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Limiting network connections to specific sites when travelling / tethered (in windows)
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Mar 15, 2026845 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I often find myself accessing the Internet while travelling via either (gasp) dial-up or via a very limited data plan on a cell phone. I'd like to make sure that my laptop does not use the network connection for routine but unessential tasks [backup over VPN, uTorrent if I accidentally leave it run…
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This answer suggested using Netprofiles for a similar problem: In this case, you could run a script that swaps in a HOSTS file (C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) that includes the sites you want to ignore as localhost aliases, eg: Probably the …
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