Editing the hosts file to block sites

[SoundOfFaz]

I need to block just one site in both IE and Firefix, I googled it and found the trick by editing the hosts file (at c/windows.system32/drivers/etc), what I did was add the url golfgti.co.uk so the bottom section of the file now looks like this:

# 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
127.0.0.1 golfgtiforum.co.uk

however it hasn't blocked the golfgti site after a reboot, I even tried adding www.golfgtiforum.co.uk too but no luck.

Anyone no any better ways to block this one site or if the above is incorrect somehow?

I can use the contect advisor but once youve turned that one everything is blocked and you have to amnually add each URL that you want to allow which is a bit of a pisser.

[tombott]

Make sure you have saved it as hosts and not hosts.txt

Start - Run - Cmd

Cd windows\system32\drivers\etc\
dir hosts*.*

If you have hosts and hosts.txt do the following:

del hosts
rename hosts.txt hosts

Hopefully that should sort it.

[SoundOfFaz]

Make sure you have saved it as hosts and not hosts.txt

Start - Run - Cmd

Cd windowssystem32driversetc
dir hosts*.*

If you have hosts and hosts.txt do the following:

del hosts
rename hosts.txt hosts

Hopefully that should sort it.

Yeah mate it is just hosts not hosts.txt

I dont quite get you rename hosts.txt hosts????

you mean rename it hosts.txt.hosts?

[SoundOfFaz]

Make sure you have saved it as hosts and not hosts.txt

Start - Run - Cmd

Cd windowssystem32driversetc
dir hosts*.*

If you have hosts and hosts.txt do the following:

del hosts
rename hosts.txt hosts

Hopefully that should sort it.

Sorry mate I misunderstood you slightly there, what exactly do I need to type as a cmd as I have pasted exactly what you said and its not recognised.

[Ginnerfreak]

remove the TXT extension mate.

[inspectercoley]

spybot search and destroy does this for you.
Then just add to the file that uses in the options.
This is a better way of doing it other wise you have to redirect the attempt somewhere and this is slow esp if that place doesn't exist.

[SoundOfFaz]

remove the TXT extension mate.

There is no .txt extension, it is simply caslled hosts

[tombott]

Sorry mate I misunderstood you slightly there, what exactly do I need to type as a cmd as I have pasted exactly what you said and its not recognised.

Click Start - Run
Type 'cmd' Without the quotes. Click Run

A command prompt will open
Type the following followed by return after each line:

cd windows
cd system32
cd drivers
cd etc

Then

dir hosts*.*

You should only see one hosts file

If you see hosts and hosts.txt then do the following:

del host
rename hosts.txt hosts

[tombott]

Is this a stand-alone PC or part of network?

[SoundOfFaz]

Is this a stand-alone PC or part of network?

Network, would that be the issue?

I will try what you said niow

[SoundOfFaz]

Click Start - Run
Type 'cmd' Without the quotes. Click Run

A command prompt will open
Type the following followed by return after each line:

cd windows
cd system32
cd drivers
cd etc

Then

dir hosts*.*

You should only see one hosts file

If you see hosts and hosts.txt then do the following:

del host
rename hosts.txt hosts

as soon as i type in cd windows I get "the systme cannot find the path specified"

[muttleymacclad]

Isn't the problem that you're not blocking the IP address of the gti forum?

[SoundOfFaz]

Isn't the problem that you're not blocking the IP address of the gti forum?

Apparently it is correct to enter the ip of the local machine next to the URL you want blocking.

[muttleymacclad]

Apparently it is correct to enter the ip of the local machine next to the URL you want blocking.

Oh right ok, I thought you'd block the forums IP address 87.106.70.54

MML

[SoundOfFaz]

Oh right ok, I thought you'd block the forums IP address 87.106.70.54

MML

That still may be correct as far as I have found from googling it you dont enter the actual ip of the site

[muttleymacclad]

no you are right, I was being stupid sorry.

MML

[tombott]

as soon as i type in cd windows I get "the systme cannot find the path specified"

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

c:
cd \

[tombott]

Isn't the problem that you're not blocking the IP address of the gti forum?

Windows checks the hosts file to resolve names to IP addresses.
By putting the 127.0.0.1 address (local IP) Windows in theory should use this address there by ignoring the actual address.

[liveseytowers]

Have you tired putting this in the lmhost file as well? Might be worth a try

[Phreakster]

shouldn't you also be including the www?