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Blocking Facebook (from myself) using Zonealarm

Asked by Kizzle123 in Consumer Firewalls, Internet Explorer Web Browser

Tags: Zonealarm, Facebook, IP

I would like to block Facebook from my own computer as I find it a constant distraction while I am trying to study. The method I have always employed is to block the Facebook IP ranges and then to allow a trusted person to lock ZA with a password. This way I can't access F'Book.

I'm encountering a problem because at my current location the IP range block I put for Facebook only works on Firefox, not Internet Explorer. When I ping facebook.com in Command Prompt no packets are being received, so the block is effective in that respect. The Facebook block with the IP ranges I currently use is effective when I use my laptop at other locations, only in my University halls does it not work. I ran a test block on ranges 0.0.0 to 255.255.255 to see if Internet Explorer is responding to ZA, which did work, but obviously I can't keep that range blocked. I should also add that as I am at University halls we connect through a wall socket, so no access to a router or anything of that sort.

I am currently blocking the range 69.63.0.0 to 69.63.255.255 and I have tried a slightly broader block to no avail. I therefore think that Facebook connects through a different IP range from my current Internet Provider (Ask4). If someone could ideally help me find the IP address(es) that my Internet Explorer is connecting to Facebook through, that would be ideal. If not, any other simple method (very preferably through ZA) would be helpful.

Please remember I am blocking it from myself and not others, so some of the tricks outlined on other threads won't help.

Thanks.
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