From: mike 


They probably can, but not enough people know how to use it yet...

 /m

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:38:30 -0500, Gary Britt
 wrote:

>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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