how do I block access to a site?

[Lisa in NH]

I tried to block www.myspace.com from my daughter's computer by using the
restricted site function in tools, internet options. That didn't stop the
computer from accessing it. Is that the wrong place to do that?

 

[Leythos]

I tried to block www.myspace.com from my daughter's computer by using the
restricted site function in tools, internet options. That didn't stop the
computer from accessing it. Is that the wrong place to do that?

Edit your HOSTS file on the computer as follows:

# Myspace Blocking
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 home.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 browseusers.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 search.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 invite.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 blog.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 favorites.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 forum.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 groups.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 events.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vids.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 music.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 classifieds.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 profile.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 login.myspace.com

 

[Lisa in NH]

Leythos,

Thank you for that information - it looks like all those should do the
trick. But how do I edit the "HOSTS" files? I've not heard of those.

Gee, you must have done this yourself at one time...

 

[msnews.microsoft.com]

as administrator
use notepad, click file. then open
%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
when finishing pasting what ignor gave you, save and close

if you sued notepad before, here is how to get it going:
start menu, all programs, accessories, and click notepad

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I tried to block www.myspace.com from my daughter's computer by using the
restricted site function in tools, internet options. That didn't stop the
computer from accessing it. Is that the wrong place to do that?

Aside from the advice about the HOSTS file (which is a plain text file you
can edit with Notepad), you might consider checking out parental control
utilities like NetNanny and Cybersitter. These aren't expensive and can
work very well.

You just have to be aware that these depend on their master password, so
pick good ones and change them regularly.

HTH
-pk

 

[Twayne]

"sued" Notepad"? lol, sorry; couldn't resist! You're about the 3rd
person to suggest sued notepad recently.

 

[Leythos]

Thank you for that information - it looks like all those should do the
trick. But how do I edit the "HOSTS" files? I've not heard of those.

Gee, you must have done this yourself at one time...

I've not needed to do it the way I suggested to you, my firewall
appliance allows me to block online email, blogs, chat sites, etc... All
I have to do is select the category and it blocks it.

 

[Ray Parrish]

Hello,

You edit the hosts file with a text editor like notepad. The file is
located in the following folder -

c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

Later, Ray Parrish

 

[ju.c]

This is the worlds best Hosts file manager, it does everything,
including automatic hosts file updating:

HostsMan 3.1.57 1.46 MB (Freeware)
Info: http://www.abelhadigital.com/
Download: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/HostsMan-Download-21113.html

How to Remove Google Text Ads
http://www.techsupportalert.com/how_to_remove_google_text_ads.htm


ju.c