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Ender · Local time: Jan 10, 2007, 11:38 AM

I would like to have particular websites blocked by Firefox. I do not want people to be able to go to this website on my computer with this particular browser. I have searched options, and could not figure out how. Any help?

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Soluzar · Local time: Jan 10, 2007, 10:08 PM

The easiest way is to put an entry in your hosts file that will resolve to localhost, your own machine. That will effectively block access to the website, but it will block both IE and Firefox from that site.

The default location for 'hosts' is:

c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\

entries should take the form of:

127.0.0.1 www.google.com

The IP address that you want it to resolve to, followed by the domain name. As stated, that address is the loopback IP which (unless you operate a webserver) won't bring up any page.

It's a low-tech solution, and easily defeated with good IT skills though.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

DeLorean · Local time: Jan 10, 2007, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Soluzar

The easiest way is to put an entry in your hosts file that will resolve to localhost, your own machine. That will effectively block access to the website, but it will block both IE and Firefox from that site.

The default location for 'hosts' is:

c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\

entries should take the form of:

127.0.0.1 www.google.com

The IP address that you want it to resolve to, followed by the domain name. As stated, that address is the loopback IP which (unless you operate a webserver) won't bring up any page.

It's a low-tech solution, and easily defeated with good IT skills though.

This works perfectly, thanks a lot.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Ender · Local time: Jan 11, 2007, 10:49 PM

Do I just write it in there? Does it work with everything that comes after it like, subpages...? like will ti work with www.google.com/whatever?

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