How to Block a website on your computer
Submitted By:
Amanthi Raghavan
Sometimes we do not want the users of a particular computer or network to open a particular website. For example we want our children or our friends to stop accessing a website then we needs to block that website on the computer or network. Although web browsers provide facilities to block a website but they do not work always and it is quite easy to undo the settings. So through this guide I will show you how to block websites by using computer’s host file. By settings a password for your host file, other users will not be able to unblock the websites back. Here are the steps:
1. Open the ‘Command Prompt’ and type "notepad C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts" and start instead of moving cursor just start typing, the host file will be open in Notepad.
2. Now in the host file find the line that says: "127.0.0.1 localhost,”. Bellow this line type the IP address and name of the website that you want to block separating by a space. If you want to block more than one site write the similar details in individual line. For example if you want to block Facebook.com then write the following line:
66.220.158.11 www.facebook.com
3. To find out the IP address of a website open the command prompt and type "ping www.facebook.com" and press Enter key. If a website has more than one IP address then write each one with the website name in separate line.
4. Save the host file after adding the details of all website that you want to block and close the host file and command prompt.
Comments (8)
yes it is not working
yes it is not working
not wrkng.......
not wrkng.......
it will work.....just remove
it will work.....just remove hash(#) only the one which r in line of website name
it will work dont include
it will work dont include hash(#) before ip address.......and if u want to block any site.....put the ip address of google follwed by site name
so when u enter the site name it will rddirect u to google :)
sir if wish 2 activate the
sir if wish 2 activate the deactivate website..........what procedure i need to follow
hi i m getting this when i
hi i m getting this when i opened command prompt and entered this command...
please help me in this
just remove the " sign from
just remove the " sign from both ends
it really works,but 1 needs 2
it really works,but 1 needs 2 b accurate and hav some knowlg of linux......
nyc 1