DNS Block a URL (W2K)

[hpoppe]

Hi, I'd like to set up a DNS server on Win2000 and have it NOT resolve certain adresses. This is for use in a school. We do not have a proxy, nor money for it, but I was told that it is possible to set the DNS cache so that it won't resolve certain names (i.e. www.rotten.com etc). Anyone with an idea?

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[homeflash]

do you want to block certain sites so no one can go to it? If so, you have to set it for your localhost files.

Here is the info or site you may want to look at it

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

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[hpoppe]

I know how to do this and it is the solution I'm using right now. However the network is growing and soon there will be almost 100 workstations. It's getting to be a hassel to update the hosts file. This is a school and we need to add/remove sites frequently, and it has to be on a global basis for the entire network. Therefore the desire to do this on the DNS server. I know that a proxy would be the best solution here, but we don't have the funds.

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[homeflash]

In that case, you should check out the free proxy server, there are quite a few out there which is good. You can look into www.snapfiles.com, just search for freeware. I used to use proxyplus, analogx and winproxy (this one got it from a friend)

Anyway, good luck with the search...

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[hpoppe]

Thanks for your advice, but as stated: proxy is not an option. Still looking for a solution...
It's not only a matter of licence, also hardware, space etc.

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