Adblock via /etc/hosts

Re:Adblock via /etc/hosts by faragon on Friday February 12, 2016 @08:43AM (#11087054)

Just put the entries in the "hosts" file at router-level (e.g. using OpenWRT).

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Re:Adblock via /etc/hosts by cptskippy on Friday February 12, 2016 @10:30AM (#11087834)

And duct tape said router to your laptop so you can take it with you every where you go?

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Re:Adblock via /etc/hosts by Spivak on Friday February 12, 2016 @12:00PM (#11088600)

Running a local dnsmasq server is effectively the same thing.

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Re:Adblock via /etc/hosts by cptskippy on Friday February 12, 2016 @12:12PM (#11088681)

Yup. You could also use something like PeerBlock which gives you a little easier control.

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