Editing the hosts file to block sites

[liveseytowers]

shouldn't you also be including the www?

good point, and the http:// as well???

[SoundOfFaz]

Make sure you have the C: prompt
Do the following:

c:
cd

Jesus, this is proving harder than I thought. I do have the c:\ prompt. I entered cd\windows then I got c:\WINDOWS> which looked correct but then what? I entered cd\system32-didnt' work, I entered just system32-didnt work??

[SoundOfFaz]

shouldn't you also be including the www?

good point, and the http:// as well???

Tried all that, same problem. From what Ive read it should be golfgtiforum.com anyway without the rest.

[tombott]

Jesus, this is proving harder than I thought. I do have the c: prompt. I entered cdwindows then I got c:WINDOWS> which looked correct but then what? I entered cdsystem32-didnt' work, I entered just system32-didnt work??

You running windows XP?

and you only need type:

cd windows
-RETURN-
cd system32
-RETURN-
cd drivers
-RETURN-
cd etc
-RETURN-

[SoundOfFaz]

You running windows XP?

and you only need type:

cd windows
-RETURN-
cd system32
-RETURN-
cd drivers
-RETURN-
cd etc
-RETURN-

Doesnt work mate, yes I am using XP. If I type in cd windows I just get "the system cannot find the path specified". I am on a network, does this make any difference?

[tombott]

Doesnt work mate, yes I am using XP. If I type in cd windows I just get "the system cannot find the path specified". I am on a network, does this make any difference?

Make sure you are in the C drive first


Type:

c:

This will change you to the C drive

Then type

cd \ (Backslash incase it doesn't show)

This will take you to the route of the C drive
Then change to the c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc folder as per above instructions.

[muttleymacclad]

Is your version of windows on the c drive though? Is it on another drive or partition not called c:

MML

[SoundOfFaz]

Make sure you are in the C drive first


Type:

c:

This will change you to the C drive

Then type

cd (Backslash incase it doesn't show)

This will take you to the route of the C drive
Then change to the c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc folder as per above instructions.

cheers mate, bit more successful this time. After entering windows, drivers etc. I got the below (I have included everything I entered, look right at the bottom-doesnt look right to me?

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:Documents and SettingsJoe Hargreaves>c:

C:Documents and SettingsJoe Hargreaves>cd
C:Documents and SettingsJoe Hargreaves

C:Documents and SettingsJoe Hargreaves>cd

C:>cd windows

C:WINDOWS>cd system32

C:WINDOWSsystem32>cd drivers

C:WINDOWSsystem32drivers>cd etc

C:WINDOWSsystem32driversetc>dir hosts*.*
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 78FF-635F

 Directory of C:WINDOWSsystem32driversetc

16/04/2008  13:13               740 hosts
               1 File(s)            740 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  148,848,672,768 bytes free

C:WINDOWSsystem32driversetc>del hosts

[marcode]

im betting its a simple case of having file extensions disabled, so idiot boy thinks hes ranaming the file to just hosts, but in reality windows is hiding the .txt extension.

i wish ms wouldnt do that by deafult.. makes explaining things to noobs incredibly difficult.

tools>folder options>"view" tab>untick "hide file extensions for known file types"

then rename the file to "hosts"

if you have done it all correctly (i dont hold out much hope tbh), the file icon should not be a notepad icon, it should be an unknown file type icon.

[marcode]

shouldn't you also be including the www?

er.. nope

good point, and the http:// as well???

mince.

heres a sample hosts file blocking a bunch of ad related hosts.

http://everythingisnt.com/hosts

[tombott]

im betting its a simple case of having file extensions disabled, so idiot boy thinks hes ranaming the file to just hosts, but in reality windows is hiding the .txt extension.

i wish ms wouldnt do that by deafult.. makes explaining things to noobs incredibly difficult.

tools>folder options>"view" tab>untick "hide file extensions for known file types"

then rename the file to "hosts"

if you have done it all correctly (i dont hold out much hope tbh), the file icon should not be a notepad icon, it should be an unknown file type icon.

Exactly why I was getting him to do it from the command prompt, as it would show all hosts files, but by the looks he only had a hosts and not hosts.txt

[marcode]

so hes fucked it up some other way.

impressive considering its a single line of text lol

[SoundOfFaz]

so hes fu(ked it up some other way.

impressive considering its a single line of text lol

All I added was

127.0.0.1  golfgtiforum.co.uk

Rather than saying I "fucked it up some other way" please do advise how I could have??

[marcode]

m8, knowing you, could be literally hundreds of things.

it should work if you have done exactly what you have pasted... theres nothing more to it.

only thing i can think of is if perhaps blocking the IP instead of the URL. or make sure the url isnt just reddirecting or something.. not certain how that kind of shit works with regards to host files.

[Sanj[UK]]

Do ipconfig (Start --> run --> CMD (enter) --> comman prompty type in ipconfig and make sure your pc ip is 127.0.0.1

[marcode]

Do ipconfig (Start --> run --> CMD (enter) --> comman prompty type in ipconfig and make sure your pc ip is 127.0.0.1

cruel, yet probably entertaining to watch.

[Sanj[UK]]

golfgtiforum.co.uk does not work for me

[TotallyRandom]

would it not be easier just blocking it on the router?
and stick a password on the router.

thats the way i would do it