Tickets on sale Sunday 7 Oct

[whitey190]

Can someone with the tech info please confirm the host thing isn't a scam? And have people getting tickets the normal way received confirmation from donotreply@glastonbury.co.uk?

Cheers

[Vacant0]

Host trick worked first time. Have people gotten confirmation emails?

[absolution101]

Any help for Mac users with this IP address would be brilliant!!!

[whateverman]

Whoever suggested the hosts trick, please make yourself known so we can all buy you a BIG FAT DRINK!

[beaker]

YOU BEAUTY.

Everyone do this.

Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Open the hosts file with notepad

Add the above to the bottom of it.

[Jimmyeatspeople]

when doing 194.168.202.201 glastonbury.seetickets.com do you need to include the # ?

I entered it as # 194.168.202.201 glastonbury.seetickets.com is this right?

[TheNewUnion]

I did it without the hosts trick and it still comes from that address don't worry

[ahardbattle]

I suggest al_coholic's status be upgraded to GODLIKE!

Many thanks for your advice - it worked like a charm! ;-)

[Gail39]

I've had the registration page since 9.00am keep timing out, got numerous tabs open using different browsers, no luck. Haven't got a clue about this host thingy that everyone is on about,

Is it safe?

And can I have a step by step on how to please? Not techy at all!

[youcancallmeal]

Hello everyone,

The host file change worked for me and my girlfriend and she's already received a confirmation email from Glastonbury. As someone very astutely pointed out earlier, how could scammers have access to the database with all of the personal and address details linked to every registration? Highly unlikely.

I'm intrigued about the recommended IP address though; how was that divined? Presumably Virgin Media is the internet provider for Seetickets?

Good luck all,

Mark

[shearer999]

Edited host file has worked for me too. Straight in and four tickets booked. Reg numbers brought up peoples details.

Received confirmation email. and individuals have received emails saying deposit paid in their name.

Massive thanks to guy who suggested it.

[interx]

For those worried, remove the entry to your hosts file, flush the dns cache (open command window, ipconfig /flushdns)

then access the seetickets.com site, go to customer services and login with your details, you will see your glastonbury tickets order in there safe and sound.

[bass1999]

the ip 194.168.202.201 resolves to glastonbury.seetickets.com

my email confirmation has come through so all good

[briddj]

The host file cheat is NOT a scam. The order is on the checker on the See Tickets customer service site.

[GlastoEls]

Can someone with the tech info please confirm the host thing isn't a scam? And have people getting tickets the normal way received confirmation from donotreply@glastonbury.co.uk?

Cheers

[cammie81]

Checked see tickets website using confirmation number in email and order is there.

[markeee]

GOT THEM FIRST TIME HOSTS WORKS

IT DIDNT WORK ON XP? WORKED ON MY WIN 7 LAPTOP11

[abdoujaparov]

Can someone with the tech info please confirm the host thing isn't a scam? And have people getting tickets the normal way received confirmation from donotreply@glastonbury.co.uk?

Cheers

[crozbie15]

Do we type C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts into our browser?

[abdoujaparov]

Can someone with the tech info please confirm the host thing isn't a scam? And have people getting tickets the normal way received confirmation from donotreply@glastonbury.co.uk?

Cheers

[bemerritt]

You had to register in order to view the forums at this hour. Hence the influx of newbies. Also, not sure how they would get all of your info and get a confirmation via the same email as the original.

[mattrgee]

when doing 194.168.202.201 glastonbury.seetickets.com do you need to include the # ?

I entered it as # 194.168.202.201 glastonbury.seetickets.com is this right?

[JamesT977]

Thank god for the person who found out about the host files. I thank you very much, i could kiss them

[markeee]

Do we type C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts into our browser?

[Pinhead]

For those having trouble saving the edited hosts file - its often set to read only to stop it being edited by viruses, trojans etc. Unset the read-only flag on the file properties and it can be saved. Tbh all this is doing is saving the browser a DNS lookup - you can bang the IP address straight into the URL field of the browser and it should do the same thing.

For what its worth:

O2 mobile network - diddly squat,

AOL xDSL - diddly squat,

Work MPLS gateway - loads of success getting the holding page, form, etc. pages up and eventually got through there.

I'd say if the page you got to via IP address is pulling in your reg details correctly, then its legit. Check your confirmation email.