I Fixed The"Cannot Connect due to server ...."

Arabian · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 409 **Location:**

OK i just got the Cannot connect due to server isue.. blah blah blah.

So i was just wondering if it had to do with what I changed in the C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/drivers/etc and hosts file. SO I delete the

222.111.150.111 gwgt1.joymax.com

from the bottom and i click save.
run SRO and it works

HURRAY!

XMoshe · **Posted:** Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:19 pm

grats

hopefully you can continue playing without that 'file' :roll:

vulperin · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 997 **Location:**

What is that "file" for?

creep_hm · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 55

deleting that line didn't help me...

Arabian · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 409 **Location:**

Did it work for anyone?

Zakaria · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 195 **Location:** El Dorado

radeon told me that like 3 hours ago.......

Zypher · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 8705 **Location:** Canada

i had that problem once
and yes it does work

but im having the problem agian and that isnt the problem.
how lame

Zypher · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 8705 **Location:** Canada

actually, i just took that out
and it worked for me.

woot

Arabian · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 409 **Location:**

Ok Good.

If it fixxes some of your guys problem then im happy about that... good thing my post wasn't worthless

:roll:

SilentGenius · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 30

doesn't work here though! :banghead:

Zypher · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 8705 **Location:** Canada

ive had it in there a long time ago because i had the same problem

but that is what was keeping me from playin gthis time

its strange

Waisha · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 3216 **Location:** wat

I dont get it...
When im in the etc map shall i click hosts or wha? Sry for my retardness. :!:

WindSlicer · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 129 **Location:**

Yeah...

I get to the ETC folder, but I'm not sure what program to open up the HOSTS file with..

Any help would be great

SilentGenius · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 30

try notepad, that works.

btw people I have two hosts files.... what's up with that? which one should I edit?

Arabian · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 409 **Location:**

SilentGenius wrote:

try notepad, that works.

btw people I have two hosts files.... what's up with that? which one should I edit?

No wait. There is a host file for the iCalendar File dont delete that one
there should be another host file to the left of that edit that one

SilentGenius · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 30

Arabian wrote:

SilentGenius wrote:

try notepad, that works.

btw people I have two hosts files.... what's up with that? which one should I edit?

No wait. There is a host file for the iCalendar File dont delete that one
there should be another host file to the left of that edit that one

still doesn't work!

MSLE · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 11 **Location:** Sweden

On a Windows XP system the hosts file that is relevant is always under
\Windows\system32\drives\etc .

The hosts file to edit is called hosts and nothing else.

The file is a address to IP translation file and Windows looks there first before it searches on the Internet for a host´s IP address. If it find the address in the hosts file it stops looking.

One good example of using the hosts file is to block access to web sites.
An example:

http://www.adpage.com 127.0.01

When the above line is added to the hosts file, every time the system tries to go to http://www.adpage.com it tried to go to 127.0.0.1 which is LOCALHOST and it´s actually always your own computer. Since you probably don´t have a web server running on your computer, it wil fail to open any web page. If if had, the start page on your web server would open (if a web browser was used of course).

In the case of this line,

222.111.150.111 gwgt1.joymax.com

It helps if the game have problems finding the address using DNS (Internet server for address to IP translation) since it will find the answer in the hosts file. If however the address of gwgt1.joymax.com changes then it prevents the game from reaching the correct address.

x_CodeZero_x · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 1047 **Location:**

Grats

I had the same problem about a month ago, it ruined my life hahah. I was so happy that somebody posted a resolution to it that I favorited it. I love that thread lol.

Waisha · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 3216 **Location:** wat

Look at this pic...
http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=asdox7.png
Have i done right? It doesnt work. If wrong, what to do?

Arabian. Will silkroad work? Ishalla.

SilentGenius · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 30

MSLE wrote:

On a Windows XP system the hosts file that is relevant is always under
\Windows\system32\drives\etc .

The hosts file to edit is called hosts and nothing else.

The file is a address to IP translation file and Windows looks there first before it searches on the Internet for a host´s IP address. If it find the address in the hosts file it stops looking.

One good example of using the hosts file is to block access to web sites.
An example:

http://www.adpage.com 127.0.01

When the above line is added to the hosts file, every time the system tries to go to http://www.adpage.com it tried to go to 127.0.0.1 which is LOCALHOST and it´s actually always your own computer. Since you probably don´t have a web server running on your computer, it wil fail to open any web page. If if had, the start page on your web server would open (if a web browser was used of course).

In the case of this line,

222.111.150.111 gwgt1.joymax.com

It helps if the game have problems finding the address using DNS (Internet server for address to IP translation) since it will find the answer in the hosts file. If however the address of gwgt1.joymax.com changes then it prevents the game from reaching the correct address.

Thanks for the explanation, but still didn't work.

Tohak · **Joined:** Feb 2006 **Posts:** 343 **Location:**

New line to hosts file is with new IP address:

121.128.133.26 gwgt1.joymax.com

They changed IP addresses while they upgraded their intranet so that's why the old IP address won't work anymore.

Arabian · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 409 **Location:**

W3GAN wrote:

Look at this pic...
http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=asdox7.png
Have i done right? It doesnt work. If wrong, what to do?

Arabian. Will silkroad work? Ishalla.

Nam.

I am just learning arabic. I only know a little bit

Yeah so i guess put this line under 127.0.0.1:

121.128.133.26 gwgt1.joymax.com

Zakaria · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 195 **Location:** El Dorado

uskoot ya kelb
ilhas teeze

haha
i know better arabic then u

Sinemet · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 22 **Location:**

snifsnif, tried just about everything and still cant get in

Chaud · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 1950

Try changing dns servers, 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, google it.

Juey · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 786 **Location:**

didnt work for me

Waisha · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 3216 **Location:** wat

I tried the new ip now. ( 121.128.133.26 gwgt1.joymax.com ) It didnt work. And what do u mean chaud? Can someone who did this to make it work explain what u did?
Shookram.

Zakaria · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 195 **Location:** El Dorado

lol its shookran but u go to c/ windows/ system32/ drivers/ etc/ hosts

open it with word pad or notepad and under the bottom number127. smoething forgot it u type the thing ppl have posted then u save it.

Engraved Demon · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 27 **Location:**

Doesn't work for me...

Anyone else have any fixes?

Aya · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 487 **Location:**

wait for you ISP to update the DNS adress

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