Windows 10: Hosts file causing some connectivity trouble with video games

hello everyone !

its my first poste here , just wanted to ask some questions about the hosts file, am having some trouble connecting to multiple game servers like League of legends, Rainbow six siege ....

every video / thread led me to modifying or reseting hosts file. i just want to know what are the functionalities of it and if am i the only one having problems with this and how can i fix it.

thank you!

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Browser /connection security, hosts file and DNS service

You're saying that Open DNS(and other services like it) house their own list of known 'bad' sites, and by using their DNS servers, it will filter out sites based on that list?

Would you believe I was already using Open DNS servers.
This means the hosts file is moot?

And furthering that, if there's any bespoke sites I want to manually add, I could do it through my router directly.

Thus I can empty my local hosts file and turn my DNS service back on?

 

Browser /connection security, hosts file and DNS service

Browser /connection security, hosts file and DNS service need recommendation

Recently I have been trying to identify if there is a program out there that integrates addresses from a host file, but then manages it in a dynamic way so that you can still use a DNS service and not get the hang up.
By hang up I mean the process taking up at least 50% CPU usage and causing the system to be sluggish as well as websites to go into a looping cycle/crash out. This happens when you have a hosts file that's significantly large, say 1.5mb

More or less I'm looking for a 'smart' hosts file.

 

Hosts file editing

I have to jump in and say I use, and have used the host file for years. It's an easy way to take stress off of old name servers. I don't add everything, but major shares I do add to the host file. I've used the host file for some tunneling as well. I try to optimize my network as much as possible and I have a solid network. But Easy Rhino is right as well, you'll want to have everything he suggested as well. *Toast :toast: