How to block websites using firefox?

[Theophilus]

I want to block some websites that my brother go to. I use Firefox and his also and so is there any way to block those sites?

[TheGreatOne]

You have many options:

1. Third-party site-blocking software
2. Add entries in the hosts file
3. Get a router, or if you already have one, use it to block access to
various web sites.

[MurTuza]

Sure you can do this.

You're running Windows XP.

• Be logged in as a privileged user.
  
• Open a DOS command window, type:
• notepad C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
  
• Put the following line in hosts:
  127.0.0.1 www.google.com (whatever you want to block)
  
• File > Save.
  
• Now try to open http://www.google.com with any web browser on the PC.
  
• Remove the line you added from hosts to restore access to the Google
• web site

[Chatwin]

I have tried multiple times to block a website in my hosts file but it won't work in Firefox OR Internet Explorer. What am I doing wrong? Here is my host file:

Code:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2004 Microsoft Corp.
#
# AutoGenerated by Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Malicious Software Removal Tool.
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names.
Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com
# source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com
# x client host 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1 www.miniclip.com


Am I doing something wrong or what? Why isn't this working?

[MurTuza]

yes Chatwin, you were doing it wrong

give next ip address for blocking urls

that is instead of using 127.0.0.1 use 127.0.0.2

for next url u want to block use 127.0.0.3 and so on....

url = uniform resource locator (this is the address of websites eg: http://www.google.com)

[Daley]

Chatwin, I had the same issue with www.miniclip.com
This double entry fixed it for me. Good luck!
127.0.0.1 www.miniclip.com
127.0.0.1 miniclip.com