![]() ![]() You will now need to enter a Primary and Secondary DNS server address. Select the "Use the following DNS server addresses" option. Save yourself the headache and just write it down on a piece of paper and put it in a drawer somewhere. You do not want to lose this information or you may need to get on the phone to your network administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP) later. If it is already set to "Use the following DNS server addresses", then you MUST write down the IP addresses that are already defined here. IF this is already set to "Obtain DNS server address automatically", then good. If there are problems, you can revert back to your old DNS settings and try again later. 46.246.119.139 Now if your web browsing seems to be slowing down, or you can't reach websites anymore, type in the URL, into your browser and it will take you straight to the BlockAID status page.With the HOSTS file open in your text editor, add the following information to the end of the text (as in the picture above) and then save it. NOTE: you will need to run Notepad as an administrator by right-clicking it in order to save changes to the HOSTS file. ![]() You can open this file in Notepad on Windows. In Windows 7 / Vista, navigate to the following directory: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc In here you will see a file simply called "hosts" with no extension. If your HOSTS files already specifies the location of the server for, then your browser will automatically go to the web server without the need for DNS. That means that if BlockAID stopped working properly, the BlockAID team could alert users on the status page about the problems, and give an idea of when it will be fixed. There is a sure way to know if there's something wrong with BlockAID, and that's to edit your operating system's HOSTS file, and specify yourself the location of the server for the URL "". In that event, you should revert back to the original settings temporarily. ![]() Think for a second what would happen if the BlockAID DNS servers were to crash and go offline? Your web applications would no longer be able to reach websites since you wouldn't have access to a DNS server. Secondary - 178.21.23.150 These are the DNS servers that your Internet browsers and all of your applications will be using from now on, so make sure to get them right. ![]()
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