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Call From "Internet Traffic Controller"?
Q. Hi I received a call a few minutes ago from the "Internet Traffic Controller" saying that my computer is sending out private information. I think this is a scam but can somebody confirm whether or not this is legitimate? Thank you so much for your answers, you have really eased my mind. He didn't ask for an e-mail address, just to confirm my name and phone number after he said it. The call didn't last long enough for him to direct me to a website, I hung up on him. The phone number which he called from was 760-705-888 (a google phone number?).
Asked by - Mon Nov 14 10:05:39 2011 - Security - 8 Answers - Comments

A. Either someone is playing a prank on you or it is a scammer. What else can you tell us about the call. Did the caller ask for your email address or ask you to go to a website? Why not post the phone number the caller was using. EDIT: that number is the number shown when someone using the free phone call program in Google Gmail. So tracing the call is impossible for anyone without law enforcement and Google's cooperation. Best to chalk it up as a scammer and you did the right thing by ending the call and not providing any information.
Answered by Charley Horse - Mon Nov 14 10:24:45 2011

How do I "proxify" ALL internet traffic, not just web? Such as torrents, email, so forth?
Q. Frankly Im not too concerned about HTTPS. I dont think I want my secure data being siphoned through someone elses computer anyway. How does that add security? Basically I want protection from other (namely governmental) organizations. Im also looking for free software if possible. The Tor project is great for web browsing, but that is about all it does. Hey, moron Mikey, that is precisely the answer that I explicitly stated that i did not want. Cant you read more than the first four words of a question BEFORE you "answer" it? You have been reported or point gaming and blocked.
Asked by CogitoErgoCogitoSum - Thu Apr 26 03:43:00 2012 - Other - Internet - 2 Answers - Comments
How much is the fine for a "failure to obey traffic control device" in Pennsylvania?
Q. It's a "break" from a speeding ticket, the officer said, which I completely respect. It's just the computers were down, so he said I won't get the ticket for a few days in the mail. Wondering how much this is going to cost me. It's also known as C.S. 3111 Furthermore, how will this most likely affect my insurance? The officer said there are no points and will not come up if anyone searches my record for any violations. Does this mean my insurance will be unaffected?
Asked by Nathan D. - Sat May 21 18:35:59 2011 - Law Enforcement & Police - 1 Answers - Comments

A. About $150, and correct your insurance will not be affected.
Answered by - Tue May 24 04:31:35 2011

How to restrict installing "Internet Download Manager" and Torrent software's in client Computers?
Q. Hello friends, i want to restrict installing "Download Accelerators" in client computers ( XP Prof.). They are installing in Limited user accounts also i.e they are installing in their "My documents" folders, for remaining drives i set Restrictions in Administrator so they are unable to install in those hard drives. please help me in this issue.
Asked by Anil K - Thu Aug 27 06:59:40 2009 - Security - 1 Answers - Comments
Is it "OK" to have each of my 5 computers connect separately to the internet or should it only be one.
Q. I have 5 computers connected to the internet with separate firewalls. 3 notebook computers and 2 desktops. I could have ONE computer be connected to the internet, then connect each to the one (which I do not have now) or is it "OK" to have each one connect to the internet separately? I currently have the DSL modem hooked up to the router, then the other computers to the router to see the modem. I did it this way because I have 3 wireless connections to the wireless router ... I did it this way because this is the way I could figure out easily. I keep the firewalls and virus protection programs up to date. The reason for the question is I don't know if it is better to have each person "sign on" to the system instead of… [cont.]
Asked by tilework - Mon Dec 19 01:41:12 2005 - Computer Networking - 4 Answers - Comments

A. How are your five computers currently connected to the internet? Are their ethernet cables all connected to a switch, and then the switch to a modem? Or is your switch actually a router/firewall? Or is your router/firewall actually a combination router/firewall + modem? Thank you for the additional details. Short answer: If your situation is what I think it is, then your router is already acting like the "ONE computer" situation you are suggesting. And if it is a newer model, then it most likely has a firewall built-in (which for the daring means you don't have to run firewall software on your computers, and for the paranoid means you have an extra layer of protection). 128 bit WEP is generally considered fine for keeping out… [cont.]
Answered by Colman - Mon Dec 19 02:08:49 2005

how can i get passed "total traffic control" in school computers?
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Asked by cyber_jayar - Thu Oct 25 16:35:17 2007 - Security - 2 Answers - Comments

A. Circumventing Internet access control systems with web proxies to access unauthorized web sites is a violation of school computer usage policy. You will get suspended and/or banned from using school computers when you get caught. Use school computers for school work, and myspace can wait until you get home. Do you really want your teachers and school administrators knowing what you are posting on myspace anyways?
Answered by Bill M - Thu Oct 25 18:34:11 2007

can i use internet connection sharing when the "base" computers internet source is wireless itself?
Q. as i have have stated i am trying to use my desktop as a "router" so that my laptop can connect through it using its internet connection. But the desktop does not get internet through a cable modem it gets it through a wireless connection is there any way i can have the desktop receiving internet while sharing its internet using a second wireless adapter?
Asked by Woody - Thu Apr 10 17:10:42 2008 - Computer Networking - 3 Answers - Comments

A. If you had a second wireless adapter you should be able to connect directly to the source and not have to share the internet. That is how I understand you to say you intend to connect them, through a second wireless connection. To literally share that connection I believe you would need to be physically networked to the other machine via Cat 5 or USB, something like that. If this isn't what you meant you might try looking at www.linksys.com for some ideas. Even if you don't have their products the site has some great networking advice and ideas. Good luck!
Answered by Joe M - Thu Apr 10 17:31:46 2008

Can I use a splitter to "split" my ethernet internet connection, so two computers can use it at the same time?
Q. I have AT&T internet and it coming in via a ethernet cable, that I normally hook into my computer. I want to buy a splitter to place on that same ethernet cable, so that I can send the internet signal to another computer in my office. Is this possible? And if so, will it make the connection run slower than usual?
Asked by - Sun Mar 13 16:29:06 2011 - Computer Networking - 5 Answers - Comments

A. Get an Ethernet Switch = Linksys EZXS55W Ether Fast 5-Port Switch - - Most home equipment is not configured for splitters to work.
Answered by tbshmkr - Sun Mar 13 20:02:17 2011

my IP is been blocked? "Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer "?
Q. but for 7 years with my internet provider without internet issue this is the first time im encountering this problem and i dont know what to do about it like i get this sort of problem from certain sites and give me this "Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. Please try your request again later. Why did this happen? " "you're IP address is marked as spammer you can't continue any farther" "you're IP address is marked as spammer you can't register to this forum please contact administrator" even google search,some videos in youtube,blogs,etc..i dont know about spamming issue i dont spam or maybe a virus? but my computer was newly reformatted week ago there's only 2 computers… [cont.]
Asked by *K* - Wed Aug 10 07:04:59 2011 - Computer Networking - 4 Answers - Comments

A. Blacklists Unfortunately if internet routers and hubs had to check everybody in a blacklist then that would slow down traffic so much it would halt the system so therefore the way that blacklists work is to blacklist a block of addresses. this is also helpful as a spammer might increment their IP to avoid a blacklist, but by blacklist ing in blocks the spammer has to move altogether. once a block has been blackilisted there are always casualties that might not have actually caused the problem. You can usually cure it by changing your IP. However if you are the actual cause then you will quickly get picked up again. In order to unblock yourself you have to prove your ownership of the IP and prove that someone else is the spammer and not you… [cont.]
Answered by Laurence I - Wed Aug 10 08:13:31 2011

If all computers were to be destroyed, will there still be "Internet"?
Q. I don't know. I was a little curious. If everything in the world that had access to the Internet were to be destroyed tomorrow, would the Internet still exist?
Asked by LittleDudeFromAcrossTheStreet - Sun Jan 17 22:15:05 2010 - Computer Networking - 6 Answers - Comments

A. Technically, yes. The Internet is just the method of connecting all the Internet-compatible devices in the world. Try to think of the Internet as a series of roads - every computer would be like a house, and to get from one house to another, you would use various roads to get there. If every house was destroyed, you would still have roadways. And even without computers, the Internet would still be useful - many services like telephones and television transmit data over the Internet, which will still allow communication. One thing you are doing is confusing the World Wide Web with the Internet. Servers (specialized computers) host webpages on the World Wide Web, so with no computers, the WWW would cease to exist. However, the WWW is not the… [cont.]
Answered by Joey - Sun Jan 17 22:23:56 2010

Why did multiple computers suddenly keep getting an error after starting up "Internet Explorer has Encounter..?
Q. Im in a lab of 26 windows xp computers and about half of them won't stop getting the error "Internet Explorer has encountered an error and needs to close." Just started yesterday out of nowhere. This happens when I am not even accessing IE. Could it have anything to do with the server (windows server 2003).
Asked by Kerry K - Tue Apr 24 09:33:02 2012 - Other - Internet - 2 Answers - Comments
router to use same internet connection "at the same time" on two computers?
Q. hello if we use router to use same internet connection "at the same time" on two computers will the orignal speed of the ISP reduce for each computer please don't post ads
Asked by Dr.Sunny - Fri Jun 19 14:11:02 2009 - Computer Networking - 3 Answers - Comments
Computers & the internet were invented by the British. How has it become so "American?"?
Q. Although most of the hardware is Japanese, the Operating Systems are American, as are the browsers and the majority of popular websites. Does Britain just invent things and live contently lauding it over everyone because its another major invention or discovery from Britain whilst everybody else makes the money?
Asked by - Sun Jun 28 18:54:26 2009 - History - 2 Answers - Comments

A. First programmable computer The Z1 originally created by Germany's Konrad Zuse in his parents' living room in 1936 to 1938 is considered to be the first electrical binary programmable computer. The first digital computer Short for Atanasoff-Berry Computer, the ABC started being developed by Professor John Vincent Atanasoff and graduate student Cliff Berry in 1937 and continued to be developed until 1942 at the Iowa State College (now Iowa State University). On October 19, 1973, US Federal Judge Earl R. Larson signed his decision that the ENIAC patent by Eckert and Mauchly was invalid and named Atanasoff the inventor of the electronic digital computer. The ENIAC was invented by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of… [cont.]
Answered by Michael N - Sun Jun 28 19:24:00 2009

How can I have the same internet "favorites" on three different computers?
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Asked by C Joseph Barnette - Wed May 17 17:20:03 2006 - Other - Internet - 3 Answers - Comments

A. On firefox it's easy. Just switch your profiles folder from computer to computer. It's like 12 mb on mine, but that's after years of collecting links.
Answered by JimmyR.com - Wed May 17 17:21:05 2006

why can"t i get on the internet with all of my computers?
Q. I have a 5 port hub connected to the modem for my DSL connection. 2 computers work fine when connected to the hub but two others do not. I took these two to the high school and plugged them in and they worked fine. I have tried using different ports etc but nothing works. Can anyone help?
Asked by bignose68 - Thu Apr 19 14:02:12 2007 - Computer Networking - 6 Answers - Comments

A. You have a "hub" and not a router connected to your DSL modem? If that's the case, then I wonder how you set up your IP addressing scheme. Do the two computers that "work fine connected to the hub" actually have access to the internet? Here's the scoop: If you do not have a router, you are not doing any NAT (Network Address Translation) so whatever IP addresses you have on your computers are being exposed to the internet. Perhaps one of them is the IP you were given for your DSL connection - that will work just fine. Any other IP address may or may not work depending on what's being connected to, and what kind of intelligence is in the routers in between you and it. If your IP address is duplicated on the net, your… [cont.]
Answered by Anonymoose - Thu Apr 19 14:18:45 2007

Is it possible to have two different internet connections" a Satelite and a DSL one" under one same Router?
Q. Note: Each connection has it's own modem, but it's under the same Linksys Router, which is used to share the internet signal. I am curious cuz our technician at our Internet Cafe has done so, but the ten computers on Ds L seem to not be working too well, it works but keeps saying sometimes" page cannot be displayed". While the ones on the satelite connection do work great. My question is: Is it possible that those 10 computers are giving problems cuz of the fact that the IP addresses get confused because it's only one Router being used? Please help me out with this one!
Asked by Walter - Mon Jun 18 11:12:23 2007 - Other - Computers - 2 Answers - Comments

A. Each computer should have a different IP address. 192.168 1. X ( say from 5 to 15 ). Default gateway 192.168.1.1 for all. Or select Automatic IP address. ( Start/Network connections/ Local Area Network/ Lan Properties TCP/IP properties.
Answered by essbebe - Mon Jun 18 12:16:24 2007

What internet security setting has to do with posting to facebook through "my yahoo"?
Q. I'm having trouble posting to facebook through the "my yahoo" portal...and with posting comments on blogs in general. What internet security setting needs to be changed in order to allow me to do this? I just get an error message when trying to post through my yahoo to facebook or when I try to post comments to blogs, nothing happens at all. I'm pretty certain it's my computer, as when I'm posting on other computers, I do not have a problem. Thanks!
Asked by - Fri Oct 7 08:57:14 2011 - Security - 1 Answers - Comments

A. firewall
Answered by Ben - Fri Oct 7 08:58:47 2011

I'm changing computers. can I copy my "favorites" list of internet sites to the new computer somehow?
Q. I have several sites bookmarked and I want to put them in my new computer from the old one. Is there a way to do this without going to each site again to bookmark them?
Asked by cathill2206 - Sat Aug 18 18:58:11 2007 - Other - Computers - 8 Answers - Comments

A. Thar should be a file transfer wizard on your new computer click start and see if it's there or just search for it on you computer by using the search program... you will need a USB or some other type of cable unless the new computer is in your network
Answered by That guy - Sat Aug 18 19:04:49 2007

I got a new apple macbook 13" cd-rw/dvd and i don't know how to hook it up to my other computers internet
Q. How do i hook my new apple computer to my other computers internet???
Asked by casey - Fri Jul 25 00:02:39 2008 - Other - Computers - 2 Answers - Comments

A. If you have a wireless router in your house, just click on the Airport icon in the menu bar (looks like a radar dish) and turn it on. It will connect, and ask you for your password if your network is protected. If your house is hard wired, you just plug your Mac Book into your router, it will connect automatically. If you use dial up, you need to buy a modem for the Mac Book, it doesn't come with one.
Answered by Kahless - Fri Jul 25 00:35:08 2008

Are computers and the internet "Information Age" a threat to Christians and other religions?
Q. It has been said knowledge and free thought are the bain of religions
Asked by OURScott - Tue Jul 13 22:42:11 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 15 Answers - Comments

A. Quite the opposite actually. Mass transmission of information is exactly the kind of milieu that these types of information viruses thrive in. With greater information flow between individuals in the same generation, then belligerent, addictive memes quickly thrive. This can be seen in the recent rise of popularity of the more fundamentalist religions at the expense of those that are more liberal. the rise of gang cultures in inner city areas is another prime example. I have written a treatise explaining the whole process from a mechanistic view. I can email it if you want. Edit, for those doubters, I'd like to remind you that disinformation is as easily found on the internet as information. It requires analysis and critical thinking… [cont.]
Answered by Ceiling Catte - Tue Jul 13 22:46:32 2010

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