Add to HOSTS?
greylines
Anyone know if there's any program or plugin that lets me add a domain to
my HOSTS file?
I'm hoping for something that adds an option into my right click context
menu preferably within Opera and Firefox
greylines
<ev...@theobvious.espphotography.com> wrote:
> Firefox - Right Click image, select "Block images from...."
>
> Also, look at the AdBlocker and FlashBlocker plugins.
>
> Not sure about Opera.
I have both those FF plugins - standard setup for me.
What I'm hoping for is something that'll add the relevant domain to HOSTS
so it becomes a global block for the whole computer.
I know I can edit HOSTS by hand, but it's irritating doing that.
(FYI Opera does have a right click & "block content" option, but again
that list is limited to Opera only.)
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John Holmes
> Hey folks
>
> Anyone know if there's any program or plugin that lets me add a domain
> to my HOSTS file?
Notepad?
>
> I'm hoping for something that adds an option into my right click
> context menu preferably within Opera and Firefox
>
>
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wrote:
> greylines "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>
>> Hey folks
>>
>> Anyone know if there's any program or plugin that lets me add a domain
>> to my HOSTS file?
>
> Notepad?
>
Yup, that's what I do at the mo... something "on-the-fly" would be nicer!
Anyolmouse
"greylines" <usenet...@greylines.net> wrote in message
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See if this will help- http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm I am
using it with Win ME. Stops a lot of garbage from loading.
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Cork Soaker
> greylines "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>
>> Hey folks
>>
>> Anyone know if there's any program or plugin that lets me add a domain
>> to my HOSTS file?
>
> Notepad?
I think this is good advice.
Tony
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I use this, excellent tool;
http://www.abelhadigital.com/2008/07/hostsman-3157-released.html
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rf
"Tony" <To...@TheDeli.Sandwich> wrote in message
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> Also makes it take longer to access web pages. Keep the hosts file as
> short
> as possible.
Can you cite a reliable source where this is explained?
Checking the hosts file should take a few microseconds. Perhaps a
millisecond if there are hundreds of entries in there.. Accessing an
external web page will take several tens if not hundreds of milliseconds. If
it is a stupidly designed site then perhaps a few seconds, or even tens of
them. I've seen ones that take several minutes.
Premature optimization at its finest.
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Ive added all the DNS swervers to HOASTS.
Its a real time saver.
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why?
Sounds nice, prefer to control my own hosts file.
A quick google, 1st hit for an app is
http://www.jgilmore.com/AdBin/
Didn't read anything about it except -
Easy to use menus, convenient right mouse clicks on the windows system
tray
A few other related links you can have a look through.
Me
why?
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:08:21 GMT, rf wrote:
>
>"Tony" <To...@TheDeli.Sandwich> wrote in message
>news:4B270A0B...@TheDeli.Sandwich...
>
>> Also makes it take longer to access web pages. Keep the hosts file as
>> short
>> as possible.
>
>Can you cite a reliable source where this is explained?
Common sense suggests a large file takes more time to parse.
The trade off other than blocking stuff is not having parts of page
requests going to servers all over the place, so in that respect the ad
request should be local.
>Checking the hosts file should take a few microseconds. Perhaps a
>millisecond if there are hundreds of entries in there.. Accessing an
Go on then time it. You need filemon for the hosts file and an HTTP
monitor with/out hosts blocking setup to see the difference.
>external web page will take several tens if not hundreds of milliseconds. If
>it is a stupidly designed site then perhaps a few seconds, or even tens of
>them. I've seen ones that take several minutes.
>
>Premature optimization at its finest.
Me
John Holmes
> Cork Soaker <Thund...@Intrepid.invalid> clouded the waters of
> pure thought with news:v13jv6-...@quarkbomb.dyndns.org:
>
>> John Holmes wrote:
>>> greylines "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>>>
>>>> Hey folks
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know if there's any program or plugin that lets me add a
>>>> domain to my HOSTS file?
>>>
>>> Notepad?
>>
>> I think this is good advice.
>>
>
> Ive added all the DNS swervers to HOASTS.
LOL
PMS fucking L
>
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why?
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:17:44 -0000, greylines wrote:
Not all your conditions,
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial51.html
Hostess - Hostess is an application that is used to maintain and
organize your HOSTS file. This program will read your HOSTS file and
organize the entries contained in it into a database. You can then use
this database to scan for duplicates and to manage the entries. It is a
program that is definitely worth checking out if you plan on using the
HOSTS file extensively.
YOu may have to make do with something to help but not exactly what you
need. THen again write to the program / browser plugins and suggest the
changes you are looking for.
Me
why?
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:08:21 GMT, rf wrote:
>
>"Tony" <To...@TheDeli.Sandwich> wrote in message
>news:4B270A0B...@TheDeli.Sandwich...
>
>> Also makes it take longer to access web pages. Keep the hosts file as
>> short
>> as possible.
>
>Can you cite a reliable source where this is explained?
You can, or maybe not?
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Editors Note: in most cases a large HOSTS file (over 135 kb) tends to
slow down the machine.
This only occurs in W2000/XP/Vista/Win7. Windows 98 and ME are not
affected.
[next bit of article is a manual fix]
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial51.html
NOTE: It is important to note that there have been complaints of system
slowdowns when using a large hosts file. This is usually fixed by
turning off and disabling the DNS Client in your Services control panel
under Administrative Tools. The DNS client caches previous DNS requests
in memory to supposedly speed this process up, but it also reads the
entire HOSTS file into that cache as well which can cause a slowdown.
This service is unnecessary and can be disabled.
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/hosts.htm
Note that a hosts file that is much over 100 KB can actually slow up
browsing in Windows XP unless the service "DNS Client" is set to manual
start. (Managing services is discussed on another page.) In fact Windows
XP SP2 is said to ignore the hosts file entirely if the DNS Client
service is running.
At least on a server,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934401
In Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you run the ipconfig /displaydns
command to display the content of the DNS resolver cache. However, the
results are incomplete. When this problem occurs, you do not receive a
message.
This problem occurs if there are too many entries in the DNS resolver
cache. Typically, this problem occurs when there are too many custom
entries in the Hosts file.
- XP version
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959085
HOSTS file with OL/Exchange, it mentions winsock apps, there are a lots
of those.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/155048
Add Microsoft Exchange Server to HOSTS File
The HOSTS file gets read every time a Winsock application attempts to
resolve a host name. There are NO #PRE options to preload entries (that
is how it is done in LMHOSTS). You can add the Microsoft Exchange Server
entry to the HOSTS file and try again without having to restart Windows.
The HOSTS file for Windows 95 is located in the Windows directory, and
the HOSTS file for Windows NT is located in the
%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\ folder.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794948(WS.10).aspx
That says DNS resolver is preloaded by HOSTS :-)
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/af812f8b-89ac-4272-b65b-c097f61c7177/
or
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ydcnftl
SpiritX
Hi,
Do you have SpyBot, or Spyware Doctor or similar program running? Those
also are known to cause
lags and delays. Do you have a large HOSTS file such as the one provided
by MVPS. In Services
is the DNS client Started and on Automatic?
This is interesting, Win 2000 SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812175/
When you use a Hosts file for host name resolution on a Windows
2000-based computer, you may find that after a period of approximately
one year, host names are no longer resolved to Internet Protocol (IP)
addresses.
This problem may occur if you do not restart the computer during a
one-year time period. The Time-to-Live (TTL) values for entries in the
Hosts file are cached for one year. If you do not restart the computer
at any time in a one-year time interval, the TTL values expire, and the
entries in the Hosts file must be refreshed before you can use them for
name resolution.
A bit on the old side,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175523
This article discusses how the Winsock implementation of TCP on the
various Microsoft platforms handles socket connections to ports that do
not have a server listening to them. It also describes the
performance-related considerations and how to adjust them to suit your
needs.
http://www.tech-faq.com/understanding-host-name-resolution.shtml
# All frequently used names should be located close to the start of the
file.
# The entries in the HOSTS file for Windows 2000 operating systems are
not case-sensitive.
# A user utilizes a host name to connect to a Winsock application.
# The system checks whether the host name is the same as the local host
name.
# The name is resolved if the two names match.
# The HOSTS file is parsed if the host name is not the same as the local
host name.
Next you will want more references to the fact the files hosts (lmhosts,
which should have min comments and important things at the top and use
the preload command) are read as required and not cached. Which is
different from the versions of windows since 2000 that use the local DNS
cache related to ipconfig/flushdns /displaydns.
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<bows>
Query: what would cause a computer to "loose" the driver files for
devices on a regular basis?
I keep having to fuck around with this thing telling it where the
driver is for my network card.
:(
chuckcar
news:3i3ei5hrmeuplaeh5...@4ax.com:
> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:17:42 +0000 (UTC), chuckcar <ch...@nil.car>
> wrote:
>
>>Use a firewall program. *Not* the one included with XP etc. They're
>>crap.
>
> Wow... Why not tell the OP to run a malware scan too?
>
> What does a firewall do to help the OP modify their hosts file??
RORFL. You don't even know what a firewall program is for do you?
Bucky Breeder
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Two possibles:
1) Do like teh "Men Who Stare at Goats"...
just *grunt* and think until it happens; or,
2) Navigate to here :
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
a) Right-click on your "hosts" file,
and "Send To" [shortcut to your] desktop.
b) Right-click and copy the "hosts" file
c) On your desktop right-click and create
a new folder. Name it "hosts virgin [date]"
d) Paste the virgin hosts file in the folder
e) Drag the folder into your "My Documents"
f) You may want to re-name your "hosts" shortcut
something benign...
g) Open your hosts file using "Notepad" in the
ensuing "Open with" dialog (not to wowwry,
you've gotcher backup in the My Docs...
h) Read the instructions and observe the format...
i) Add away, and be free, oh ye of little faith!
Also, check out this info:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm
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> John Holmes <nospam...@gmail.com> clouded the waters of pure
> thought with news:200912151942...@smtp.cobalt.loc:
>
>> �n�hw��f "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>>
>>> Cork Soaker <Thund...@Intrepid.invalid> clouded the waters of
>>> pure thought with news:v13jv6-...@quarkbomb.dyndns.org:
>>>
>>>> John Holmes wrote:
>>>>> greylines "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey folks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone know if there's any program or plugin that lets me add a
>>>>>> domain to my HOSTS file?
>>>>>
>>>>> Notepad?
>>>>
>>>> I think this is good advice.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ive added all the DNS swervers to HOASTS.
>>
>> LOL
>> PMS fucking L
>>
> <bows>
>
> Query: what would cause a computer to "loose" the driver files for
> devices on a regular basis?
> I keep having to fuck around with this thing telling it where the
> driver is for my network card.
>:(
>
It happens more often with NIC drivers then others (video, sound). From
what I've seen, in most cases the driver was outdated, or simply wrong.
Are you talking about your wireless card (where you have mentioned other
issues, like having to remove and slide the card back in to get it
recognized under a non-admin account?) I once solved that by adding the
user to the admin group, re-installing the drivers using that account,
then bringing the user back to a non-admin account. Solved that issue for
all other non-admin users on that laptop.
HTH
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§ñühw¤£f
Indeed I was :)
> I once solved that by adding the
> user to the admin group, re-installing the drivers using that account,
> then bringing the user back to a non-admin account. Solved that issue for
> all other non-admin users on that laptop.
>
> HTH
Thanks, I'll remember that possible solution next time I put Xp back on the
POS. I fucked it up royally trying to update the netgear card driver and wound
up throwing linux at it, again.
Fucking shoot me...shoot me now.
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John Holmes
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:32:31 -0000, greylines
> <usenet...@greylines.net> wrote:
>
>>I have both those FF plugins - standard setup for me.
>>What I'm hoping for is something that'll add the relevant domain to
>>HOSTS so it becomes a global block for the whole computer.
>>I know I can edit HOSTS by hand, but it's irritating doing that.
>>
>>(FYI Opera does have a right click & "block content" option, but again
>> that list is limited to Opera only.)
>
> There's no GUI interface that I've seen that's an interface to the
> hosts file. Best and easiest thing to do (that I've done) is to create
> a shortcut to the hosts file on your desktop - and then to easily
> access it, click Start, then Run, then type . <Enter> (Period, Enter).
> This takes you to \Documents And Settings, Your Name. Type De<Enter>
> (Desktop), then HO<Enter>. This will then open the shortcut you
> created.
You fucking idiot. Why would any sane person want to create a shortcut on
their desktop to a certain file, then execute the "start>run, period,
enter, typing de, enter and typing ho, enter" sequence to open that file,
rather then just double click the shortcut on the desktop?
You are delusional and retarded, and you need fucking help, man.
>
> Once you get the hang of it, you can then open it pretty quickly.
You should be hanged right there on the spot, moron.
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greylines
Now that's the bunny right there.
Runs in my system tray, right click, add server, save
4 steps and browser independent.
Thanks Why?