rajeesh Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 All Windows systems contain a “hosts” file that allows you to associate certain IP addresses with a domain name. This file is read and interpreted by the DNS client service in Windows. It’s the first priority in defining what your computer connects to when you type a domain name on your address bar or connect to a domain name through any other program, such as uTorrent. The “hosts” file overrides any request to a DNS server for a domain name resolution, meaning that you can override where your computer connects to by editing this file as you wish. Today, I’m going to teach you how to take advantage of this file in some ways that might make your life much more convenient. Read the full article at source: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcha Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 the 2nd use can also be used a add blocker malicious url blocker and also for softwares like idm :hypocrite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullboy Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kien_vip Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 the 2nd use can also be used a add blocker malicious url blocker and also for softwares like idm :hypocrite:the 2nd use can also be used a add blocker malicious url blocker and also for softwares like idm :hypocrite:it is popular :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndoe Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 is there a way to create an automatic redirection using hostnames instead of IP addresses via either the hosts file (or any other) method? i.e., for example if i hit http://www.google.com that it should automatically be redirected to https://www.google.com i use google as an example because google has multiple IP addresses pointing to google.com (so no fixed IP as would be the case with any other regular site) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodius Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 the 2nd use can also be used a add blocker malicious url blocker and also for softwares like idm :hypocrite: i use 2nd option to block IDM coz i don't like idm patch or crack :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 14, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 14, 2012 @johndoe: Last time I checked, the host file didn't respect http/ftp/https stuff.How about using Https Everywhere? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndoe Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 i know hosts file doesn't accept but is there any other method apart from browser addons?even a way that it could be implemented at router level (i have dd-wrt which makes it fairly flexible) but basically at OS level and independent of browser so it can be implemented across all platforms, mobile browsers even... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I would like to know how blocks work in the hosts file. Whenever I add the premade block, it works fine; when I make my own, it does not work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndoe Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 could you share the file you have created? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 could you share the file you have created?127.0.0.1 3dns-1.adobe.com 3dns-2.adobe.com 3dns-3.adobe.com 3dns-4.adobe.com 3dns.adobe.com activate-sea.adobe.com activate-sjc0.adobe.com activate.adobe.com activate.wip.adobe.com activate.wip1.adobe.com activate.wip2.adobe.com activate.wip3.adobe.com activate.wip4.adobe.com adobe-dns-1.adobe.com adobe-dns-2.adobe.com127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com adobe-dns-4.adobe.com adobe-dns.adobe.com adobeereg.com crl.verisign.net ereg.adobe.com ereg.wip.adobe.com ereg.wip1.adobe.com ereg.wip2.adobe.com ereg.wip3.adobe.com ereg.wip4.adobe.com hl2rcv.adobe.com ood.opsource.net practivate.adobe practivate.adobe.com127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.ipp practivate.adobe.newoa practivate.adobe.ntp wip.adobe.com wip1.adobe.com wip2.adobe.com wip3.adobe.com wip4.adobe.com wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com www.adobeereg.com www.wip.adobe.com www.wip1.adobe.com www.wip2.adobe.com www.wip3.adobe.com www.wip4.adobe.com127.0.0.1 lmlicenses.wip4.adobe.com127.0.0.1 lm.licenses.adobe.com127.0.0.1 www.bitsumactivationserver.comWhen I try to add the last 3 lines in with the rest, they don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndoe Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 can you please attach the actual file itselfand by the way, one per linethis won't block anything after the one, the green one127.0.0.1 3dns-1.adobe.com 3dns-2.adobe.com 3dns-3.adobe.com 3dns-4.adobe.com 3dns.adobe.com activate-sea.adobe.com activate-sjc0.adobe.com activate.adobe.com activate.wip.adobe.com activate.wip1.adobe.com activate.wip2.adobe.com activate.wip3.adobe.com activate.wip4.adobe.com adobe-dns-1.adobe.com adobe-dns-2.adobe.comit has to be in this format127.0.0.1 3dns-1.adobe.com127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com127.0.0.1 3dns-4.adobe.com127.0.0.1 3dns.adobe.com127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com127.0.0.1 activate.wip.adobe.com127.0.0.1 activate.wip1.adobe.com127.0.0.1 activate.wip2.adobe.com127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com127.0.0.1 activate.wip4.adobe.com127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-1.adobe.com127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Here a text version of it. I didn't make this file, thethingy did. It was made by his Adobe Tool.hosts.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndoe Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 that is exactly why i asked for it. it's not supposed to be a .TXT file. the hosts has no extension (like .TXT) at the end of it. see attachment inside the .RAR fileif you want, you can add your entries to this file and past it in the appropriate locationhosts.rar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 that is exactly why i asked for it. it's not supposed to be a .TXT file. the hosts has no extension (like .TXT) at the end of it. see attachment inside the .RAR file if you want, you can add your entries to this file and past it in the appropriate locationIt's not a text file originally, but it wouldn't let me upload the original file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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