's fault is that? The kid's. If he pays for the game, then he should be entitled to play it. Again, if he's lying, and he DOESN'T pay for it, who's fault is that?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed though, the HOSTS file shouldn't have been edited and usually Merc wouldn't post that kind of information. But still, we have to work with the stuff we're given, if it's lies, it's not our fault.

[Nazgul740]

i haven't edit'd it yet people

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and i am not lieing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

why would i parents or no it doesn't matter

[Nazgul740]

hmm for some reason it won't work for me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

neowin keeps coming on :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

don't know why though

[Aametherar]

The way I see it, if he actually is teeling the truth anyways its not gonna help his case, he screws is bro same way he screwed him. His brother obvioussly knows how to do it so itl have no effect, and considering circumstances might screw him worse lol. If it was his parents that did it good job for them and im sure theyl find another way to block it after he unblocks or password the file. Although most are kids in runescape, and most are the reason its a community kids shouldnt be around, well they shouldnt be around it lol. :roll:

[samlovesjohn]

in your internet options has runescape been added to the block list if so then delete it, my sis did that to me she put runescape in the block lists n it woodnt work :evil: but im sooo nice i delete msn from her computer every nite :P