--- a/thermferm/mqtt.c	Sun Jul 10 15:03:26 2022 +0200
+++ b/thermferm/mqtt.c	Sun Jul 10 16:58:40 2022 +0200
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@
     struct ifaddrs	*ifaddr, *ifa;
     int			family, s;
 
-    if (birth && (f = fopen("/proc/net/route" , "r"))) {
+    if (/*birth && */(f = fopen("/proc/net/route" , "r"))) {
 	while (fgets(line, 100, f)) {
 	    ifname = strtok(line , " \t");
 	    c = strtok(NULL , " \t");