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Resurrecting WinMX by downloading a host file
Last September, WinMX fans awoke to disturbing news since its domain was eliminated and thus no more downloads could be done. However before realizing this news, the WinMX population was faced with the inability to connect to this community. Finally news reports began circulating that individuals were not alone and indeed the entire community had collapsed including the WinMX.com website.
Although the demise of Front Code Technologies along with its WinMX.com homepage would not have been the end of the world, WinMX.com provided the all-important host cache server. This server provided the IP addresses to WinMX super nodes, thereby allowing clients entry to the network. With the WinMX.com domain eliminated, the network collapsed. That is, unless of course, someone establishes a new method of connecting to WinMX hosts.
A WinMX group named 'TheSourceCode' had created a hosts file that allows clients to connect to the WinMX network. The instructions were distributed through a collaborative effort with P2Pzone.net, a popular Italian P2P news site. The combined effort to resurrect the WinMX network also includes individuals named "SABre'911", "Polini" and "Ramna".
The method was quite simple. Those involved in the effort had indexed over 200 functioning WinMX hosts readily available to incoming WinMX connections. It requires the user to download a new host list provided from P2PZone.net, which redirects the WinMX client to the functioning hosts. From P2Pzone.net.
This is the procedure to configure your pc to connect with WinMX.
1) Download a new host file from this URL: http://www.p2pzone.net/download/goodies/hosts.zi.
2) After downloading the "hosts" file (is a windows file included in the system) we can proceed.
3) Now paste the new file "hosts" in the Windows directory respective to its version.
For Windows 95/98/Me the directory is c:\windows\host.
For Windows NT/2000/XP Pro the directory is c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\host.
For Windows XP Home the directory is c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\host.
Now we can replace the "hosts" file.
4) For Win2k & XP users, sometimes may be necessary use the command "ipconfig /flushdns" from the command prompt.
5) Now, open WinMX and try to connect with primary connection.
Luca, the administrator of P2Pzone.net, told Slyck.com that was a temporary fix and the developers were working on a more permanent solution. From public reaction so far and from their own testing, this method worked exceedingly well. WinMX fans will certainly have a place to call home once again.
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