Stop Access To Certain Websites

[Saturn57]

Is there a way to stop access to certain websites at the server level instead of going to each individual computer and blocking websites using explorer security

 

[chipk]

If you host your own DNS, you can do something like black hole DNS, which is basically sticking those websites in a bogus zone and pointing them back to the localhost or an internal web site that says "you're not allowed to view this page." If you have granular control over your network infrastructure (i.e. routers), you can block http traffic to certain IPs using an access list.

 

[Saturn57]

Give me an example to block facebook? Do I need the ip or can I use the domain name to block. We do not host our own dns.

 

[chipk]

You could deploy hosts files with the following entry to block facebook:

127.0.0.1 facebook.com

Do you have access to a router in your office?