Steven W Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Has the Hosts file changed in 7? I noticed this which is different from every other version of Windows I've seen:# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.# 127.0.0.1 localhost# ::1 localhostIs there different actions required in 7 to block sites? I'm not just looking to block in one app, but universally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJinje Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Works exactly the same on my machine. 127.0.0.1 getting.redirected.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizban2 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 the ::1 specifies localHost from a IPV6 adressing point, the local host file handles IPv4 and 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Hmmm, I've tried entering the line:127.0.0.1 google.comdoesn't seem to work, I've even tried adding:127.0.0.1 localhost::1 localhostWithout the # seen above, just doesn't seem to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) This just got a little more odd...Firefox will not open Google.com, But IE will and I can also ping it.Editing, check this, pinging:127.0.0.1? Should the ping be sucessful? Edited February 16, 2010 by Steven W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Okay, duh, yeah that should work. I finally put the 127.0.0.1 localhost line back in (without #) and although it worked once or twice in IE it finally stopped. Odd world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Okay, duh, yeah that should work. I finally put the 127.0.0.1 localhost line back in (without #) and although it worked once or twice in IE it finally stopped. Odd world!When you put the domain name in the host file you are basically blocking the dns lookup. It probably worked for a while because you had resolved a google ip before and it was still in the dns cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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