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Name: lapatur Date: August 15, 2009 at 20:35:19 Pacific OS: Windows XP sp2 CPU/Ram: intel pentium 4, 1gb ram Subcategory: Web Browsing
Comment:
how do i block a certain website?because my brother always go to a porn site. I block them once by using this command to block the site (notepad C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts ) is there any alternative way to to block the site?
Name: T-R-A Date: August 15, 2009 at 21:08:25 Pacific
Reply:
If you've blocked it with a hosts file, it should stay blocked (though there are so many, you'd never catch all of them). I'd put a BIOS password on to keep him off your machine...
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Response Number 2
Name: lapatur Date: August 16, 2009 at 00:37:33 Pacific
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but we share the same computer ..could you please help me.
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Response Number 3
Name: T-R-A Date: August 16, 2009 at 10:03:14 Pacific
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Only other thing I can think of is some sort of filtering software (aka NetNanny, CyberPatrol) and the usefulness of them is somewhat hit-or-miss.
Otherwise look for a machine for yourself or him; don't let him mess up your machine. There's plenty of deals available...
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Response Number 4
Name: Derek Date: August 16, 2009 at 15:27:05 Pacific
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If its just particular websites it is often necessary to block them in Hosts with and without "www" (two entries). Like this:
Summary: I tried to block a couple of websites in my hosts file by adding text in the format as follows: 127.0.0.1 www.whateverwebite.com 127.0.0.1 www.anotherexample.com The websites were not blocked. My def...
Summary: hi i need to block a bunch of website on my computer and was wondering if there is a program that i can download that will block websites i've tried the content advisor in internet settings but i do n...
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