Friends, there were some mistakes in my explanation about the IP addrress. The following excerpt very clearly explains how this trick works. The mistake is not with the procedure. Kindly pardon me Source: http://www.gohacking.com/hosts-file-to-block-or-redirect-websites/. What is a hosts File?
The hosts file is just like any other computer file that is used by the operating system to map hostnames and domain names on to their corresponding IP addresses. In other words, when you type “google.com” on your browser’s address bar, your computer will look for the hosts file to see if it contains the corresponding IP address for the domain name you typed (google.com). In case if no entry is present in the hosts file, the request is then passed on to the DNS (Domain Name System) server to obtain the IP address. hosts File vs. DNS When it comes to resolving the hostnames, the hosts file is given the first priority over the Domain Name System. In most cases, the hosts file remains unconfigured on the operating system and hence the DNS is used by the computer to resolve the domain names to their corresponding IP addresses. However, if the hosts file is found to contain a valid entry for a given hostname or domain name, then this is picked up and used by the operating system. Where is the hosts File Located? Windows: In case of the Windows operating system, the hosts file is located at: %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts NOTE: In most cases this should be: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts Unix/Linux: In case of Linux it is located at: /etc/hosts How to Block a Website? To block a specific website, all you have to do is just add a new entry for that site in the hosts file. I would prefer to backup the original file and create a new one instead of modifying it. So, if something goes wrong, you can just delete it and restore the original one! Well, here is a step-by-step procedure on how to create a new hosts file on Windows: list of 2 items 1. Go to “My Computer” and you should see the “Menu bar” on top. In case of Vista and Win 7, just click “Alt” to unhide the “Menu bar”. 2. Now in the menu bar, click on “Tools -> Folder Options”. In the “View” tab uncheck the option that says: “Hide extensions for known file types” and click on “OK”. list end Windows Folder Options list of 3 items 1. Open a new text pad (New Text Document.txt) and rename it to: hosts. You will get a pop-up message with a warning. Just click on “Yes”. Please note that the renamed file hosts should not have any extension such as hosts.txt. 2. Open the hosts file using the notepad. Now let us assume that you want to block the sites Facebook and Youtube on your computer. For this all you have to do is add the following lines to your hosts file: 127.0.0.1 facebook.com 127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com 127.0.0.1 youtube.com 127.0.0.1 www.youtube.com Each entry should be placed on an individual line. The IP address and the hostname should be separated by a space or a tab. In this way, you can block any given website by just pointing it to the IP address 127.0.0.1. 3. Navigate to %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc. Here you should see the original hosts file, rename it to hosts_bak. Just copy and paste the new hosts file that you have created. That’s it. You’ve now successfully blocked those websites from loading on your computer. If you are using Vista/Win 7 you may have to take ownership of the original hosts file before renaming it. list end How to Redirect a Website? Suppose you want to redirect Friendster.com to Google.com, all you have to do is just add the following lines to your hosts file: 74.125.236.72 friendster.com 74.125.236.72 www.friendster.com Here 74.125.236.72 is the IP address of Google.com. To find out the IP address of any given website, just go to command prompt and ping it. For example: ping google.com. You should get a ping response that displays the IP address as shown below: Ping Test >From now on, whenever you type “friendster.com” on your browser, you will be redirected to “google.com”. How does a hosts File work? Whenever you block a website using the hosts file, you point it to the IP address 127.0.0.1 which in fact is the IP address of your own computer. In other words, the IP 127.0.0.1 points to your own computer and doesn’t exist outside. So, whenever you type the URL of a website for which an entry is present in the hosts file, your computer will load the IP as 127.0.0.1 instead of the actual one and tries to establish a connection with this IP address (127.0.0.1) but fails. As a result the website doesn’t load at all. The redirection of the website works by pointing the domain name of one website to the IP address of another website (as configured by the hosts file) instead of its original IP address. So, whenever you type friendster.com, it is pointed to Google.com’s IP address and thus, the Google page loads up instead of the actual page from friendster.com. Negi sir, I think Anil sir is the best person to answer your question. I hope he would respond shortly. On 7/17/13, TS Negi <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I'm using MSE, please tell me what changes should I do. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "anil kumar" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 5:24 AM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AI] Want to ban face book in my pc > >> which antivirus are you using? sometimes antivirus also creates this >> type of problems >> i also faced this problem but i made some changes in my microsoft >> security essential like allow for changes in system files after that >> its working fine! >> Secondly are you typed properly because if THERE is any single mistake >> like giving extra spaces or less spaces could be some causes for this >> kind of issues >> Regards, >> >> On 7/16/13, ratheesh kottakkal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Friend, >>> It seems to be beyond my knowledge. It sounds very strange. >>> Then one more thing. Sometimes softwares like Deep freeze might have >>> been installed in the system. This software can freeze a selected >>> drive/folder. That means no change in the file will be saved. People >>> install it to protect the system from malwares. Sometimes that might >>> be the reason why the change is not getting saved. >>> Can you tell me whether you save any file in My documents? If Deep >>> freeze has been installed in the system to freeze c drive, whenever >>> you save a file in my documents the file would not be there once the >>> system is restarted. >>> If this is not the reason some other member of the list would help >>> you. The trick worked in the case of Moheb sir and Bijoy sir. So the >>> problem is not with the I.P address. >>> regards, >>> Ratheesh >>> >>> On 7/16/13, TS Negi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi sir, what I several times write in the last line of that notepad >>>> file >>>> is: >>>> 127.0.0.1 facebook.com >>>> I all the time save it but when I open it again, it disappears from >>>> there >>>> every time. >>>> Please tell me, am I doing any wrong thing? >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "ratheesh kottakkal" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 7:46 PM >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [AI] Want to ban face book in my pc >>>> >>>>> Hoopse, two three mistakes in my mail. >>>>> follow the steps below, >>>>> 1, open c drive >>>>> 2, open windos >>>>> 3, open system 32 folder >>>>> 4, open drivers >>>>> 5, open folder with the name "etc" >>>>> >>>>> 6, then you will see the file - hosts. On clicking on the folder you >>>>> are most likely to see the dialogue box to select the programme to >>>>> open the folder. Select note pad. >>>>> 7, Then you will get notepad window. Come to the last line of the >>>>> text. >>>>> 8, in a new line type >>>>> 127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com >>>>> 9, save the change with the key stroke ctrl+s. >>>>> Over. it is done. >>>>> tell me what happens now. >>>>> regards, >>>>> Ratheesh >>>>> skype- ratheesh.ignou >>>>> >>>>> On 7/14/13, austin pinto <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> hi the best thing u can do is download and install a perentel control >>>>>> software on your pc if u have quickheal antivirus internet security >>>>>> or >>>>>> total security u have it pre installed then just block all the >>>>>> websites that u dont want thats the best >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7/14/13, TS Negi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you sir, but I could not understand. could not find O pen the >>>>>>> folder >>>>>>> "hosts" with notpad. >>>>>>> Please elaborate in easy words. >>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> From: "ratheesh kottakkal" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 4:17 PM >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AI] Want to ban face book in my pc >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Friend, >>>>>>>> There is another way. >>>>>>>> 1, Open C drive >>>>>>>> 2, windos> system > drivers > etc >>>>>>>> 3, O pen the folder "hosts" with notpad. >>>>>>>> 4, come to the last line in the notpad window. >>>>>>>> 5, in a new line type >>>>>>>> 127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com >>>>>>>> 6, save the change. >>>>>>>> Done. >>>>>>>> From now on Facebook is banned on your system. >>>>>>>> At any moment you can make it accessible by deleting that line in >>>>>>>> hosts >>>>>>>> file. >>>>>>>> hope this helps. >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Ratheesh >>>>>>>> skype- ratheesh.ignou >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 7/14/13, Mr. Banker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> block Facebook in Internet Explorer : >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 1. Open Internet Explorer and click Tools >>>>>>>>> 2. Click Internet Options and then click on the Content tab >>>>>>>>> 3. Click the Enable button >>>>>>>>> 4. Click on the Approved Sites tab >>>>>>>>> 5. Enter facebook.com in the box >>>>>>>>> 6. Click Never and then OK >>>>>>>>> 7. In the appeared window enter and confirm your new password >>>>>>>>> 8. Click on the General tab and make sure to select Users can see >>>>>>>>> websites that have no ratings >>>>>>>>> 9. 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