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Computer networks are collections of computers which are connected together in order to communicate and transfer information. Questions about computer networks, networking protocols, and how to set them up belong here.

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Do I need a firewall if I use a modem router?

If you want to protect your computer, yes you need a firewall. Firewall which comes with routers will not protect you from more sophisticated internet attacks.

What is a Wyse thin client used for?

A Wyse Thin client is a desktop accelerator by Dell. It is available for Mac OS or Windows OS. They are often quite expensive, ranging from $100 to $300.

Why Peer-to-Peer Lending is becoming so popular?

because Peer-to-Peer lending aims to provide better returns for the lenders than from a bank deposit account while offering easier access to credit for borrowers. P2P lending offers returns in 8-14% range and offers the possibility of earning even more than 14%. Consumers want to settle their credit card debt .People are trying to pay off their credit card debt because rates can routinely climb to alarming figures if a borrower misses even a single payment! Thus people have the benefit of debt consolidation. Banks are still not lending freely
Bank credits remain at an all-time low! Personal loans are difficult to obtain while home equity loan (a popular form of borrowing until the last decade) was marred by the financial crisis. Small businesses are also reeling under the effects of the crisis. Hence, business owners continue to look for alternative means of financing.P2P industry is gaining credibility.
The coalition government in the UK has brought unexpectedly good news for P2P platforms indicating P2P would qualify for up to GBP 100m in government investment as part of its efforts to boost the country's weakened credit supply. P2P lending, having moved beyond GBP 2 billion in originations, is finally seeing the light of day offering more advantages to both borrowers and lenders!

What is dhcp spoofing?

DHCP Spoofing is a Man-in-The-Middle technique whereby the attacker responds to DHCP request message, providing the target with an IP address and also setting the attacker's IP address as the gateway address of the victim machine, thereby relaying all traffic from the victim's machine via the attacker's machine.

What is the most popular computer as of now?

It really depends if your talking about a laptop, notebook or home computer. Its a difficult question because parts can be interchangeable in every computer; making it hard to find the most popular package.

I did some research and found out the most popular...

Notebook - Asus Zenbook UX31

Laptop - Apple MacBook Pro (MC700)

What is a ballpark price of a blade server?

It really depends on what your needs and wants are from your blade server. They range from as low as about two thousand dollars all the way up to the twenty thousands of dollars.

How many type of switching in telephony?

Circuit switching and Packet switching are used in Telephony.

Circuit switching is used in voice communication and packet switching is used in transmission of data packets to provide internet connection.

If you get a n wireless laptop can you use a g router?

Yes, however, your internet speed will only be that of the G router which is comparably slower than that of an N router.

How does an IR port in a mobile device communicate with the computer?

Short answer: just like your TV's remote control!

Long answer: IR stands for infrared, it's a certain frequency of light, just like FM, AM, X-rays, etc. You know that little shiny black spot on the top of your nokia phone? Well, most laptops have one of those ports, too. You point the two ports at each other, and, with the right software configuration, etc, you can beam information from one to the other. I can give more information, are you looking for technical tidbits, like the actual circuitry, etc, involved, or are you looking for some help using a couple specific products?

What is the port used by IIS to serve webpages?

Port 80 is the default web server port and IIS would use Port 80 unless configured to use a different port.

Do soft phones have Mac addresses?

Yes. Softphones like other wireless devices accessing the internet also have a MAC address embedded in its micro chip.

How do you make a lan game?

You need to download a software called Gamemaker 8.1 free trial. then creat you game however you would like and then you need to code a internet connection to be able to have the game connect to the internet as you upload it.

What is wandwidth?

Wide Area Network bandwidth or WANdwidth.

What is the type of signal that telephones and telephone lines send and receive?

Depends upon the type of phone line. Analog voice OR digital data stream that is decoded at the CPE (Customer premise Equipment) into voice, video, data, all depending upon the packet tag type.

Why would someones internet not work after they set their computer IP address to static would it have something to do with the router settings?

On a computer, I set the IP address to a static IP of 192.168.11.2 so that I can access it whenever I need to. I run openSUSE and have a router attached to my DSL modem.

How can you set up some pictures to U Tube website?

OK since youtube only allows video's, you first need to convert the pictures into a video format.

Go on start, all programs, and windows movie maker (if you can't find it there, search for Windows Movie Maker).

drag your pics into the slide to make the video, the click file, Save movie as (or on vista Publish Movie) save the video, and upload to youtube.com (u need a youtube account).

Hope this helps!!!!

How switch works if you connect one of its ports to a hub?

That shouldn't cause any problem, other than increasing the number of collisions on the segment of the domain that is on the hub, which slows down the network for those computers (especially if they are both being used at once). -DJ Craig

How to Tackle Latency problems between client and server located far apart?

  1. The latency between client and server can tackled by the following ways:

    1. we can break the client code for smaller request and replies. So when a part of data is received by the client, it can start working on that till the next part comes.

    2. client can run multiple sessions with server and data obtained can be added at the client end.

    3. the client can use the time between request and reply for other processes.

Why does the connection box keep popping up even when you are online?

you may be losing connection- I'm assuming you are on wireless. try to set your preferred band. Need more into to answer....

How do you get your ip address off blacklist?

I use this site http://www.myiptest.com/staticpages/index.php/check-Blacklisted-IP-DNSBL

If you will see that IP address is Listed, click on link on listed DNSBL and then follow the instructions.

Is it possible to configure your router from your laptop if so how?

Yes, it's possible unless your router was configured to not allow to change settings for wireless connections (some routers have such option because of security considerations). Anyway you need to find out IP address for your router and start you favorite internet browser. You should put the IP address in the address bar and press Enter. It will bring you to the access page of your router. In order for you to access router's settings you need to know username and password for current administrator.

What does the suffix IP mean?

It stands for Internet Protocol. It is basically your mailing address for your computer. When you use the internet you send and receive "packets" of data called datagrams. Your IP (Internet Protocol) is what allows you to be identified in the system and receive these packets.