... Hash: SHA1 ... It's not so easy to tear out the adverts in digital copies... - -- The dirt trail to the moon pop is reporting 100% packet loss because of...
... Hash: SHA1 ... No, but it *is* easy to craft a useful /etc/hosts file.... 0.0.0.0 ad.doubleclick.net or set up BIND as a simple caching nameserver with a...
... I don't know about that. I set it up on my own in a way that seemed appropriate at the time - although I may have made some DNS faux pas somewhere. The...
... That would be nice, I think many of us would like to see that. Please do so if you can make the time. -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6...
... I'm interested as well. There is a video game that my wife and I play together. The game has a wiki on the Net, but lots of times the ads cover up the...
... Now *THAT* (using /etc/hosts) is one of the most useful tips I've seen in ages! Many thanks! As a payback, assuming your partner is using, ahem, Windows,...
... Hash: SHA1 ... If you can live with it being Firefox-specific, Adblock Plus is pretty good too, once set up. I almost never see any ads anymore when ...
... <snippage in effect> ... Yes, and it works just great. Yet another example of a Windows capability that no one uses/is aware of. As much as Windows sucks,...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Indeed, but it is far from as effective as the DNS trick. - -- G. Stewart - grs.ygroups@... Sign in a Chinese pet store: "Buy one...
Hello all I'm beginner in linux system and hope to a professional in it. well i'm searching material for preparing LPIC 101 &102 , and i wonder which...
You know... this is the first lecture I give in the Intro to Linux class I teach at the local community college. The nutshell version is that, on a scale of 1...
... At the risk of looking really dumb...Could someone explain what using /etc/hosts means? If it is better than using Adblock plus in Firefox then I would...
... Hash: SHA1 ... /etc/hosts contains the IP addresses of domain names. The resolver goes through it when looking to resolve a domain name before asking DNS. ...
On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:48:56 -0000 ... I never even thought of using /etc/hosts this way, although, I use it for DNS on all our machines here. A good place to...
On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:03:59 +0100 ... Okay, dumb question. Is it advisable to setup a caching nameserver on a laptop that wanders around? -- Raquel ...
... Hash: SHA1 ... If it has enough RAM to run BIND without making it eat into swap space all the time, there's no reason why not. - -- G. Stewart -...
On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:36:58 +0100 ... My guess is that 3GB is enough. ;-) I just wasn't sure that a laptop under different network conditions would benefit...
Hello all, I have a Dell Latitude D610. I am about to start giving some training courses and would like to set the laptop up to Have the screen show my course...
... speeds up surfing, ... An email correspondent revealed this URL to me last night: <http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm> Their present (March 15,...
... Your D610 is very similar to my D600. The display adapter on yours is likely a Radeon Mobility 9000. Though one can have both the onboard LCD and an...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Oh that's ok when the ads are not embedded in the pdf. I subscribe to linux format, and they include the ads sometimes in the spreads, as if...
... Hash: SHA1 ... I seem to have a lot on my plate at the moment. This guide will have to wait for a few days, I'm afraid. But since there is interest, I'll...
OK... this is someone OT, but I have a windows question that relates to a dual boot setup I'm working on. I'm going to pick up a netbook in the next week or...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Yes. All the locations of the standard directories (My Documents, Program files etc.) are stored in the registry. Move things like that...
... At the risk of sounding even dumber, I forgot there was a time when I didn't know about /etc/hosts. Somewhere, I came to believe everyone was born with the...
... Which netbook? I just wipe Windows off completely, but the reason I am asking--you might have Ubuntu issues with wireless. If the AR5007EG card then see my...
... Hash: SHA1 ... ASAP and getting a qualification should not be used at the same time. I've been in the business over five years and I'm still learning. My...
First of all, Thanks Godwin... I knew you'd have some sage advice... and I've missed your sage advice from the redhat list. I am glad to see you're still...