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How can I block 1 user from AOL and Facebook during working hours?

I have one user who is using his/her office computer to access the AOL website, AOL mail, and some game on Facebook. What can I set on his/her computer to block access to those sites? If they try to access the sites, I want the browser to just redirect to http://www.google.com.

The web browsers installed on the computer are: IE, Firefox, and Google Chrome.

Thanks for your help.

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ASKER

Oh, the operating system is Windows XP.

ZamZ0

Write them up. Tell them if they do it again they are fired.

:|

Or make a GPO:

http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/07/how-to-use-group-policy-to-allow-or-block-urls/

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ASKER

I appreciate the link, but it looks like that applies to the IE browser only. I would like to block the entire computer, regardless of browser used, from AOL and Facebook.

Scott Fell

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I added the following topics to your question which may attract more experts:

-Windows XP Operating System
-Windows Networking
-Windows 7
-Microsoft Operating System

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ASKER

Are you saying that all I have to do is edit the hosts file that is located here:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

and add the following two entries:

0.0.0.0 www.aol.com
0.0.0.0 www.facebook.com

and that will solve the problem?

ZamZ0

Yes

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ASKER

I just tested it, and it did work! Thank you.

I hope no one will be able to delete those entries!

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ASKER

The solution works GREAT!

Thank you!

ZamZ0

You can change the permissions on that file to deny everyone edit access except admins or just you etc

You're welcome :)