IE/WMP bypassing hosts file

Post by **Fender** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:27 pm

I've added several sites to C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc and pointed them to 127.0.0.1. However, when I open temp Internet folder, there are still resources from those sites. I cleared that directory and rebooted, but they still come back when I view a particular page. How is this possible? Isn't the hosts file the first place the DNS client checks?

Post by **Survivor** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:50 pm

Isn't it 127.0.0.1 for the first line and 0.0.0.0 for blocking adresses?

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:53 pm

It's 127.0.0.1, but I believe it was 127.0.0.0 that was quicker.

Post by **Fender** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:01 pm

Regardless... the sites are still loading. 127.0.0.1 / 0.0.0.0 is irrelevant. And, I've actually tried both.

Post by **Fender** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:04 pm

Figured it out. I'm browsing through a proxy. So the proxy server is doing the DNS resolution, not my PC.

Post by **Fender** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:17 pm

Blocked those sites by putting them in my proxy bypass list.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:33 pm

damn, too late :icon7: