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| Thread ID: 108304 | 2010-03-23 04:57:00 | HOSTS file not working | stevesumner (4849) | Press F1 |
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| 869421 | 2010-03-23 04:57:00 | Hi there, I am trying to use the HOSTS file to block some sites but to no avail. This is on Windows XP SP3 I have: The correct file - %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts Have not done something silly like giving the file an extension Followed the advice on this forum: www.bleepingcomputer.com and rebooted Disabled the DNS client service (and rebooted) Entries are like this: 127.0.0.1 http://site.com 127.0.0.1 www.site.com (e.g. have two entries for the same site, one with http: and one with just http:// Can anyone help me? |
stevesumner (4849) | ||
| 869422 | 2010-03-23 05:08:00 | Download the program HostsXpert (www.funkytoad.com) Unzip HostsXpert.zip It will create a folder named HostsXpert in whatever folder you extract it to. Run HostsXpert.exe by double clicking on it. Click the Make Writeable? button. Click Restore Microsoft's Hosts File and then click OK. Click the X to exit the program Note: If your Hosts file no longer exists, you will get a warning similar to "HOSTS file does not exist, Press OK to create HOSTS file". Please select Ok if that is the case. If you have added modifications to your hosts file, they will need to be re-added ============================== Now, we are going to replace it with a clean one. Download this: www.mvps.org Unzip (Extract) the download ... Highlight, right-click on the included HOSTS file and select: Copy Navigate to: C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\ Right-click and select: Paste |
Pancake (6359) | ||
| 869423 | 2010-03-23 05:27:00 | Hi there, Entries are like this: 127.0.0.1 http://site.com 127.0.0.1 http://www.site.com Can anyone help me? Should be like this: 0.0.0.0 site.com 0.0.0.0 www.site.com |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 869424 | 2010-03-23 05:30:00 | Umm no, 127.0.0.1 should work. Why are you disabling the service? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 869425 | 2010-03-23 05:43:00 | Umm, yes. 127.0.0.1 should work as well, as long as your pc is not answering on the requested port. It may also cause a delay while it times out waiting for a response, depending on OS. I find 0.0.0.0 works more reliably and with no delay. But the protocol prefix (http://) is not part of the name resolution process and should definitely be omitted from the domain name. |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 869426 | 2010-03-23 07:30:00 | Lose the "http://" in front of your entries. The hosts file just deals in raw domain names. | MushHead (10626) | ||
| 869427 | 2010-03-23 20:45:00 | I have tried all the suggestions and nothing worked. Disabled the DNS client cos some other forums suggested it, I have re-enabled it now. Tried 0.0.0.0 site.com and 0.0.0.0 www.site.com, still can navigate to those sites no problems. | stevesumner (4849) | ||
| 869428 | 2010-03-23 21:43:00 | Dont put the www either just the site and put 127.0.0.1 instead of 0.0.0.0 | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 869429 | 2010-03-23 22:07:00 | Hi there, I am trying to use the HOSTS file to block some sites but to no avail. This is on Windows XP SP3 I have: The correct file - %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts Have not done something silly like giving the file an extension Followed the advice on this forum: www.bleepingcomputer.com and rebooted Disabled the DNS client service (and rebooted) Entries are like this: 127.0.0.1 http://site.com 127.0.0.1 have two entries for the same site, one with http://www" target="_blank">www.site.com (e.g. have two entries for the same site, one with http: and one with just http:// Can anyone help me? I would suggest using a DNS service where you create your own account and have the web sites blocked you wish. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 869430 | 2010-03-23 22:20:00 | I have tried all the suggestions and nothing worked. Disabled the DNS client cos some other forums suggested it, I have re-enabled it now. Tried 0.0.0.0 site.com and 0.0.0.0 www.site.com, still can navigate to those sites no problems. You need to flush your DNS cache or it will just use the last cached lookup ipconfig /flushdns |
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