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Add this line to your hosts file (C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts)
"
50.16.244.211 minecraft.net
"

Yeah, that just adds the(one of the) login server(s) to the ignored hosts list... More like "a way to permanently(or almost) stop yourself from logging in"...

EDIT: Sorry for being such an idiot, didn't read it all. Read my next post

no, it routes the host name "minecraft.net" to the ip "50.16.244.211", I logged in and can view the website. Please search how the hosts file works before making such accusations.

Woups... I should have read the whole instructions. Sorry for being such a lazy idiot and not reading it all... Thought you were directing it to localhost.

I think it works for everyone now... I was about to read WireShark docs (too lazy to sudo gedit /etc/hosts)...