block websites & prevent power-users from changing these settings

[sphilip]

we need to block certain websites from the users. we need
to do this individually on each workstation.

we use IE 5.0, win2k os with SP4, all users r power-users
to the workstation.

how do we restrict access to certain websites from IE?

also we must prevent these users from changing these
settings....how do we?

 

[George Hester]

Likely the user is unaware of the hosts file. Try using that.

 

[sphilip]

how do i use the host files to restrict access?

-----Original Message-----
Likely the user is unaware of the hosts file. Try using that.

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[George Hester]

In C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc there is a file calle hosts. Open this file in Notepad. Do NOT double-click it. Open Notepad and use File | Open | Files of type | All Files | Browse to the location and open the hosts file.

At the end put:

127.0.0.1 www.microsoft.com

Then enter a <RETURN>.

Save the file and close all open browser.

Then what happens when you try this:

http://www.microsoft.com

 

[Guest]

Even better yet - instead of the 127.0.0.1, put in the IP number of YOUR web
server, or some web server that you would like them to see instead. (If you
use your own web server, and have it log accesses, you can log when they try
to go somewhere on the proscribed list, and/or show them a page telling them
that they tried to go somewhere that is not allowed, so that they know "big
brother is watching").

|In C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc there is a file calle hosts. Open this =
|file in Notepad. Do NOT double-click it. Open Notepad and use File | =
|Open | Files of type | All Files | Browse to the location and open the =
|hosts file.
|
|At the end put:
|
|127.0.0.1 www.microsoft.com
|
|Then enter a <RETURN>.
|
|Save the file and close all open browser.
|
|Then what happens when you try this:
|
|http://www.microsoft.com
|
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|George Hester
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||> how do i use the host files to restrict access?
|> >-----Original Message-----
|> >Likely the user is unaware of the hosts file. Try using=20
|> that.
|> >
|> >--=20
|> >George Hester
|> >__________________________________
|> message |> >> we need to block certain websites from the users. we=20
|> need=20
|> >> to do this individually on each workstation.
|> >>=20
|> >> we use IE 5.0, win2k os with SP4, all users r power-
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|> >> to the workstation.
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|> >> how do we restrict access to certain websites from IE?
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|> >> also we must prevent these users from changing these=20
|> >> settings....how do we?
|> >>=20
|> >.
|> >

 

[Steve Nielsen]

We've used null IP addresses and it works:

0.0.0.0 www.whatever.xxx

Steve