/etc/hosts won't work for your VM, probably | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

ddevault on March 20, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Blocklist Facebook domains

/etc/hosts won't work for your VM, probably

IncRnd on March 20, 2018 | [–]

It will work if you set the /etc/hosts inside the VM.

ddevault on March 20, 2018 | | [–]

Aye, that it will

_euvw on March 20, 2018 | [–]

I see no reason why not actually.

ddevault on March 20, 2018 | [–]

Your VM uses its own network stack and handles its own DNS resolution. /etc/hosts isn't a firewall, it's a zone file.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact