using host file to block facebook

[jakleb]

Hi all i am trying to block facebook using the host file, but it just wont die every other site i have tried to block works but i just cant seem to block face book..... WHY ?
i have put a copy of the file below have a look for me and please tell me were im going wrong.... Thanks all


# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 www.mirror.co.uk
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 http://en-gb.facebook.com/index.php?lh=a74299224cc256735fc970be63856b12&
127.0.0.1 http://www.facebook.com/home.php?
127.0.0.1 www.bbc.co.uk
0.0.0.0 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
69.63.184.142
69.63.187.17
69.63.187.19
69.63.181.11
69.63.181.12
# Block Facebook
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 static.ak.fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 www.static.ak.fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 login.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.login.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 www.fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 fbcdn.com
127.0.0.1 www.fbcdn.com
127.0.0.1 static.ak.connect.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.static.ak.connect.facebook.com

 

[brian]

Hi all i am trying to block facebook using the host file, but it just wont die every other site i have tried to block works but i just cant seem to block face book..... WHY ?
i have put a copy of the file below have a look for me and please tell me were im going wrong.... Thanks all


# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 www.mirror.co.uk
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 http://en-gb.facebook.com/index.php?lh=a74299224cc256735fc970be63856b12&
127.0.0.1 http://www.facebook.com/home.php?
127.0.0.1 www.bbc.co.uk
0.0.0.0 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
69.63.184.142
69.63.187.17
69.63.187.19
69.63.181.11
69.63.181.12
# Block Facebook
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 static.ak.fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 www.static.ak.fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 login.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.login.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 www.fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 fbcdn.com
127.0.0.1 www.fbcdn.com
127.0.0.1 static.ak.connect.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.static.ak.connect.facebook.com

It could be a few things. One have you tried it without www.? Also it could just be that it is still in your cache. go into cmd and type ipconfig /flushdns
See if those work

If it still does not work, go into cmd and type ping facebook.com and post what it says