#How to open hosts file mac os x serial key
#How to open hosts file mac os x mac os x

Now you have successfully altered your HOSTS File.

Now you need to Flush the DNS Cache, its pretty simple in the same Terminal app you need to enter below line to Flush your DNS.

After you have made all the changes simply Save your HOSTS File.

Now you will have the HOSTS file opened, you can Alter that like I have explained above, add lines and modify the one you want.

If you prompted to enter the password, enter your password.

Now you need to enter below line to access the HOSTS file from your Terminal.

Open the Terminal.app, you can find Terminal app by searching РІР‚Сљ TerminalРІР‚Сњ in your spotlight or you can navigate to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

#How to open hosts file mac os x mac os x

If you are on Mac OS X - Leopard then you can follow steps mentioned below to Alter your HOSTS File, its quiet simple, so follow all the steps carefully. So you can add all those lines that you want to stop from accessing your computer and software, it all depends on you, so this is the way you can access HOSTS file and alter it, make sure you open it as Administrator else it wonРІР‚в„ўt let you Save the file. Like you can see I have added Corel Lines to block Corel from Accessing Software.Now you will have the file live in the above image, you can add all the lines.Choose РІР‚Сљ All FilesРІР‚Сњ from below and then double click on the HOSTS file.Navigate to C: > Windows > System 32 > drivers > etc.

#How to open hosts file mac os x serial key

If you are using Windows Computer the we are going to tell you how you can edit your HOSTS file to add few line and blocking sites from getting accessed, its also useful to cracking few software's, as we can block there servers from accessing the software and checking if serial key entered is legit or not. Another use of HOSTS file is to block the few Hostnames i.e if you are giving Internet access in schools or colleges or to any of your employees in your business premises, then you can block certain sites. When you type any URL in your browsers search bar then it checks whether there is any relevant entry in the HOSTS file and gets you the corresponding IP address, else it resolves that IP using the active connections DNS Servers.

HOSTS File is a simple text file in Windows & Mac OS X that is used to map Hostnames to IP Addresses.