Updating HOSTS file in 10.4.11

[Haemoglobin]

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I quick search didn't show anything up.


I just installed Aquafox and as part of the process, I installed ublock, Noscript, but I'd forgotten how to update the HOSTS file and the link on this page, leading to what I assume is the guide, appears to be broken.

Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File

This article provides details on blocking Ads, Banners, Parasites, and Hijackers, web bugs, possibly unwanted programs etc. with a custom HOSTS file

winhelp2002.mvps.org

Many thanks

 

[GA204]

Since OS X and windows use essentially the same format for the file, you can just plop the entries directly into your host file. On OS X the hosts file is located at /etc/hosts

 

[GA204]

P.S. Can definitely vouch for the MVP Hosts file you want to use, which I've used for a long time, and seeing the notice at the top of his page, hope that the guy maintaining it is doing better and out of hospital.

 

[ab22]

There's no place like 127.0.0.1

web.archive.org

 

[Haemoglobin]

P.S. Can definitely vouch for the MVP Hosts file you want to use, which I've used for a long time, and seeing the notice at the top of his page, hope that the guy maintaining it is doing better and out of hospital.

Yes, sounds like the poor chap is going through the wars. Hope he's ok, doesn't sound good.

 

[Haemoglobin]

There's no place like 127.0.0.1

web.archive.org

I tried following this, when I tried "su - administrator" wont accept my password, just says sorry.

 

[NewbiePPC]

I usually just use wicknix host file recommendation and put in /etc/hosts, backing up the previous is useless but maybe you want to do it

cp /etc/hosts ~/Documents/hosts.bk
sudo cp /yourHostFileLocation /etc/hosts

 

[Haemoglobin]

Thanks, I managed to get it working. "Hopefully" he says, using this guide link