How to get a normal hosts file for apple?

Both, then reboot.

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The default Windows XP hosts file looks like this:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.

#

# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.

#

# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each

# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should

# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.

# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one

# space.

#

# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual

# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.

#

# For example:

#

# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server

# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

Only the last line does anything important, and I think even that will be taken as read if missing...

tt2

If you had read any of the multiple threads you claim to have read, you'd clearly understand that there should be NO reference in the hosts file to gs.apple.com.

Entries in the hosts file referencing gs.apple.com 99.9% of the time indicate that you or someone using the computer has attempted to (or actually) jailbreak the device.

There should be one entry in the hosts file for 127.0.0.1, nothing else.