Whistler is the code name for Windows XP, Longhorn for Windows vista , the code name for the next Microsoft's OS is Blackcomb and so on. These code names are given by Steve Balmer CEO of Microsoft. Let me give some tricks for blocking any websites without actually using any third party software. I got this trick from a guy named ahmad who has posted his blog's link in CNUGSTUDENT.NET. I found this interesting and want to share with all.
Open the file "Hosts" or "LMHosts" from C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc. Then add the following line at the end of the file 127.0.0.1 http://www.xyz.com/ which means when someone tries to visit http://www.xyz.com/ from your website it gets blocked because the site is redirected to 127.0.0.1 which is the IP of your own computer. To know the IP of any website just go to DOS and type " ping http://www.xyz.com/ ".
This is the theory involved in this: Hosts is a file used by Microsoft TSP/IP protocol for Windows. It acts as TCP/IP host table and contains list of address to name solution mappings of numeric IP addresses resolved to corresponding host names. It actually acts a local DNS server by translating a domain name into an IP address thus decreasing the time need to reach a remote server.
To properly use HOSTS you must make sure ENABLE DSN is turned on : Control Panel --> Network --> Your TCP/IP adapter name --> TCP/IP Properties --> DNS Configuration tab --> Check enable DNS box --> Apply OK
The following is the order in which Windows tries resolving hostnames only if all fails do you get the error Page Not Found
Open the file "Hosts" or "LMHosts" from C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc. Then add the following line at the end of the file 127.0.0.1 http://www.xyz.com/ which means when someone tries to visit http://www.xyz.com/ from your website it gets blocked because the site is redirected to 127.0.0.1 which is the IP of your own computer. To know the IP of any website just go to DOS and type " ping http://www.xyz.com/ ".
This is the theory involved in this: Hosts is a file used by Microsoft TSP/IP protocol for Windows. It acts as TCP/IP host table and contains list of address to name solution mappings of numeric IP addresses resolved to corresponding host names. It actually acts a local DNS server by translating a domain name into an IP address thus decreasing the time need to reach a remote server.
To properly use HOSTS you must make sure ENABLE DSN is turned on : Control Panel --> Network --> Your TCP/IP adapter name --> TCP/IP Properties --> DNS Configuration tab --> Check enable DNS box --> Apply OK
The following is the order in which Windows tries resolving hostnames only if all fails do you get the error Page Not Found
1.HOSTS file
2.DNS server
3.NetBIOS cache
4.WINS server
5.Broadcast
6.LMHOSTS file
P.S : Try this in your friends computer when he is not in the seat ;-) just open the Hosts file and type the URL which he frequently use and the IP of some other URL So that when he clicks the URL the browser redirects him to some other page.
Vivekanandan K I
2 comments:
nice one..i am going to try this one out..but wait is this why windows is called user friendly ..friendly even to hackers like u...
Yeah Thank U for your valuable comment da... For your information in corporates they use this technique to get rid of unnecessary popups and useless websites...
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