Blocked URLS

[Larry]

I know of three sites that cannot be found from my
specific computer, although I can get them on other
computers. Yahoo Fantasy Hockey, including my specific
team site (I can get all the other sports) and
www.microsoft.com. I have tried to find where they are
being blocked but there is nothing in privacy or security
where they are listed, etc. I have reduced both to
minimum privacy and security and they are still blocked.
Can anyone help?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I know of three sites that cannot be found from my
specific computer, although I can get them on other
computers. Yahoo Fantasy Hockey, including my specific
team site (I can get all the other sports) and
www.microsoft.com. I have tried to find where they are
being blocked but there is nothing in privacy or security
where they are listed, etc. I have reduced both to
minimum privacy and security and they are still blocked.
Can anyone help?

Check for a file named HOSTS with no extension (not Hosts.sam). It may be a
hidden file. Open it with Notepad and remove any line referencing the site.
Or, rename HOSTS to OLDHOSTS

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[Larry]

Thanks so much...worked like a champ. Why would TweakDUN
restrict sites ?

LMA

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Thanks so much...worked like a champ. Why would TweakDUN
restrict sites ?

LMA

What does TweakDUN have to do with it?

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[Mike Burgess]

Frank,
<quote>
TweakDUN promotes faster Internet data transfer rates ... It includes a
hosts file utility
</quote>
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
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[Mike Burgess]

Larry,
It doesn't "restrict" but rather modifies the HOSTS file,
so that it enters a specified IP address to a URL (website)
[Example]
It would add the entry for microsoft.com, however MS uses
several IP addresses, but since yours is "locked into" that one
IP address it may fail if MS was to divert some traffic to another
IP address ... which it does a lot.

dns www.microsoft.com
Addresses:
207.46.244.188
207.46.144.188
207.46.249.252
207.46.250.252
207.46.156.188
207.46.156.252
207.46.250.222
207.46.156.220

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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Frank,
<quote>
TweakDUN promotes faster Internet data transfer rates ... It includes
a hosts file utility
</quote>
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites,
Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
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Oh. I don't remember that from the long-ago days when I used it on Win95.

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[Mike Burgess]

Frank,

"> Oh. I don't remember that from the long-ago days when I used it on

Win95"
Me either .... but that was ages ago <g>
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
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Frank,
<quote>
TweakDUN promotes faster Internet data transfer rates ... It includes
a hosts file utility
</quote>
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites,
Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
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Oh. I don't remember that from the long-ago days when I used it on Win95.

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