HUSABER Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 How to edit the hosts file in Mac OS X 10.7 – Lion,10.8ML The hosts file is a text file that maps hostnames to IP addresses. Upon typing a url address in the browser, the system first checks if there is a relevant entry in the hosts file and if exists gets the corresponding IP address. If no entries exists it resolves the IP via the active connection’s DNS servers. The hosts file can be edited to block certain hostsnames, like ad-serving/malicious hosts,activation app or used for web development purposes, i.e. to redirect domains to local addresses. Step 1 – Open the Terminal.app Either start typing Terminal in the Spotlight search, or goto Applications > Utilities > Terminal. Step 2 – Open the host file Open the hosts file by typing the following in the Terminal window: $ sudo nano /private/etc/hosts Type your user password when prompted. Step 3 – Edit the hosts file The hosts file contains some comments (lines starting with the # symbol), as well as some default hostname mappings (e.g. 127.0.0.1 – local host). Simply append your new mappings underneath the default ones. Step 4 – Save the hosts file When done editing the hosts file, press Control+o to save the file. Press Enter on the filename prompt, and Control-x to exit the editor. Step 5 – Flush the DNS cache You can use a simple Terminal command to flush the DNS cache, and have your host file changes take immediate effect. Using the open Terminal window, then the following command: $ dscacheutil -flushcache Your new mappings should now take effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 ...Mac OS X 10.7 – Lion,10.8-Puma 10.8 - Puma?! Either 10.8 - Mountain Lion or 10.9 - Not yet known BTW Puma is OS X.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSABER Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Ok,resolved :wink2: don't glory,Mountain lion is a Puma in animal World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I use this, much easier: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/networking_security/hostswidget.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSABER Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Gas Mask is the best,everything i send there: GasMask+FullHostBlock mac.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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