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| Internet slowdowns | 7/18/2009 | Amit |
Q: My internet speed is rediculously slow. it will sometimes take several minutes for it to load ...
A: It could also be a problem with network adapter (driver, configuration). Is it just the Internet ...
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| career related question | 7/7/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: currently i am doing B.Tech., in future i want to be penetration tester (for networks). i have done ...
A: Besides your educational qualification and knowledge of programming languages, what practical skills ...
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| privacy in shared connections | 7/4/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I get connected to the internet through a wireless router and a modem shared by two more people. Is ...
A: Technically, it is possible. The scenario is identical to a wired network, where a system ...
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| what about router security | 7/4/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I 've a router. But I don't want to secure t using password. I want to try some thing else which is ...
A: The MAC addres of the Network Interface Card (NIC) in your system is unique. The MAC filtering ...
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| privacy in shared connections | 7/3/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I get connected to the internet through a wireless router and a modem shared by two more people. Is ...
A: You need to secure your wireless connection if you want to prevent the possibility of other spying ...
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| Communications error | 7/3/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: We have a website that 99% of people have no problem accessing (www.primaryteachers.cpdcollege.com) ...
A: You could try and host your website on some other hosting providers serrver. The error which the 1% ...
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| Internet Virus Pro Alerts | 6/14/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: ..I listed some household items on Craigs List and received 3 e mails from different people all ...
A: You can use a free anti-virus software like Comodo. Update it and run a full system scan. Also do ...
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| ip address problem | 6/14/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: i have encountered a strange problem. when i ping my college site i.e www.dcrustm.ac.in , it show ip ...
A: Your college website has been hosted on IP address 75.126.223.224. This hosting is being done by M/s ...
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| IP Addresses | 6/12/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: If someone is receiving harassing emails that show "my" IP address in the "from" portion of the full ...
A: First of all, is this a hypthetical scenario or is it actually happening? Meaning, do you know or ...
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| https:// vs https://www. | 6/12/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: we are working nights and have no IT help. do you know if it makes any difference if we access a ...
A: The www in this case does not make any difference because, the DNS server is resolving (converting ...
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| Privacy | 6/8/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 4100 running Windows XP Home, running McAfee antivirus. If I type in a ...
A: The search capability which you are querying is presently with the Big-Brothers (Uncle SAM and of ...
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| browser history | 6/7/2009 | Amit |
Q: Is there any way possible for a website to show up in my PC's browser history without someone using ...
A: Its possible for someone to hack into your computer and modify the browser history. However, that ...
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| Ad shows up in my new emails | 6/5/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: Several months ago I noticed that whenever I start a new email using my hotmail account, I get an ...
A: There are two possibilities as to why you are seeing the ad at the bottom of all emails:- (a) ...
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| IP addresses | 6/4/2009 | Amit |
Q: I suspect my young daughter of nefarious internet activity involvement & I've decided to look into ...
A: It depends on the type of mail service in question. If it is a web-based service, it is possible to ...
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| Anti-Vir recommands | 6/3/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I appreciate for all of your last responses and your kindness in guiding me . If possible help me ...
A: As you have correctly diagnosed and described the symptoms, your system appears to be infected with ...
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| Browser Capability | 6/2/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: A test was run on my webpage for errors in Dreamweaver. Do you know what these means: User Agent: ...
A: Your question is not clear. Where was the test run from ? What were you testing for - I assume ...
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| Mobile broadband and windows x64 | 6/1/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I use a mobile dongle for my broadband internet access at home (we don't have a home phone line ...
A: Try the download at the link metioned below: ...
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| Internet slowdowns | 5/29/2009 | Amit |
Q: My internet speed is rediculously slow. it will sometimes take several minutes for it to load ...
A: It seems to be a problem with your browser. Does it happen with all browsers? you should try another ...
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| network/internet speed | 5/25/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: My desktop shows on a speed test of 5.5 mbps and my laptop shows 1.6 mbps does the router slow down ...
A: The congestion on your laptop need not be only due to the router only. Have you tried tweaking your ...
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| connection problems | 5/25/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: heres my problem, when i sign in to my wireless, it says im connected but i receive very few ...
A: Open Network Connections. Right click Wireless Network Connection. Select Properties. Under the ...
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| Hidden internaet access | 5/19/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: My new anti-virus software at work (Vista) notifies me when a program tries to access the internet ...
A: All antivirus/firewall software have this capability of identifying stray outbound TCP connections ...
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| Internet problem, file problem | 5/14/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: For the last few days my Internet is very slow in loading as well as downloading. I found the ...
A: Your system could be infected with a virus/worm. To confirm open a command prompt (click on Start ...
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| Internet explorer | 5/14/2009 | Amit |
Q: When i type a site into google ( or any other search, it will not search it just comes up debug / ...
A: I think the error is caused by a malware. I can suggest some possible actions (in order, if the ...
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| Internet explorer | 5/13/2009 | Amit |
Q: When i type a site into google ( or any other search, it will not search it just comes up debug / ...
A: Please provide more information to understand the problem. Does google open in Firefox? What is the ...
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| drop in browsing speed | 5/6/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: i have a adsl internet connection (from phone line) (upto 2 mbps speed),on windows xp sp2. i ...
A: You can "clean" your browser cache, private data such as browsing history, cookies, offline-website ...
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| pc too slow | 5/5/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: My operating system is microsoft xp and it runs slow at startup and is slow to upload websites. I ...
A: You should uninstall McAfee if you find Comodo meets your requirements of security. By all means ...
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| Installing antivirus in 500 computers | 5/4/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I need to install antivirus on 500 computers. I donīt want the computers to access internet to get ...
A: You can setup a Symantec offline server. This offline updates server will cater for the updates - ...
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| Security messed up IE not working properly | 5/1/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I ran Malwarebytes, it said registry items infected Hkey local machine microsoft security disabled- ...
A: What exactly is the "stream error message" ? Many errors with internet explorer are caused by bad ...
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| Port blocking | 4/30/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I'm a sysadmin at school and I'm looking for a way to block port 80 (and possibly other ports) from ...
A: Squid transparent proxy should meet your requirement. The Official site is here-> ...
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| algorithm | 4/28/2009 | Amit |
Q: Amit, I have heard some criticisms of PowerCrypt 2000 and its proprietary algorithm and use of MD5. ...
A: I have not used this software but since you want my opinion, I would not use it for any serious ...
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| ISO image files | 4/26/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I know I sent you this before but I am dying over here. I may become unemployed in less than 24 ...
A: My PAYPAL Merchant Account ID: 739VMN4WVCQXC Please send 10$ to this account. Subsequently, I will ...
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| XP and Admin password | 4/26/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: Believe me or not I am an IT tech and made 2 very bad mistakes today while connecting a new clients ...
A: My PAYPAL Merchant Account ID: 739VMN4WVCQXC Please send 10$ to this account. Subsequently, I will ...
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| Hacked IP address | 4/26/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I have a DSL internet connection with DHCP. I am very concerned as a hacker just found out my ...
A: Never click on links sent by strangers - especially while chatting and also through email ...
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| XP and Admin password | 4/25/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: Believe me or not I am an IT tech and made 2 very bad mistakes today while connecting a new clients ...
A: I'll give you an open source solution (free option) to try. The download links are here @ ...
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| Hacked IP address | 4/25/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I have a DSL internet connection with DHCP. I am very concerned as a hacker just found out my ...
A: How do you say that you have been "hacked" ? Somebody getting to know your public IP address does ...
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| Wireless Security | 4/25/2009 | Amit |
Q: Is connecting to a wireless router with a patch cable more secure than a wireless connection
A: yes it is more secure if you connect using a cable. If you do not disable the wifi interface, then ...
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| XP and Admin password | 4/25/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: Believe me or not I am an IT tech and made 2 very bad mistakes today while connecting a new clients ...
A: There ia customized a Linux distro which I have developed which contains a few password ...
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| How safe is HTTPs | 4/18/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: Dave Mitch I am using proxy servers like kproxy for anonymous browsing. I would like to know if ...
A: And certainly kproxy wont prevent your ISP from "seeing" your traffic. But most likely your ISP ...
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| pc too slow | 4/18/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: My operating system is microsoft xp and it runs slow at startup and is slow to upload websites. I ...
A: How long has it been since you have de-fragmented your hard disk ? Do that first. Have a look at ...
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| languages related to network security | 4/17/2009 | Dave Mitch |
Q: i am currently doing my B.Tech. i want to make my career in ITS. could you tell me which languages ...
A: You are again going by popular misconceptions - that java is generally used in the animation ...
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