Beauregard,

Boy this is serious.
I have updated my host file and it worked for one day.
Today, anything with yahoo.com,is blocked and it shows
akamai.net !!!!!!!!
Though I know it has nothing to do with host file and have checked all
sites in host file has no connection with yahoo.
It is like hours and making one frustrated for just getting 5 minutes
work done. I am thinking of calling my ISP provider
and telling him to activate his firewall now. This is really
frustrating.

I have cleared cookies and started without addon on IE 7. still the
same.
You just have to wait and than it comes "page cannot be displayed".
Even tried https://www.yahoo.com still the same.
Secondly, when I sign in from mail.yahoo.com it takes you to
my.yahoo.com !!!!

This is really making me upset and frustrated.

Capnat




On Oct 7, 1:22 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
<a.nony.m...@example.invalid> wrote:
> capnat wrote:
> > When I add entry as 127.0.0.1 a248.e.akamai.net in host entry it only
> > blocks for that ip address, what happens is a248.e.akamai.net has
> > different IP address starting from 207.61.0.0 and it keeps changing,
> > I have then blocked from
> > 207.61.0.0 / 255.255.255.255.
>
> You are not understanding how a HOSTS file entry works. You do *not*
> enter 207.61.0.0 or anything other than 127.0.0.1 and the domain name
> (for ad and nefarious site blocking). Use this only:
>
> 127.0.0.1 a248.e.akamai.net
>
> With this above line in your HOSTS file, the browser will not attempt to
> go to *any* IP address that this akamai server might use. You do not
> need to care what its actual IP address is.
>
> Here, have a look at a copy of my own personal HOSTS file. Feel free to
> copy it if you wish. Copy the entire file and save it as just: hosts
> without the .txt extension.
>
> http://k75s.home.att.net/hosts.txt
>
> You are using Windows XP ? Place the file in:
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
>
> You further said:
>
> > I am not visiting akamai website or any website related with
> > akamai.net. Then why is it that site yahoo goes to akamai.net Since
> > blocking this sites, it now takes hours to visit sites.
>
> ..which will go away if you make proper entries in the HOSTS file.
>
> --
> -bts
> -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck