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I know mappings in the hosts file are checked before DNS. Is this true even in an Active Directory environment? What about if you use a proxy server definedin your IE settings?
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We have a user that has circumvented the proxy server and is playing games on an online site. Since the proxy server is maintained by another entity, it costs us money everytime we have to notify them and tell them to adjust something.

We are looking to place some settings in her hosts file like this

127.0.0.1                   game_site_she_is_visiting.com


We obviously have access to the C$, so I'm going to try this remotely.

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I heard that sometimes, when you enter things in the hosts file, it may not work if you have a proxy server.  Because the browser is configured to use the proxy server etc..
I wonder if the BYPASS FOR LOCAL ADDRESSES would work in this case?
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if you enter 127.0.0.1                   game_site_she_is_visiting.com in the host file it should solve your problem. But all you have to do is test it out on your computer to be 100% sure.

Add:
127.0.0.1                   game_site_she_is_visiting.com
in the host file of your computer and then try to access the site and see if you can access it or not.

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