Prevent Internet Explorer access to specified site

[trisuglow]

I'm not finding that it's working for me. I assume I'm editing the correct file? It says in the comments at the top that it's a sample file, so I'm thinking maybe its the wrong one?

What I was really looking for was a way to block certain sites for a particular user, although the approach that's been suggested would be fine if it worked.

Any more comments?

[thegreatone]

I'm not finding that it's working for me. I assume I'm editing the correct file? It says in the comments at the top that it's a sample file, so I'm thinking maybe its the wrong one?

What I was really looking for was a way to block certain sites for a particular user, although the approach that's been suggested would be fine if it worked.

Any more comments?

Post the conyents of the file, i find it works fine for me.

[trisuglow]

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# 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       66.218.71.230
127.0.0.1       http://uk.games.yahoo.com/

[thegreatone]

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# 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       66.218.71.230
127.0.0.1       http://uk.games.yahoo.com/

Gotcha, restart your PC, see if it takes effect then, i forgot to mention that part, sorry !

[visualAd]

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# 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       66.218.71.230
127.0.0.1       http://uk.games.yahoo.com/

The line needs to be:
127.0.0.1 uk.games.yahoo.com

Also, like mentioned above, this doesn't stop people from connecting directly by using the IP address. If you want to block the IP address then you need to use a router, proxy server or firewall software installed on the PC.

You can also use the content advisor to block both individual domains and IP addresses. Again though, this is easy to circumnavigate, just use another browser.

[-TPM-]

I'm not finding that it's working for me. I assume I'm editing the correct file? It says in the comments at the top that it's a sample file, so I'm thinking maybe its the wrong one?

What I was really looking for was a way to block certain sites for a particular user, although the approach that's been suggested would be fine if it worked.

Any more comments?

If it's a home computer and you don't have a router you can block with, I'd suggest using something like netnanny.