newest release of MASSIVE hosts file

Walleye

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if you run 2000 or XP, you WILL have to disable the DNS client process.

run > services.msc

disable DNS client.

otherwise it will try to cache this monster, and that will lag your system to death. (beleive me, took me 3 days to find why)

sorry to people i have sent this to, and didnt adequitely explain that. i had forgotton about it :eek:


if you run windows 9x, just drop this in your windows directory (i think, dont really remember the dark ages very well).

if you run 2000/XP, then it gets a little more complex.

windows > system32 > drivers > etc > (and here's where it goes).

i have it as a zip file. just unpack it to those directories.


it works by when your browser calls up a specific image on a remote server, it runs through the list to see if your list has that server's location. this speeds up your browsing by providing legitimate locations. now, the way this works, is telling your browser to look at the localhost for these files, and obviously, the file isnt found, so the file isnt displayed.

this blocks most adds that i've run accross. i use firebird in conjunction with this, so i hardly ever see an add. other than the mushkin one at the top of the forums, which i cant get rid of.

this will increase the speed of your browsing because less files, less images, will be downloaded.


if you see an empty space with something signifying that there should have been an image there, you get the instant satisfaction of being able to remark "hey, that bastard was trying to advertise to me! I sure showed him!"


but hey, if you think all this is just too good to be true, then i guess you just dont have to download it.

/me tries to be helpful to Anandtech.






(oh, and in my experience, this breaks using geocities (but not viewing it). if you want to use geocities, edit the little part about geocities
out. (open using notepad))
 

Walleye

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Originally posted by: Ameesh
has anybody done any perf testing with this?

perf?


it'll drastically reduce any adds you do see.


i dont think it needs any testing.......

it's meant to be edited and updated as you come accross new adds that you find particularly annoying enough to take 15 seconds to edit a new domain name into the list.


i'm just giving you a massive base to start with.
 

SHoddyCOmp

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maybe this is why my machine is being so damn gay recently? its sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
 

Walleye

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Originally posted by: SHoddyCOmp
maybe this is why my machine is being so damn gay recently? its sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

did i give you this? i dont remember. regardless, i disable the DNS client for security's sake anyway. that's why i forgot about it. it was already disabled by the time i installed the hosts file on this system.
 

dawks

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Originally posted by: Ameesh
has anybody done any perf testing with this?


It would be interesting to see. I dont know enough about how Microsoft handles DNS caching to explore it myself. Where can one find info on the settings, and can they be modified. Like how long is a DNS record cached locally? and is it stored on the disk somewhere - or in the dns resolver process ?
 

Walleye

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i'm going to bed.


i hope people actually pull their heads out of their butt orifices and realize they dont have to put up with popups, and banner and image adds.

night all.
 

Walleye

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Originally posted by: DaZ
Originally posted by: Ameesh
has anybody done any perf testing with this?


It would be interesting to see. I dont know enough about how Microsoft handles DNS caching to explore it myself. Where can one find info on the settings, and can they be modified. Like how long is a DNS record cached locally? and is it stored on the disk somewhere - or in the dns resolver process ?

*oversimply put*, it will store that honking list in physical memory, and will lag your machine while it does it. i dont know why it makes it unusable for 20+ minutes at startup.... but hey.

the best choice of action is disabling it entirely, and having it just use the hard drive whenever it needs that info. surely 1/10 of a second isnt too long to wait?
 

jpeyton

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Last time I loaded a host file, it blocked game images off Gamespot's website.
 

Eli

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What happens when someones IP changes?... you'll have to update. :p
 

Kadarin

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I use a fairly small hosts file that someone here posted a few days ago, and it filtered out the ads on the left... :)
 

sharkeeper

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You do not want to disable the DNS client process on computers connected to an Active Directory Domain Controller!

Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS) names for this computer. If this service is stopped, this computer will not be able to resolve DNS names and locate Active Directory domain controllers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

I don't like using the hosts file myself. The browser spaces are still allocated with "action canceled" messages and boxes with red x's etc. If you MUST block the ads and want a clean appearance a program like at guard or NIS is required. (for IE users) Too bad Symantec bought at guard and bloated the hell out of it. At guard still works (the original version) with XP although the logging feature doesn't work and the sites blocklist is obviously dated.

Cheers!
 

SarcasticDwarf

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Originally posted by: Walleye
oops...

if you want to update windows, take out this line...

a248.e.alkali.net :eek:

I looked, and my copy didn't have that, but I still can't update

 

Walleye

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Originally posted by: shuttleteam
You do not want to disable the DNS client process on computers connected to an Active Directory Domain Controller!

Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS) names for this computer. If this service is stopped, this computer will not be able to resolve DNS names and locate Active Directory domain controllers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

I don't like using the hosts file myself. The browser spaces are still allocated with "action canceled" messages and boxes with red x's etc. If you MUST block the ads and want a clean appearance a program like at guard or NIS is required. (for IE users) Too bad Symantec bought at guard and bloated the hell out of it. At guard still works (the original version) with XP although the logging feature doesn't work and the sites blocklist is obviously dated.

Cheers!

meh. this was meant for non-business users, on a home network, who dont mind a little ugliness. it VASTLY improves browsing speed for dialup internet, and for us cable and dsl users, it still has an advantage.


EDIT: besides, if you do use a dns client, you can still use a smaller hosts file that will filter out most stuff.

this one's so large cause it takes care of porn popups too.
 

dawks

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Originally posted by: Sid59
pfft .. just use firebird .. what a crappy "optimization"

Uh what does that have to do with this? The only relation I could see is Firebird has the built in popup blocker...


As for the akamai deal, good luck with that, since akami uses a round robin service. You might get a248.e.alkali.net toady and a143.c.alkali.net.. They have hundreds of servers caching all over the place.

Windows update could be any of these, along with anything on Microsoft.com and Apple.com (those are the main two I know use Akamai

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Also, how do you resolve legitimate DNS names if you disable the DNS Client Service?
Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS) names for this computer. If this service is stopped, this computer will not be able to resolve DNS names and locate Active Directory domain controllers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
 

Walleye

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Also, how do you resolve legitimate DNS names if you disable the DNS Client Service?
Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS) names for this computer. If this service is stopped, this computer will not be able to resolve DNS names and locate Active Directory domain controllers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

i've never had a problem with dns names. i assume that just doesnt apply to me, since i'm using nothing that applies to it.
 

OZEE

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Originally posted by: Walleye
oops... if you want to update windows, take out this line... a248.e.alkali.net :eek:

no shame. :p

I believe it should be a248.e.akamai.net

and, BTW, if you'd put in images.anandtech.com, you'll get rid of the Mushkin ad. Actually, it's still there, but it's blank. And the ads don't load either .. again, there'll be the box for it, but it'll just have the You are not authorized... message in it.

And if you'll add the following line to the hosts, you can get to the subscriber pages if you're not a subscriber.

168.143.107.163 subscriber.anandtech.com




The hosts file is a great tool if you'll learn to use it. There's absolutely no reason for all the bickering about it that's going on in here!!!!! Using firebird or opera or anything else won't kill the ads like this... and this works in ALL Windoze-based browsers.


THANKS WALLEYE!!!!




EDIT: There's a neat little utility called hostess that I use to administer my host file. And I can turn it on/off at will to be able to see or use some of those other little things that some of you think are so necessary...