another option - assuming you have ie7 is?
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Blocking Facebook (from myself) using Zonealarm
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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Or you can point facebook.com to something else in your hosts file.
Open the hosts file:
1. Go to the Start menu and choose Run. Type the following in the Run dialog box: Edit Host File
For Windows NT and 2000: C:\winnt\system32\drivers\
For Windows XP / VISTA: C:\windows\system32\driver
2. Click the OK button (This should open a window with several files in it.)
3. Find the file called 'Hosts' and doubleclick it. If prompted, specify that you would like to choose a program to open the file with from a list of programs.
Choose 'Notepad' from the list of available programs
at the bottom add: 127.0.0.1 facebook.com
save the file.
If it doesn't work, try closing your browser and reopening it, or try emptying your browser's cache before trying again. Also, you may need to reboot in some cases.
The solution is something I didn't know about and is very handy. I'm accepting it due to the simplicity of the solution and the speed of reply. I'm only giving it a B grade, because I can bypass the internet explorer block by using the IP of Facebook, which is why finding out the relavant ranges and blocking with ZA would be better. That being said, even though I do have the IP, once I try to login IE is blocking me, so it's doing the trick for me. I'm aware even ZA can be bypassed with relative ease, but it's a more lengthy process.
Either way, it's done the trick so thanks very much for your quick reply.
To anyone who may use this in the knowledge base, I should outline that neither this method nor my ZA is particularly ironclad, I just use it as a deterrent. If you're looking for a more concrete block look elsewhere.
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by: tl121000Posted on 2009-03-21 at 06:28:12ID: 23947240
how about blocking as a resticted site in Internet Exlorer --> internet options --> Restricted sites?