On 07/19/2014 05:30 AM, g wrote:
>
> On 07/19/2014 06:25 PM, Chris Pemberton wrote:
> <<>>
>
>> 2. I install a custom hosts file ( http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
>> ). This protects all applications in one swoop, not just the browser.
> or so it is claimed.
>
> i saw post about it. pulled it. backed up my custom list. added
> custom list to it. copied it to new name. fired up wireshark. fired
> up firefox. surfed 10 sites. wireshark show it did not work. deleted
> it and temp file. re installed my list.
>
>
To test, I added the following to the long list:
127.0.0.1 google.com
I was then unable to ping or browse to google.com; but www.google.com
worked just fine. Anyone know if you place wildcards in /etc/hosts?
Something like:
*google.com
Chris
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