Blocking website through Hosts file

[dsfirth]

add this line

127.0.0.1 runescape.com

[Sharpstick68]

I'm trying to block the website http://www.runescape.com and someone told me edit the Hosts file located in \windows\system32\drivers\etc folder and open the file with notepad which I did and now I dont know how to edit it, my friend said when its blocked it will go to local host 127.0.0.1 and timeout, but this is how the file looks, so how would i edit it so the website gets blocked, thanks

# Copyright © 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:

#

# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server

# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

[+BudMan MVC]

to be more specific add this line

127.0.0.1 www.runescape.com

but there are "currently 40257 people playing!" why/could you possibly block that site??

[Sharpstick68]

i just want to block it on my parents computer because my brother plays the game and i dontw ant him playing it on there, he has his own computer and it just ****es me off. And where would I add that line in hosts file?

[dw2003]

lolz all the instructions are at the top of the hosts file

add it underneath the comments (marked by a #) IE under this line:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Note: Hosts file dosent work if you have a proxy set