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More recently, there's been a lot of talk about switching to IPv6 and how it will bring a lot of benefits to the Internet. But, this "news" keeps repeating itself, as there's always an occasional post which tries to push the Internet to the IPv6 protocol. Why is this theme recurring, you ask? Primarily because the transition to the new protocol is very slow. However, does it really matter to you whether the transition is going slowly or not? Should you even care?
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In many offices or work environments, you might need to redefine your network settings to connect to different networks. I found myself in this situation often enough, and got so tired of browsing to the network card, opening up the IP settings and making those edits, that I decided it was high time to put together a VB script that would do it all in one or two clicks.
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When people want to protect their computer from outside threats, the first thing they usually think of is installing antivirus or anto-malware software. Those applications do an excellent job at blocking known viruses and malware from infecting your PC. But what if antivirus and malware-blockers aren't enough?
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According to security researchers, Skype contains a flaw that makes it possible for a clever hacker to track and spy on Skype users, particularly those who use the mobile app. It’s not social engineering, nor is it an infiltration of the service itself, but rather a bit of ingenuity.
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If you have your own virtual private server for hosting your website, you may not know you can also use it as a private proxy to get past various firewalls and internet blocks. Let me show you how you can set up a simple SSH proxy tunnel using your hosting account in Windows, Mac or Linux.
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In home networks, IP addresses aren’t usually fixed, but they do fall within specific ranges. Your router will assign a new IP address automatically if another computer joins the network, or if your configuration changes. For the most part, this works out just fine – you shouldn’t notice a difference to your Internet performance or [...]
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Whether you’re trying to create a media center remote, or wireless file server, there are a number of cellphone and computer applications that need your smartphone’s IP address. Finding these can be a real drag, on some smartphone brands more than on others. Below is an extensive tutorial to find these IP addresses, both global/public [...]
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DHCP is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. On a network configured with DHCP, the computers ask for an IP address and the DHCP server responds with a unique IP address and other required information like domain name servers and router addresses. DHCP thus saves the administrator a lot of work and is specially useful in larger [...]
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Have you ever found yourself at a friend’s house, wishing you could access the music on your computer? Or maybe you wish it was easier to connect to your VNC share from web cafes or your office? Maybe you’ve even tried writing down your IP address before leaving home specifically so you could connect? The [...]
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Before we get into what a dynamic IP address is, let me give you a little background on the topic. First off an IP address is an Internet Protocol address. For more information on what an IP address is you can check out this page on Wikipedia. We can consider this your machine’s Internet Address. [...]
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Ever since I wrote the VZOChat article, which covered how to embed your own personal videochat room into your blog, I’ve been obsessed with trying to find new uses for my new webcam. I’ve covered ways you can have some fun with video, and how to use wi-fi webcams to configure a wireless security system. [...]
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People often say to me that they don’t like surfing the Internet as they feel every website they go to could hunt them down and knock on their door. Let me tell you this. It is not true. However, bear in mind, that it is possible to find your location, but they would need a [...]
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There’s no debate whether or not our online activities are tracked, they most surely are. It’s not even a single party that keeps the score; your ISP, website owners, advertisers and NSA know the reason you switched to Private Browsing Mode yesterday at 22:12. If the cool kids are doing it, why shouldn’t you? Here’s [...]
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An IP (Internet Protocol) address is as unique to a computer as a fingerprint is to us. An IP address enables one networked device to talk to the next. The downside of this inter-connectedness is that a logical location provided by the IP address is an open arms invitation to spammers and hackers. The art [...]
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Once you finish this article, I’m sure you’ll be amazed that the Internet works at all! It’s easy to complain about slow download speeds, or lost e-mail, but, geez, it’s the Internet! Ten years ago most of you were still buying magazines, and renting videos, and going to the post office, and ordering things from [...]
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