JorgeA Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I recently came across this hosts file list. Anybody familiar with it, and maybe how it compares to the lists maintained by MVPS and Spybot? --JorgeA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I saw something like this years ago for a hosts file ... I didn't look into it, I think it had zeros. I have a question about a hosts file being a 0.0.0.0 version or a 127.0.0.1 version. Which one is better or works better? I use the MVPS Hosts file.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I saw something like this years ago for a hosts file ... I didn't look into it, I think it had zeros. I have a question about a hosts file being a 0.0.0.0 version or a 127.0.0.1 version. Which one is better or works better? I use the MVPS Hosts file....Surprisingly (or maybe not) it depends on the OS:http://reboot.pro/topic/20622-windows-10-enterprise-ltsb-mother-of-all-tweak-scripts/?p=194235 jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeA Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 ^^ Any word on which one (0.0.0.0 vs. 127.0.0.1) is better to use on Vista and Win7? --JorgeA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 ^^ Any word on which one (0.0.0.0 vs. 127.0.0.1) is better to use on Vista and Win7? --JorgeAThe info we have comes from the MVPS site:http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Important Note: The HOSTS file now contains a change in the prefix in the HOSTS entries to "0.0.0.0" instead of the usual "127.0.0.1".This was done to resolve a slowdown issue that occurs with the change Microsoft made in the "TCP loopback interface" in Win8.1. If you read it "backwards" it states (more or less).We have used successfully for years with XP, Vista and 7 (and even 8) the 127.0.0.1 prefix, but the good MS guys changed something in Win 8.1 (and possibly later) that causes a slowdown, so we resolved to use the 0.0.0.0 instead. From a theoretical point of view 127.0.0.1 means "home" or "loopback", whilst 0.0.0.0 is "an invalid address":http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/174160-guide-disable-data-collection-in-windows-10/?p=1103871https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc958823.aspxhttp://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1743902&cid=33147664 In a nutshell, try using 0.0.0.0, it should be faster anyway and it does not interfere with a local web server (if any). jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Thanks JorgeA and jaclaz, I hadn't realized that MVPS had made the change from v127.0.0.1 to v0.0.0.0. After reading your post from yesterday I had decided to keep using 127.0.0.1 with XP but I've been using the other version. Seems to be working OK.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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