How to block some web address on server?

Question

I would like to block some web address on server(windows 2003) to restrict access from all workstations which are working under it. How can I do it?

Answer 1

hi simply you can block any site by entring that site name in hosts file

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

in etc folder you can find HOSTS file and open it via notepad or wordpad

it will show like :

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.

#

# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.

#

# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each

# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should

# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.

# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one

# space.

#

# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual

# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.

#

# For example:

#

#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server

#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1       localhost

**************************************...

add here which site you want block and save it and close

now see that site has been blocked