On Mon 07 Aug 2023 at 17:53:41 -0400, gene heskett wrote: > On 8/7/23 14:57, Brian wrote: > > On Sun 06 Aug 2023 at 20:50:26 -0400, gene heskett wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > Sorry you are so offended by a hosts file user Andy, but when the guys > > > > Did someone mention a hosts file? Is this an attempt to move discussion on > > to a different toic? I thought 'chattr -i' and the wisdom of using it was > > under discussion. > > > Its all related to networking.
A pathetic response. > > My experience is that 'chattr -i' cripples the ability of my laptop to roam > > on other networks. > > > I do not own a lappy. The last one I had, an hp I paid about $1500 for, was > so poorly supported that when I went out someplace as a consulting engineer, > had to borrow a modem from the motel just to talk to their wifi about 50% of > the time. The rest of the time the wifi needed a reboot. Even windows xp > could not make the broadcom radio in it work. Its battery was as problematic > as the windows it came with, and when it died I tossed it. My expertise as a > broadcast consultant went out of date when the US went digital in mid-2008. > Now I just keep our local Ma and Pa daytimer on the air. I also don't have a > hell phone. Even more pathetic. Taking one word (laptop) and making it central is typical of your style of response. All me, me, me. -- Brian.
