> You can block DNS traffic sent to servers configured in custom hosts files
You're thinking of configuring a custom DNS server, which is not related to the hosts file. The hosts file replaces DNS so there would be no network traffic to block.
Theoretically a kid who really wants his porn could manually add the name-to-IP entries for his favorite sites to his local hosts file, completely bypassing any DNS based filtering you might have on the network.
You're thinking of configuring a custom DNS server, which is not related to the hosts file. The hosts file replaces DNS so there would be no network traffic to block.
Theoretically a kid who really wants his porn could manually add the name-to-IP entries for his favorite sites to his local hosts file, completely bypassing any DNS based filtering you might have on the network.