Blocking URL on a certain computer on a network

[lexlorrenz]

I can block URLs but the whole network is affected. What i wanna do is block a few websites but only on 1 PC.

Is there any way that only 1 computer in my network can be blocked?

 

[iFargle]

The hosts file
Hosts (file) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

I would rep ya if I could iFargle, but I guess I gotta spread the love around some.

 

[lexlorrenz]

How do I do it?

 

[iFargle]

I'm assuming your'e on Windows, so edit this file in notepad:
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

or other text editor (Notepad++ for example)
then add the address of the sites you want, one per line. Mine looks like this:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
#	127.0.0.1       localhost
#	::1             localhost

 

[carnageX]

Note that you have to edit the host file on the target machine, not your machine.

You could see if your router has built-in capabilities to block a single computer from a website by their MAC address, as well.