From: Gary Britt 

Cool thanks.  Where is this information stored in the registry or a file?
Why can't microsoft make the operating system ignore this the same way it
ignores the hosts file??

Gary

Geo. wrote:
> Open a command prompt and type
>
> route /?
>
> Geo.
>
> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
> news:45d79893$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Is that an operating system command or are you talking about blocking
>> the IP address at the router?
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> Geo. wrote:
>>> "mike"  wrote in message
>>> news:1gsdt2164qc98mqngvrq6s7c3cbhri1cee{at}4ax.com...
>>>
>>>> Have your copies of W2K started to phone home to
>>>> stats.update.microsoft.com?   Mine have been doing so since a recent
>>>> security update.
>>>
>>> Nope, but then I don't use windowsupdate for them.
>>>
>>> Just use a "route add" statement and null route the
IP's you don't
>>> want it talking to.. they may have bypassed hosts, but they can't
>>> bypass routing .
>>>
>>> Geo.
>

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