Location of Hosts File in Different OS

Below are the location of the Hosts file found in various Operating Systems (OS):

Example for a Hosts File:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.

# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.

# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each

# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should

# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.

# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one

# space.

# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual

# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.

# For example:

# Permit this.

127.0.0.1       localhost                  # designate 127.0.0.1 as the local host leave this line as is.

# This is usually the End of the Default Host File. The rest is examples.

102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com      # source server

 38.25.63.10     x.acme.com             # x client host

#This type of entries will Block specific sites.

127.0.0.1     ibm.com   # will resolve to Localhost, so No IBM.COM

#This type of entries will Block ads that come into a Banner from ads.acme.com.

127.0.0.1  ads.acme.com

# This type of entries give names to local Computers

# No need to type the IP the Main computer you can type Main into Address Bar.

192.168.0.1  Main 

# The computer with the Music Files will be called Music.

192.168.0.3 Music