Alternatively, if you wish you can download the default Hosts file of Windows 10/8/7 by clicking here. Extract the contents and place the Hosts file in your C:WindowsSystem32driversetc folder. You may be asked for permissions to replace it.
Iphone Hosts File Download
Before you apply the recommendations (correct date, time and timezone / logged on as admin / latest version of iTunes installed / latest operating system updates installed / latest router and modem firmware installed / correct proxy settings / latest security software installed / security software correctly configured / and so forth), it may save you a good deal of time and effort to quickly check your hosts file to ensure that it does not contain any entries that will point iTunes to a server other than gs.apple.com.
If you have any lines that point to gs.apple.com, backup the hosts file and delete the lines (using a standard editor such as Notepad). You may need to ensure that you have admin privileges. Reboot and try the iTunes upgrade again.
It's been two years after the last comment & I've no idea if the OP will even read this or still needs a solution; however, for anyone who may have been led here via a search engine, the answer is yes, though not directly. Let me attempt an explanation. Editing the actual /etc/hosts file of a non-jailbroken iOS or iPadOS device isn't possible. However, as was alluded to in previous comments, you can use a local VPN. By local, I mean a device-only VPN as there is no need for a LAN server - excepting the security, privacy, speed, & fun that running a local DNS server would give you. Since the VPN opens up the "space" to use not only custom hosts files, but also allows you to connect to any, including private, DNSCrypt v1 or v2 servers, DNS over HTTPS (DoH) servers, or DNS over TLS (DoT)(1) servers with or without a custom hosts file, whether the hosts file is used as an extra layer of device security & privacy, for blocking the seemingly greater & greater number of ads on iDevices, or for the OP's desired purpose(2). Apple had been vague regarding the rules regarding App Store acceptance & in fact has rejected Apps due to a "lack of entertainment value", even if the rejected App is of practical use. Now, in order to detail the methods used to use a custom hosts file on a non-jailbroken iPad, I have to refer to specific Applications; I am not connected to any of the three Apps nor their developers beyond being a Beta Tester for one of them & a former Beta Tester for two of them, both of which no longer conduct beta testing. I'll use the list below to detail the relevant information: cost; DNS; stability; customization.
Now, guess what? iTunes alerts me that there's a software update for my iPod - iOS 7.0.4 or whatever it is. I think, "why not?" - the world's largest technology company will hardly be able to mess this up, will they? So I click download and install. It does so, and I'd better mention I originally had a 3-month-or-so out-of-date version of iTunes doing this (I wasn't bothered about the frequent updates, since I don't often experience problems with slightly outdated versions). After downloading the 1.2GB file containing the compressed iOS using iTunes' build-in download client, I clicked whatever it was that asked me if I wanted to install it on my iPod. The program runs for a bit, presumably backing up my iPod and removing the old iOS, essentially placing it back in factory settings ready for a new operating system:
Now, my memory may have failed me on a few of the minor details, but basically it reached the point where it was about to install the new iOS, having extracted the compressed file downloaded from the internet. At this point, with the progress bar in the iTunes programme literally one or two pixels from completion point, the dreaded noise of the windows alert pops up, along with an error message:
Hi, I had the same issue. I disabled antivirus and Windows firewall, changed DNS, disabled all network devices (including VirtualBox which you have too!) which alone didn't help. I removed .ipsw file, the software was re-downloaded and now it works ? Here's where you can find .ipsw files:
Thanks for taking the time to read my post - but I've already tried re-downloading the firmware/.ipsw file. In fact, I've done it three times since your suggestion. However, I've since deduced that the root of the problem likely lies in my internet connection. I tried restoring it using iOS 7.0.4 using another laptop using the same router in my house and the exact problem persists. iTunes diagnostics highlights "internet connection failed" as the only fault. The other two, "network interfaces detected" and "secure link to iTunes store verified" showed no issues at all.
I shared the same frustration( error 3014, 3004, 3149....). Working for a whole day to fix this issue. Nothing worked. Finally, I borrowed a third computer installed in a different language and never installed itunes before. I copied the donwloaded ipsw file and itunes installer into the computer. Without changing anything. Everything go smooth and FINALLY I had my iphone 5 back with ios8 installed. It was under the same wifi network. I had not even disabled the antivirus and firewall. It seems that there are some processes running behind conflict with the restore operation. I think I am lucky!
In that case any dns lookups your iPhone does will use the hosts file of the machine Fiddler is running on. Note, though, that you must use a name that will be resolved via DNS. example.local, for instance, will not work. example.xyz or example.dev will.
Special mentionOne hosts hijack deserves some extra attention, simply because of the complexity of the method that is used. Some variants of Shopperz have patched the Microsoft dnsapi.dll file in such a way that it points to a different hosts file. So if you look at your hosts file, you would see nothing wrong, but the system would be looking at a completely different file when it does the lookups.
SummaryThe hosts file is the internet variant of a personal phonebook. We discussed a few malware variants that replace or change that phonebook, so you end up calling the wrong sites. The ones they want you to call.
It uses the hosts file to redirect the Apple firmware server to saurik's. His server has a ECID SHSH database, just like Apple's. When an older firmware request is sent to Apple, it will deny the SHSH request and error out. When it's requested at saurik's, if you've saved it, it finds the SHSH and continues with the restore.
i have already fix this problem when i upgrade from ios 4 to 5.1.1, just use tiny umbrella to request to cydia if have saved your SHSH blobs then if yes then you can restore your apple unit, save SHSH blobs to your computer then download the latest jailbreak tool of redsnow from that tool you can stitch the local blob to ipsw file of ios 5.1.1 to come up a custom ipsw. then download ireb-r5 to pawned state your unit and restore it with itunes.
Hi thereIm trying to restore my iphone 4 to ios 5 and i added the extension to the host file using administrator privileges but still its not working for me it still shows the error 3194 in itunes.Please help
THANK YOU! Restarting iTunes AFTER I removed the host file (to the desktop) work perfectly to restore my iPhone 4S. I was struggling, still getting errors after deleting the hosts file, it was so incredibly frustrating. Restarting iTunes after the removed worked like a charm. Thanks again for sharing, something so small to overlook changed everything. 4S is working like a champ thanks to you. A++++++
the advice given is to download the latest Itunes and put your phone into DFU mode and then restore. I was running ios5 on 3gs and it took an hour but the restore worked and the 3194 error is fixed. Th solution should work for all iphone.
I tried solution posted on some bolgs like put iphone in DFU mode and try to restore/updateOrUpdate it with Recovery mode by editing your host fileAlso tried solution posted hereBut none of them are works for me.
Hey guys, I got the same problems too with my ipod touch 4g, tried renaming the hosts file to no access, tried removing the etc folder to no access, tried including the ip address to no access, then decided to download the new update from apple direct link for 4.3.5 and it worked without any problems. Use the same trick and it will work out, after all you do not need to JAILBREAK your ipod touch 4g as it uses no SIMCARD.
ireb works, editing hosts does not. if you turn on tss server on tinyumbrella you should bypass 3194 even without saved shsh. all thats with an iphone 4, on 4.3.5. I havent finished retore, so you might get another error later on, but nothing that i know of
I installed iTunes 10.1 and have the 4.2.1 ipsw fie. I did the edit 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com in the hosts file and active ports shows itunes accessing that IP address. The iPod is in DFU mode and confirmed in itunes. But itunes still returns a 3194 unknown error. Any ideas.Reply
1; open the hosts file in wordpad2; once added the ip adresses in the last lines save it as a file3; if you still get the 3194 error copy paste your hosts file (and everything else) to your desktop4; if you STILL get the 3194 error; close iTunes, and open it up again.
I also had the dreaded 3194 error installing a modified firmware from sn0wbreeze 2.1 itouch 2g 4.1, the modded hosts file failed, so I just renamed it with a bak extension, restarted itunes and it finlally processed the restore.
i managed to lock my iphone 4 into recovery mode after jailbreaking and had been trying for hours to get it to restore but constantly getting the 3194 error in itunes and as a last ditch attempt tried hooking it up to a different computer hoping it would restore and thankfully it downloaded the update and restored instantly. I recommend trying this early on instead of panicking like i did as it is a very simple solution. 2ff7e9595c
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