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I'm still having problems with viewing CNET sites [Please see Old Thread before posting]

Unfortunately, the solution that worked is not working now.

I was told to put this in the hosts file:

216.239.115.148 download.com
216.239.115.148 www.download.com
216.239.115.131 cnet.com
216.239.115.131 www.cnet.com

When that is in the host file (c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts), I can ping the CNET sites and it's successful. When it is not in the hosts file, ping is unsuccessful.

So, I put the code in the hosts file and I get a successful ping from download.com. So when I try and view it, I get this:


And when the code isn't in the hosts file, the websites apparently doesn't exist.

It is the same in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera.

any (more) ideas?

Thanks in advance.