Very helpful. Found exactly what I needed in terminal. I appreciate you taking the time to make this video!

A very useful and informative video tutorial today! Thank you, Gary! 👏❤️

Again I learned something new Gary, thank you😃👍

Exactly what I needed (the hosts part). Thanks!

Thanks very much, Gary, for this excellent tutorial! Very useful.

You save my life !! I couldn't find hosts file from Mac until you taught us !!

ty bro, i dont want to ruin my life with some websites😁you saved my life

Thank you! Easy solution :D

Good information thanks so much.

Thank you !! :D

Thanks mate

Apple don’t make it easy. Good job you know an effective solution.

@mojoblues66

Жыл бұрын

There is no operating system out there that does make this easy because it is an advanced feature.

Thank you

You've made me free! Thanks!

best tutorial

One thing to bear in mind with blocking websites at the router level is it often won’t work for HTTPS sites (the router i have has a warning saying that the blocking function doesn’t work with HTTPS), in fact when i was still in school, a LOT of students discovered that the website blocker the school used could be bypassed using HTTPS (and even some of the teachers knew about the HTTPS bypass method, even though youtube was technically blocked, the teachers sometimes ALLOWED us to go on youtube using this bypass method)

Gary, I'm looking for a video on how to sync Notes on my Iphone to my Mac. Can you help? Thanks

thanks!!!

thanks

Cannot get this to work via Terminal no matter what I try. Very frustrating. It worked prior to the last software update but now it doesn't.

Thanks Super Mario !

Can you restrict websites for all users at one time? Or do you have to restrict the same websites for each user profile one at a time?

@macmost

9 ай бұрын

It is per user if you do it in Screen Time. But the hosts file should do it for all. But if you want that, you probably want the site blocked on other devices too, so maybe look for a Wi-Fi network solution instead on a single-Mac one.

First! Great video BTW!

hey Gary, i'm stuck on something and that something is finding the password. i tried my actual password to get in my mac but doesn't seem to work or is there some other password you're talking about? if so please reply and help me out.

@macmost

7 ай бұрын

Do you mean the root password in the Terminal? Which version of macOS do you have? Is your user account a "standard" account rather than an "admin" account by any chance?

terminal method not working from me did everything you told clearing cache etc running macos14.4

@macmost

3 ай бұрын

Not sure why it isn't working for you, sorry. Check everything carefully.

Hey! I have question. I have the old Macbook Air, and i opened terminal app and wrote this first line ( sudo nano /ect/hosts ). THEN it just stopped trew out this PASSWORD and thats it… what should i do?

@macmost

3 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean. Threw out the password?

@Ali70290

3 ай бұрын

Beacause as i said i wrote this (sudo nano….) and then i click space it shows me PASSWORD and this key simbol and thats it

@Ali70290

3 ай бұрын

But i need to block the site, so what should i do? Thank you for your time.

@macmost

3 ай бұрын

@@Ali70290 I don't understand what you are asking. It sounds like you are doing it right. See from 3:20 in this video.

Safari seems to bypass my Host file, works with FF, "hide IP address" is OFF, thanks anyway!

Sudo nano /etc/hosts

I accidentally deleted the code "Host Database etc...". Is it best to type it in exactly the same way again?

@macmost

5 ай бұрын

Anything on a line that starts with a # is a comment and is just there to help you understand what the file does.

Do you know if blue lines around windows, search bars etc is a virus?

@macmost

Жыл бұрын

You have simply turned on System Settings, Accessibility, Keyboard, Full Keyboard Access.

@rhettshipley4593

Жыл бұрын

@@macmost thx. Turned it off but still getting them. Have rebooted and everything.

@rhettshipley4593

Жыл бұрын

Do you normally get the blue line around the search bar?

@macmost

Жыл бұрын

@@rhettshipley4593 Fields like that will "highlight" to show they are active, yes. I can't see what you are seeing, but I'm not hearing anything that you should be concerned about.

It only lets me get to the password step. Am I supposed to enter my account password? I can't do that either. I am the administrator. Help.

@macmost

21 күн бұрын

Which step do you mean specifically? The Screen Time one? That would be a separate password you created when first setting up Screen Time.

how can i block a site for a specific profile on my mac? for example I as admin am happy to see youtube, but i dont want my kids profiles to be able to access youtube

@macmost

2 ай бұрын

I think you mean Mac accounts, right? (Profiles are something else). Yes, the Screen Time settings are for each account. Just set restrictions in the account you want.

I followed each and every step but still its not working for me

@youssefsayed4795

11 ай бұрын

for me it works for some websites but not all of them

@youssefsayed4795

11 ай бұрын

did you find a solution ? thank you in advance

@isaacjohnjacob

9 ай бұрын

same bro only some websites are blocked. Let us know if you find out why@@youssefsayed4795

Terminal option didn't work for me. Tried twice.

How do my find my local address?

@macmost

5 ай бұрын

System Settings, Network, then select your connection (Wi-Fi, for instance). That tells you the IP address on your local (home) network. If you want to know your Internet IP address you have to go into the settings for your network equipment (DSL, cable, etc) Or just ask Google "What's My IP address" in a search.

Have tried the terminal method a hundred times in different ways. Cleared my cache. Quit my browsers. Restarted my mac. Tried using it in incognito. Doesn't work. You should retest it and update the video accordingly.

@macmost

7 ай бұрын

Perhaps you have something else going on, like a browser extensions, VPN app, etc? Something that is bypassing the hosts file. Or maybe you are missing a step in setting up the hosts file?

@benno8699

7 ай бұрын

@@macmost nope. Double checked all of that.

@rezanezhadmusavi2465

7 ай бұрын

Hey I use VPN always, is there anyway to block websites via host file and don't show up even with VPN?@@macmost

@macmost

7 ай бұрын

@@rezanezhadmusavi2465 No. You'd have to check your VPN software and see what they offer there. Or use Screen Time to do it.

doesn't work on Mac Osx Monterrey

@macmost

9 ай бұрын

Which method?

@osovitor28

9 ай бұрын

@@macmost with the terminal

@macmost

9 ай бұрын

​@@osovitor28 Should definitely work then. Make sure you are adding the exact domain to the hosts file and completing all of the steps.

@osovitor28

9 ай бұрын

@@macmost Thanks @macmost , I review it again and doesn’t work again, the weird is that avoid me to open Google drive and I never write that address in the terminal neither the screen time.

@macmost

9 ай бұрын

​@@osovitor28 Not sure where you could be going wrong, sorry. Sounds like you are editing the hosts file incorrectly.

Can't you block all adult content with the server method? Porn addicted here I need help

@macmost

3 ай бұрын

No. You need to use some third-party solution, probably on your network equipment. You can't keep track of all of the domain names and IP addresses yourself.

I can still open the website, what am I doing wrong I followed all steps in the video

@macmost

Ай бұрын

Which technique? Which browser? Are you sure you got the domain exactly right?