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"mate-network-properties" won't honor ignored-hosts address

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kenn

I want to block a social media address.

When I block it via

  echo "127.0.0.1     facebook.com" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts > /dev/null

works.

But when I use mate-network-properties gui and add 127.0.0.1 facebook.com into ignored-hosts tab, it ignores the address I added, I mean it doesn't block that address. I also ran mate-network-properties as sudo but nothing's changed.

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matigo

The mate-network-properties GUI focuses on the Proxy settings:

Network Proxy Preferences

The values that are entered into "Ignored Hosts" will not run through the proxy connection. This is why the three localhost addresses are pre-filled in, as there's no point running any of those through a proxy server.

If you would like to block network traffic to Facebook (or any other service), then the simplest methods would be through the use of a hosts.deny file. Here's how you can set one up:

  1. Open Terminal (if it's not already open)
  2. Create the hosts.deny file: 
    sudo vi /etc/hosts.deny
  3. Add records in this format: 
    ALL : .domain.com
    Note: Do not forget that preceding . in front of the domain.
  4. Save the file
  5. There is no fourth step

What's nice about this method is that you can create a single list that gets shared across multiple devices through a regular sync process. No muss. No fuss.

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kenn
Thank you for the answer. `gnome-network-admin` tool had an option to edit `etc/hosts` file in the earlier version of Ubuntu
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