Sure, /etc/hosts. Add something like the following: 127.0.0.1 adserver.naughtybannerserver.com
Alternatively, you could block out ads using ipchains: ipchains -A input -s adserver.naughtybannerserver.com -d 0.0.0.0/0 -j REJECT Or, you could use junkbuster to filter the traffic. --Mike Lee Elliott wrote: > What happens with this particular package is that there's a local file > linking IP addreses to urls, that is checked before looking for it on > the net, rather like a local DNS. By linking ad/banner server urls to, > say the local IP 127.0.0.1, the look-up fails and is abandoned with the > result that you don't download anything from these servers i.e adverts > etc :-) -- It's a shame that a family can be torn apart by something as simple as wild dogs.