Questions tagged [blocking]
Blocking is denying access to something. You can block applications, websites, access, or any other number of things. Blocking will stop the item from accessing whatever you've blocked it from.
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Block a specific app from updating in the Microsoft store
Well, i know that i can disable all automatic updates in the Microsoft store, but what about blocking just a single app from doing the update. The problem with manually updates in Microsoft store is, ...
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How to block Users for backup?
I have Windows 10.
I'm using "iDrive" to backup 600GB to an external hard drive (4TB) using USB 2.0.
Last time estimate it gave me was over 24 hours.
I need to block all my family (3 other ...
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/etc/hosts file not properly blocking site in ubuntu
I am trying to block certain sites from my computer (namely, reddit) in order to get some work done.
However, modifying the /etc/hosts file seems to have no effect. I am working under Ubuntu 18.04
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Can a Certificate Authority be blocked?
Is it possible for a company, ISP, or other entity to block any website that uses certificates issued by, say, Let's Encrypt?
My boss seems to think that all the times that our emails weren't getting ...
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When using openssl enc -camellia256, what block mode does it use?
When encrypting a file with openssl using the Camellia 256-bit cipher, you can explicitly specify the block mode (e.g. camellia-256-cfb or camellia-256-ofb etc). However if you only use the -...
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How to block url across a home Wifi network?
I am trying to block a list of urls across a home Wifi Network (like www.youtube.com) using open DNS. Since the router I am forced to use (Bell Home Hub 3000) has very limited options (it cannot block ...
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how to block a website forever without reverting?
there are many extensions for this. but the extensions themselves can be undone.
I wonder if it's possible to just ban and not be able to play any games in browser..
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uBlock Origin - Create filter based on href link
I want to create a filter in uBlock for a given website where I know all the ads have an href of the following type containing "referral_story".
<a class="_1oem" href="/...
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Block internet access to KM Player in windows 10
I'm trying to block internet access to KM player in my windows 10 machine. I had done it in my previous laptop by adding a block rule in firewall and it had worked. But in my new machine, it's not ...
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How can I prevent my computer from accessing thousands of websites?
I'd like to block access to domains from my computer.
This is what I tried
I tried to use the domain filter in my router, but it applies only the HTTP websites. Any website that relies on HTTPS gets ...
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WireGuard blocked - apparently a wider UDP issue
WireGuard is refusing to connect, I've tried running it on 2 different VPS providers (with my PC as the client) and it just doesn't work.
There are some commonalities which I noticed:
On both ...
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Is there a way to block access to some domains only when not using a VPN?
What I want is to block some websites when I forget to hide my IP with a VPN. so these websites need to be blocked with my own IP but accessible with a VPN.
my router has parental controls and it ...
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How can I schedule a device block from access to the internet on my Asus RT-AC68U router?
Yes I am aware of the Time Schedule feature under Parental Control. However, that feature cannot block one of my devices for some reason. It can for other devices on my network.
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Activate hard-blocked WiFi adapter
I am having the problem that I have an old laptop I want to make a headless Debian install on. However, this is one of those laptops with a physical switch. But it's not that easy. This isn't an on/...
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How do I block YouTube on my child's Chromebook?
My son is watching excessive amounts of YouTube videos on his Chromebook that he needs for his online classes while schools are physically closed during the pandemic. I would like to be able to block ...
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Windows 10 - Blocking a Website in Hosts File
I have blocked a lot of websites in my Windows 10 OS computer and edited the hosts file located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. Below is the content of my hosts file:
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com ...
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Block a Specific Program from being installed in Windows 10 [duplicate]
Is there any way I can block only a specific program/installer (e.g Bluestacks) from being installed in my Windows 10 computer? I want myself to be not able to unblock the software.
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Is there a better way to mitigate this obscure color bug when piping to FINDSTR inside a parenthesized block of (.bat) code?
In the following .BAT file, test 2 demonstrates the color bug inside a parenthesized block of code, test 3 demonstrates the bug inside a FOR loop, and test 4 shows how the bug can be mitigated by ...
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How can I block (ssh) traffic from source ports other than a pre-defined one?
A VPS get lots of ssh attacks. Those attacks are various source ports:
sshd[76661]: Invalid user ts3server from 76.103.161.19 port 33062
sshd[76661]: Received disconnect from 76.103.161.19 port 33062:...
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Prevent Google Chrome from accessing C:\ or local files [duplicate]
We're trying to block the users from accessing to local files from Chrome.
We've disabled the access from Windows Explorer. However, if the users use Google Chrome, then they can easily type C: in ...
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How to block every image on a website?
I would like to be able to block every image on websites that suffer from severe clickbaity images so only text is shown. It would be nice if the solution could be dis/enabled easily in case I would ...
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Unable to reach my own externally hosted website I was able to reach yesterday
I'm unable to reach my site, https://www.inagalaxyfarfarawry.com, at home via laptop, phone, and Firestick. I'm in Canada when I can't connect, though I'm still in Canada when I can connect (please ...
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I can't access an unblocked site without VPN [closed]
I cant access this site on my PC.
It is not blocked by government or any other authority.
All my friends and my phone can access this site.
Im using windows 10; using firefox, chrome, edge, int. ...
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Is my UK ISP blocking a legitimate website?
UK ISPs are not well known by me for blocking websites for censorship other than blocking illegal sites such as child porn or torrent sites, yet when trying to access PubMed (Desktop Site or Mobile ...
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How can we block mailto: links using Requestly
Can someone tell me if it's possible to block a mailto: function/link using Requestly Chrome Extension ?
If possible, how can we do it?
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Unable to unblocked the sites in Hosts File
I blocked some site in Hosts File, but when I tried unblocking it by deleting the indicated sites. I'm still unable to access the sites. Can anyone help me with this?
I blocked the sites by using ...
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Disable internet access but leave LAN working regardless of the user privilege
I'm looking for a command (or command-line program) to toggle (disable/enable) internet access to the outside world in Windows 10 pro. It should temporarily block internet access but leave the LAN ...
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Windows 10 blocks .exe
I have a Windows 10 Pro machine (version 10.0.18362) and an executable file test.exe I created myself.
The executable runs fine from a cmd terminal on other Windows machines (including other Windows ...
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Why is Hamachi blocking anything to do with HTTP?
Setting the scene: Server running CentOS 7 based inside a private network. On this server are both Hamachi and ZeroTier. The objective is to allow clients external to the network to connect to the ...
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Dad's phone will not connect to certain web sites, and certain apps will not logon at his house, but work at mine
So, I bought my dad a new Motorola G7 Power phone to replace his old phone. Since he doesn't want to pay for data — and the plan's expense is mainly data — I have his data plan connection turned off. ...
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How to block a URL in TOR browser?
I am trying to use Block Site extension to block access to some URLs in TOR browser in Windows 7. This extension works: it blocks the sites I want to be blocked. However a user can easily disable or ...
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I can't block Facebook addresses with /etc/hosts
I've tried several things. I've tried adding a long list of Facebook related URLs. I've tried deleting my /etc/hosts file and starting from scratch. Here's how the hosts file looks now:
0.0.0.0 apps....
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Using wifi to access specific websites that are blocked on the ethernet connection
My workplace blocks access to certain websites (Gmail, Github, etc) while connected to the ethernet. But these are accesible through the less restrictive wifi connection (also provided by my workplace)...
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Is there a way to stop DOTA2 from working without reinstalling windows?
I'm trying to find a way to block myself from being able to install dota on my PC, or to at least make it take a lot of effort to do so. I had been using cold turkey, but it was too easy to go around. ...
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iscsiadm hangs and tcpdump shows nothing
I am troubleshooting iscsiadm.
iscsiadm --mode discovery --portal 10.144.35.235 --type sendtargets --discover
The command mentioned above blocks and does nothing. I've cleared ipvs and iptables.
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How to create a white-list for usb devices using udev rules?
I'm trying to create a white-list using udev rules for USB devices on my CentOS machine however i get inconsistent results.
I tried blocking one device on a specific USB port using: 'echo 0/1 > /sys/...
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Removing child block
Something is interfering with my computer which shuts off the internet between certain times. It occurs at the same time each day, and no other computers are affected, so I suspect someone has ...
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Automatically redirect to a VPN
For some reason, medium.com is not available where I live.
Though, it is accessible via a VPN connection which in part takes some minutes in the process of opening the app, finding a server, and ...
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Why isn't Ultrasurf hiding my IP address?
HELP! This is the first time that happened to me, neither Ultrasurf nor Psiphon3 nor Freegate are hiding my IP. Now, I live in Egypt and my ISP is TE-DATA, my IP is 41.235.184.188. And as u can see ...
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How to access banned websites that cannot be accessed through windows but can be accessed through other OSes?
Some websites that are banned in my country cannot be accessed on computer (with windows installed) but if I try them on android phone (using same broadband wifi as PC) they can be accessed. I ...
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How to block specific URL rather than the entire domain on a computer without software?
I've been doing some googling and I can't seem to find an answer. How do you block a specific URL rather than the entire website without using a software.
For example, I want to block www.facebook....
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Windows 10 - How to block a wifi network and restrict unblocking it without a password
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I'm currently having some compulsive and addictive issues with using the internet (originally on my phone) that are seriously negatively affecting my life. I've completely blocked all web ...
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How can i lock mac every x minutes?
Is there a simple way / app to say for example: every 30 minutes lock computer for 5 minutes (and don't let any easy way to cancel while this 5 minutes break is happening)?
I know you can set a daily ...
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A truly strict site blocking extension [closed]
I recently installed an app named AppBlock in my android phone. The thing I like about the app is that it has a strict mode which once activated will not let you change the settings of the app and ...
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How can I prevent a program from checking my connection status
I want to block a program from checking if my pc is actually connected to the internet.
I was blocking it's network connection with Windows Defender's Firewall.
In advanced Settings I simply added ...
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How do I block a device from accessint internet through ASUS RT-AC68U router
I have some internet connected appliances connected to the wireless network. I want them to be able to give cycle end notices to anyone in the house (on the wireless net) but not 100 miles away (e.g., ...
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Block mobile.twitter.com using etc/hosts
I'd like to block the webpage mobile.twitter.com using etc/hosts. Using this code, I can block many websites including twitter.com, but mobile.twitter.com works normally
127.0.0.1 www.twitter.com
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How can I block the google chrome dino game easter egg?
I am using on chrome on a Macbook Air if that helps. I know that the game can be blocked on windows, but I'd like to block it on my macbook air.
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How to use Windows Firewall to block?
Can someone help me figure out how to use Windows 10 Firewall to block internet access of some programs? I have some portable apps and would like to understand how to block them from the internet.
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How to use uBlock Origin to block just the page stackexchange.com without blocking the entire stackexchange network?
I've found HNQ are really distracting to me, so I want to block them. This question has some ways to block them in the sidebar, but the same list exists over at https://stackexchange.com/. I want to ...
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