Blocking all URL

Hello everyone,
I am looking for a way to block all URLs except a few.
The goal is to allow our users to visit only the websites we want.
In fact, people asks for the contrary, in general.
So I am looking for a free way, of course, by tweaking IE, or the hosts file, or by using a software. Whatever...
Your help would be much appreciated.

 

Hello Krostif,

With the Hosts file - two links on how to:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file

Regards - Charles

 

I don't see how you can use just the hosts file to do this. If you only want them to access a few sites it would be an impossible task to block all of the rest using the hosts file.

I'm not really sure how you go about this. Maybe put those that you want them to be able to access into the hosts file along with their correct addresses and then somehow block your DNS servers with your firewall or router. Something along those lines anyway. With no access to DNS servers there would be no way to resolve a domain's address except for the hosts file. So, those that are in the hosts file would work, those that weren't in it would fail. Well, that's my theory anyway. I really don't know if blocking your DNS servers would cause you some other problems or not or if this would even work. I only mention it in case somebody else that knows might be able to comment on whether this or something similar is feasible or not.

 

thanks to all of you

Hello all,
so thanks a lot to everyone.
You got it Steeve. With the IE content advisor, I fixed my problem.
It works like a charm.
I should know that option for a long time (shame on me, boooooo.....) but in fact, I never use IE, since its first version, except at the office.
So, again, thanks for all your answers.
This forum rocks!

 

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I was reading a few posts it seems you want somthing to ban websites.
You proberly want one that is freeware. Ive got what you need. Its called B Gone. It blocks access to sites you want blocked. The internet filter comes with sites already block such as: ****, Hacking, ect ect

I would post the link but i dont want my account deleted.
If one of the staff members would say i can then i will.

- Gareth

 

Already fixed

Hello all,
so thank you Gareth.
The IE content advisor fixed my need.
I just realized that I didn't know IE at all because I just don't want to use it, and this, since the version win95b version, so since its beginning.
Guess why...

 

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What?