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:idea: Hi this is my first post The graduation project Ideas is the main concern for my students like me so I decide to post this thread and i hope that any one with any: Ideas websites resources previous project ideas will post them here any ideas in Networking will …

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Nations such as Russia and China who have malicious hackers should be held accountable for the actions of those criminals, according to a [URL="http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Cybersecurity_CSR56.pdf"]report [/URL]from the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_Relations"]Council on Foreign Relations[/URL], an independent, nonpartisan membership organization. "Though the United States cannot expect countries to prevent all malicious behavior, it can expect …

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Hi, Somehow I messed up my setup and have not been able to get it working again with the router; now only one machine at a time can connect to the Internet in my house. (Also I can't get my new Kindle to connect, but one thing at a time …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]16891[/ATTACH]After a 2009 to forget, the server business is rebounding well, although some segments are doing better than others. [URL="http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS22467210"]According to market researcher International Data Corp. (IDC)[/URL], worldwide factory revenue for servers grew 11 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of this year to $10.9 billion and unit sales grew …

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New to networking and although I’ve installed printers to workstations, I’ve never installed a new printer to a server. I only know that an IP address is to be reserved for the new printer through DHCP if the printer software does not scan the network and find an unused address. …

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Just [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story283037.html"]weeks [/URL]after Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales came under criticism for being overly zealous about removing information, particularly images, that could be considered to be child pornography from the electronic encyclopedia, the site is being accused by Fox News of harboring pedophiles. "Wikipedia has become home base for a loose …

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In response to criticism of the way it was testing broadband Internet speeds, the Federal Communications Commission, following up a [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story267741.html"]promise [/URL]it made last month, [URL="http://blog.broadband.gov/?entryId=359987"]announced [/URL]it had hired a vendor to help it perform more accurate tests. "In a couple of weeks, we will be asking for consumers from …

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[LEFT]Hi, Im a newbie in tis networking stuff. Recently I juz bought a netgear G wireless router model wgp614 v.6. I followed thru the steps in the cd connecting my ethernet modem to router & router to pc but Im not able to connect to Internet. Ive done it a …

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In my network there is 35 computers connected through multiple switches. I also have 2 Network Printers. Now I want to setup 3 Server for this network, 1 as Linux server, 1 as Windows Server and 1 as print server. Can anyone please help me out with the guide to …

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I have a [B]WPA2 [/B]encrypted wireless network at home. If I give someone the security key to join the network, would they be able to packet sniff any data on the network (for example, to see what i'm doing on the internet?) Also, would it make any difference if I …

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Hello! I will like to know the requirements for setting up an internet service provider (ISP) and also, how to set up an ISP. I will like to know the program one must pursue in order to know how to set up an ISP.

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Internet security giant Symantec has just published the latest [URL="http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/theme.jsp?themeid=threatreport"]Internet Security Threat Report[/URL], based on an in-depth analysis of global Internet traffic and email during the last six months. Beyond all the usual who is hosting what and where, how much malware is contained in spam and which threats are …

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Hi, i am doing a project about key management and i need a good book that discusses key management in details, thanks for your help.

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The federal government today [URL="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/vice-president-biden-kicks-72-billion-recovery-act-broadband-program"]made[/URL] the first awards aimed toward improving broadband access in the U.S. In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus package, Congress appropriated $7.2 billion for broadband grants, loans, and loan guarantees to be administered by the USDA’s Rural Utilities …

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Hallo Guys , i have a question, Suppose you have 2 routers (R1 and R2), and you should build a network for a small company. That company need 4 subnets , Subnet 1 must supply 14 hosts , subnet 2 supply 30 hosts , subnet 3 supply 62 hosts , …

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Keeping the Internet safe for satire, the World Intellectual Property Organization [URL="http://didglennbeckrapeandmurderayounggirlin1990.com/legal.php"]ruled[/URL] that the domain name glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com was not a violation of the conservative political commentator's intellectual property. The WIPO [URL="http://reporter.blogs.com/files/decision-d2009-1182.pdf"]ruling[/URL] "dismissed Beck's argument that Internet users could be confused by the domain name and its accompanying Web site," noted …

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Can somebody tell me what AES is and if I need to set my network with it?

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[ATTACH=right]12439[/ATTACH] Leslie Stahl had a piece Sunday night on 60 minutes on the supposed impact of piracy on the movie industry. (You can watch it [URL="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/30/60minutes/main5464994_page2.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody"]here[/URL].) Her piece was so slanted toward the Motion Picture Association of America, it was almost laughable (if it weren't so maddening). At one point, …

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I have an HP Pavilion notebook that came out of the box with a wireless card... I got a linksys wireless router and installed the software etc. etc. and everything has worked fine...However when I go to a public wi-fi area and connect, my computer will continually connect, disconnect and …

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Somewhen i give the print on the network printer, it works well but somewhen it gives an error "Printer error - there may not be enough space or there may be some problem with your network". i.e. at first time it gives error & if i try to print again, …

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In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus package, Congress appropriated $7.2 billion for broadband grants, loans, and loan guarantees to be administered by the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The deadline for …

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Hello, I am student of BSIT in BZ University Multan, Pakistan... I've a question, Actually I don't have but a student in the class asked a question & Teacher Gave the Answer which is not acceptable by me... Just wanted to confirm ... ok [B]Here is the scenario...[/B] in the …

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A judge has said a lawsuit can be delivered via [URL="http://twitter.com"]Twitter[/URL]. It's an interesting case, an odd idea and a pity there are going to be so many logistical obstacles. The scenario is simple. Someone is posing as a (real) right-wing blogger - they've effectively 'borrowed' his name for a …

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Symantec has detected a new Trojan which targets Skype users in order to monitor and record conversations made using the Internet telephony service. Apparently the source code for this particular Trojan, called Pesky Spy, is already being touted around the usual places where the bad guys can pick up such …

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Back in May, I [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1466.html"]broke the story[/URL] on DaniWeb in this very blog of how the online application facility for UK visas was not only insecure, but that it had potentially been so for years. The company concerned, VFS Global, which operated the visa online application form filing service on …

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Does anybody know how much bandwidth network cameras require? I'm trying to decide if I can put them around my house. Thanks!

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Hello all, Network setup: 1 commercial rr connection on a home network - I'm experimenting. This network was up and running for over 1 year - all computers had full communication with each other. I changed out two computers for new dual core Intel machines with HPs XP media center …

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My older westell versalink 327W died yesterday, and AT&T offered me a new 2 Wire Modem/Router combo, and i will receive it today. My older modem used 128 bit WEP, no mac address filtering, etc. On my new router, i hear there will be WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WEP. Should i …

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Hello, i just came across some software of the site, which can sniff conversations within the network..i was wondering if it really works? There are many of them available online, this is just one of them: [url]http://chat.mingsoft.com/index.html[/url] And is there a way to prevent conversation from being sniffed? I've found …

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Hello, I have a Netgear Pre-N wirless router, WGM124, and am trying to figure out how to set the Router's Mac address. I'm currently using a different, older router and when I set it up with my ISP, I had to clone my laptop's Mac address on the router to …

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i have a problem here... i'm using broadband router... when my friends checking in command prompt there is a connection between router and my computer but i cant access internet...the other computer which also using this router can access internet... can anyone help me??pleaseee....

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Hi guys.Two computers networked together (wireless).Both computers are on Windows xp home edition. They share internet and files fine, but the Internet connection keeps dissapearing on both of them every few minutes. All the lights on the cable modem are "on" which means there is connection but on the mashines …

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[FONT=Century Gothic]I'm not very good with this type of problem, so I REALLY need your help. OK, so... Two days ago, I turned on the computer, and like always, Spy Bot popped up to see if I wanted to check for errors. So i decided to check for errors, and …

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I am not able to get my desktop and laptop (using wireless) to connect to the internet simultaneously. Whichever one I connect to the router first gets the connection. If I connect directly from my laptop, everything is OK. Once I go wireless, the internet access is lost. I log …

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We provide 4 port switches for students in dorm rooms. There are usually two or three students per room. Sometimes students plug in the Ethernet cables incorrectly. A couple of times this past semester, different students have looped Ethernet cables into their switch. (For example, one end is in Port …

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I got four computers on the network in the office. Small office. Every computer can view other computers on the network except that 3 of the computers cannot browse folders on the computer that is the gateway to the internet. All computers can browse the net. I have shared some …

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The idea is simple, I'm hoping the process is simple or do-able at least. In short, the full story is that my Dad is coming to town. The hotel he stays at has a wired Internet, but no wireless. I want to provide a wireless router for them (already have …

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Is the MAC wireless Authorization safe/secure? I'm wondering if is really safe since i heard that the WEP is not that safe after all.

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hey guys, i'm looking into setting up a SAN for our company....i've never set one up before so i really dont know what needs to be done. if someone has any info on things like pricing, equipment, etc. i would really appreciate it. my project is to either setup a …

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Dear all, This problem has baffled all "techies" I know - so if anyone can offer any ideas I would be grateful. I had a wireless router & Access point intalled in my house so all members of the house can access the internet. For some reason the connection refuses …

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wil be as a new staff to join the new company for system engineer , for my first task is need to complile of one document is comparsion by novell e-directory and microsoft Active Directory Server of feature ranking. what different feature between them ? please use the point form …

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Plz help me... I am looking for a cable\dsl router that will support the following, Nortel Contivity VPN client on a win2k desktop\laptop thru cable\dsl router to Nortel Contivity VPN Server and will support approx. 15 simultaneous connections. I do not require the router to setup own vpn connections as …

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Whenever I try to log onto a machine on my network, I am requested for a password but none is accepted. I can see the macchine but cannot read any docs on it. I am using windows xp for networking. From the machine, iam able to read shared docs on …

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I am new at this but I have two computers one is a friends computer in one room of this house and the other is my computer in the other room of this house. We share the same DSL connection through Earthlink home networking system but are seperate computer systems. …

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Hello I am kinda new to networking computers together. I am having a problem with my hme networked computers talking to each other when I have my wireless broadband connection connected to the internet. When the connection is disabled it works just fine, but only then. Any thoughs would be …

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I have a home network that I set up myself. I go to my aunt's house, and they have a network. I can hook up with their network, no problem. BUt I just returned home and my network connection does not work. It is only the computer that I am …

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hello bearing in mind that i know next to nothing about networking..can someone here let me know what i need to do when setting up a wireless network as far as security goes.. i'll have 1 PC and 2 laptops with broadband. so, do i need anti virus software and …

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[size=2][b]By: [email="geek@bizwriter.biz"]Jeff Johnston[/email][/b] [i]Q: How secure are wireless routers for sharing internet between computers? - Carol in London Ontario[/i] A: Wireless routers have received a lot of bad press lately. I have seen a number of reports on different news programs about the insecurity of wireless routers. The fact is …

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I have been having problems staying online. I have dsl through my local cable co. They have sent out techs twice now and have found no problems at their end. I get online then I have problems with my site pages coming up. I have to shut down the computer …

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