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Internet didn't need domain name servers. Every computer had a

file named HOSTS that listed the domain name and IP address of

the systems connected to the Internet.



Even today when your Web browser needs to resolve a domain name

to an IP address, it first looks for a file named HOSTS on the

local computer. In Windows NT, the HOSTS file is located in

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c:windowssystem32drivers. In Windows 9x, the HOSTS file is

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Because the HOSTS file is no longer required, you may not find

it on your computer. Instead, you might find a file named

HOSTS.SAM, the SAM extension meaning "SAMPLE". You might also

find a file named LMHOSTS. The LMHOSTS file was used to resolve

NetBIOS names to IP addresses.



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The HOSTS file is simply a text file with a list of IP addresses

and their respective domain names. You can open the file with

Windows Notepad. The HOSTS file may list only one IP address,

the loopback address, as shown below.



127.0.0.1 localhost



To block a Web site, enter an IP address that is not allowed for

the Web. For example, any IP address with the first digit of 0

would be on the local network. Any IP address with the first

digit of 127 is looped back. Then map that IP address to the

domain name that you want to block.



For example, suppose you want to block a porn site that your

teenager has been visiting, you might add an entry like the one

shown below.



127.0.0.2 www.pornsite.com



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linked to sites all over the Web. Suppose you want to block

annoying banner ads displayed at a site that you visit

frequently. You might add an entry like the one shown below.



127.0.0.3 www.adserver.com



Then when a file from that domain name is requested, instead of

the porn site or the banner being displayed, the browser will

display the message "The Page Cannot be Displayed".



When you save the HOSTS file after editing, make sure that the

file name does not have an extension. Sometimes Windows Notepad

adds the extention .txt.



The HOSTS file is a quick, easy way to block access to a Web

site. But if you use this method to block a porn site that your

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