Quick connect using hosts file

[Speedzor Profile]

If I may add a tip that is very easy in use?

Go to C:/Windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
and open this program with notepad.

You'll probably see an ip adres at the bottom of the file.
This is where you can add your ip adresses.
I don't know the -|PS|- IP's by heart, but it comes to the same

Simple do it like this:

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84.243.238.114 [Tab] ps1


And replace tab by a press on the tab button ofcourse.
After this you'll just have to open your ET and typ

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/connect ps1


and you'll be connected.
I, for example, already have 10 servers in it.
Btw: don't typ the port number (27960)!

greetings,
speedzor

[Ninjadeer]

i dont undestand all, but it sounds interesting... but 1 question, how it really connects to right server, because for example if you use ps1 ip: 213.239.219.249 port 27960 connects you to ps1 but 27961 to ps7. how that thing knows which port it should connect if you dont give the port to it?

[Speedzor Profile]

I'm not sure, but I think this is because it uses the standard port which is 27960.
I've tried it out with ps3, and I came to a whole different server, so my guess is that this trick only works for the servers ending on 27960.
That's pitty, so I'll try to find out how this comes.

[mephir Profile]

Nice idea!

But its true, you can only use Server-IPs with default port, cause the hosts-file is only a "local DNS resolver", which is used before the DNS-request to your Router/ISP is sent.

Maybe it would work, if you create one entry for PS2, PS4 and PS5 (all on same srv):

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88.198.62.41     PS245 #or any other name

Then you could try in ET:

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/connect PS245:27961

This should connect you to PS4 and you only have to remember the ports, instead of the whole ip.


PS: It _should_ work, but i havent testet.

Edit: Another idea (for ppl with a lot free keys a.k.a Logitech G11-Users ):
Just create a bind to connect:

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bind "KP_DEL" "connect 88.198.62.41:27961"

[Ninjadeer]

ye, port 27960 with ps3 ip isn't prime squadron server, it is owned by two nice ps admins, but it belongs to another community... so keep on testing your connecting tool!

[Harle Profile Website]

nice feature indeed.

This doesnt work with not standard-ports (only 27960), in hosts-file you can only put in ip-adresses, but not specify a port (applications use their standard-ports).

Btw you can use this not only for ET, also for all other stuff (Teamspeak, Games, Hosts, what ever).
Every time when you are asked for a ip-adress you can add a alias in this file, tell you comp who is who.

Cheers!

[stephan]

or use this:
http://www.speedyshare.com/617608390.html
place the cfg files in etmain dir
and then ingame enter /exec ps3 for example connect to ps3
(maybe you need to change the ips in the file because maybe they are wrong)
i use that and its quick and dirty


sorry for pushing topic