Hosts File Not Blocking a Website

[Guest lrichar3]

Hi,

 

I have altered my hosts file on both an XP and Vista computer. The XP

computer correctly blocks the unwanted websites ("Page cannot be

displayed") but the same exact hosts file on the vista computer shows

the sites.

 

What is going on here?

 

Thanks.

 

 

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lrichar3

[Guest Mr. Arnold]

"lrichar3" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

> I have altered my hosts file on both an XP and Vista computer. The XP

> computer correctly blocks the unwanted websites ("Page cannot be

> displayed") but the same exact hosts file on the vista computer shows

> the sites.

>

> What is going on here?

></span>

 

You have a blatant misusage of the host file on both platforms.

[Guest lrichar3]

I need to block one website from coming up, and all online research has

indicated that the hosts file is the best way to do this. Is there

another way (without costly downloads) that you can suggest?

 

Thanks.

 

 

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lrichar3

[Guest Mr. Arnold]

"lrichar3" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message

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>

> I need to block one website from coming up, and all online research has

> indicated that the hosts file is the best way to do this. Is there

> another way (without costly downloads) that you can suggest?

></span>

 

You have it on Vista with the Vista FW. By using the Advanced FW features,

one can set one rule to stop all outbound traffic. One can then set

outbound rules for the approved sites to go to, or in your case stop

outbound to one site, by IP.

 

I would do the same thing with XP by downloading one of the free FW(s).

 

You can also use IPsec which is on Vista for sure and on XP Pro to stop

outbound traffic to an IP or to a www.whaterver.com. I don't know about XP

home as I have never used it.

 

http://www.rawcomputing.co.uk/vistasecurity2a.html

http://www.petri.co.il/block_ping_traffic_with_ipsec.htm

http://www.analogx.com/CONTENTS/articles/ipsec.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813878

 

Actually, I just implemented the AnalogX IPsec on Vista and XP, which gave

me a foundation on how to make rules manually and implement them within the

current rules.

 

If you want to what the IP is to the site at the time of connection to it,

then use Currports (free) to see that or you can ping the www site.

[Guest Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE, OE/WM]

"lrichar3" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message

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>

> Hi,

>

> I have altered my hosts file on both an XP and Vista computer. The XP

> computer correctly blocks the unwanted websites ("Page cannot be

> displayed") but the same exact hosts file on the vista computer shows

> the sites.</span>

 

 

If you look at the hosts file is the addition still there?

Some security block changes to the Hosts file.

 

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM