Firewall vs entry in Hosts file ????
What is the difference (that is better) between having an entry in the "hosts" file, or a "rule" in a firewall application when trying to block inbound traffic from a known website or company.
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LOL we had a VAX, not sure which model. This was a power plant when it was being constructed the boss bought a VAX system and ordered software even tho he was 100% ignorant about computers. The software he bought was 'utility software', this was a Utility power plant, right?
Anyway he stuck it all in a warehouse where it sat for several years before the engineers found it and dragged it all over to the engineering office. They discovered it essentially had no software and had to type in BASIC by hand. Took a long time. They did finally get it to produce a text daily report but by that time the lab VIC 20 was more powerful.
In fact the very same manager used to bring visitors to the lab and point at the VIC 20 and tell them see that little thing it's more powerful than the big XXX hundred thousand dollar computer up in the plant office.
He never connected the dots, one computers do not age well sitting in warehouses. And two they don't do anything without software. He had no self awareness.
Anyway he stuck it all in a warehouse where it sat for several years before the engineers found it and dragged it all over to the engineering office. They discovered it essentially had no software and had to type in BASIC by hand. Took a long time. They did finally get it to produce a text daily report but by that time the lab VIC 20 was more powerful.
In fact the very same manager used to bring visitors to the lab and point at the VIC 20 and tell them see that little thing it's more powerful than the big XXX hundred thousand dollar computer up in the plant office.
He never connected the dots, one computers do not age well sitting in warehouses. And two they don't do anything without software. He had no self awareness.
