Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks.
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Internet addicted, need software to control my usage and block access
I found I have problem to be a little addictive with surfing on internet.
I am trying to find a free ware, (or software), that can help me for exemple to be just 2 hours per day on internet.
Like it ...
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How can I filter my internet connection based on content?
I have a WinXP PC that my children (4-14 years old) use but want to restrict some internet activity to prevent them from being exposed to some of the questionable and adult content that is available.
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Finding bandwith used by individual computers in a Home network
We have 3 computers connected wirelessly to Netgear WGR Router, which is connected to internet. Is there anyway I can find out the individual comp's bandwidth consumption at any point in time and a ...
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After virus, Chrome & Internet Explorer won't connect to the internet, but Firefox works fine
I cannot connect to the internet with Chrome or Internet Explorer. Firefox works fine.
It seems it happens when I was infected by a "Trojan Horse Generic 17.BWIK", "Trojan Horse SHeur.UHL" and ...
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How to disable internet access at night on the router?
I have an internet connection that I'd like to be enabled only during the day. With multiple household internet devices, this would need to be something disabled at the level of the router.
I don't ...
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How to browse safely?
Just curious. What are the best practices and tools you use for safe Internet browsing? How to stay away from spywares, adwares etc?
Update: For my work, I use Internet Explorer on Windows and ...
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How does Windows 7 decide which route to take if 2 connections to an internet source exist? (e.g. a Wireless and an Ethernet one to a router)
How does Windows 7 decide which route to take if 2 connections to the Internet exist? (e.g. wireless versus wired)
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How to prevent a file from accessing the internet
There are some exe and dll files belonging to some programs on my laptop which communicate with the internet without my permission (for self-update generally). I want to prevent those files one by one ...
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Dual internet connection setup
So I'm currently connected to two internet connections. My 3G network and the company's wireless connection. But I don't really understand which one I'm using. Is there a way to find out which ...
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combine two Internet connections to download
I have two computers on a LAN.
The first computer with a speed of 128Mbs and a second computer with Internet connection speed is 256Mbs.
I tried downloading a 250MB file.
If the first computer to ...
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How do I troubleshoot my Internet traffic?
I'm running Windows 7. Is there a way for me to see which currently running programs communicate via the Internet (either sending or receiving data) and how much data they are transferring?
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How can I forward internet access from one modem to another?
Let's suppose we have modem A connected to computer 1 and modem B connected to computer 2.
Let's assume that we have a modem A with full internet access and another modem B with only access to a ...
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intermittant “connection reset” problem browsing web sites at home
while browsing the web, once every 15-20 mins or so I won't be able to connect to any web sites for about 60 seconds. I get the Firefox error "The connection to the server was reset while the page was ...
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Who owns all domains? [closed]
I know some sites like GoDaddy and such sell domains. Where do they get these domains from? Is there somebody who sold all the domains originally. The internet is free and isn't owned by anybody. ...
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How to keep below my bandwidth download cap and why does my ISP have such a huge difference in reported downloads from my monitor?
I currently have a 10gb download cap on my broadband connection. Being a developer and a power user, this can be restrictive (Eg when I got Windows Server/Sharepoint etc ISOs from Microsoft Action ...
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Why does my Internet slow to a crawl unless I reboot my router every few days?
A few weeks ago, I noticed that my Internet connection had slowed down to a crawl. I waited a few days hoping it would go away on its own, but it didn't get better. So I asked this question about how ...
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Should uploading a file on DSL kill the download speed?
I have the 20,127/893 Kbps service through CenturyLink DSL. I've ran speed test and it typically reports speeds close to that.
Except whenever I upload something substantial. Like a video file to ...
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What is the best answer for: “my Internet is not working”?
I look for work in IT Support. One of interview questions is: what would you first say if user call You and tell my Internet is not working?
I think about it a lot and still don't know what is ...
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What hardware information about your PC's can gathered by websites/ISP's?
What hardware information about your PC can be transferred ever the internet or stored by websites or by your Internet Service Provider.
For eg. Your MAC address can be stored by websites but I ...
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I get “An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with [name of time server].” when trying to automatically synchronise PC time
Prompted by the answers to this question I decided to give the Windows built in time synchronisation another go.
However, no matter what time server I use I get this error:
"An error occurred while ...
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How could I block a website from opening on my computer
How could I block a website from opening on my computer regardless of the browser I use . I tried modifying the host file with no success so far . Any ideas?
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Using a PC as a router with a Verizon modem
I currently live in the boondocks where the only internet we can receive is through Verizon's wireless card. This means that only one user can be on the internet at a time through an USB modem ...
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How can I minimize the amount my router slows down my Internet connection speed?
Background
I'm working with what I assume is a pretty common Internet setup: a cable modem, a wireless router and a few Internet-connected devices. Lately, I've started being more demanding on my ...
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Web page does not display properly
I have a problem with one of my computers. It does not display any website properly. The background clouds on some websites do not show up, the layout of some websites are not properly displayed. And ...
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Shareing two internet connections on my laptop running Windows XP
I have two internet connections, one is internet via our organization's corporate LAN network, and the other one is mobile broadband via a USB modem
Is there anyway I can share internet connections ...
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Is it possible to discover all the files and sub-directories of a URL?
I wonder if there is a software I can use to discover all the files and sub-directories given a URL?
For example, given www.some-website.com/some-directory/, I would like to find all the files in ...
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Black screen when attempting to watch videos on cbs.com
As of about three weeks ago, I haven't been able to watch streaming videos from cbs.com. I don't remember making any changes to my system configuration around that time.
When I try to load any ...
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Cannot download/install Internet Explorer 9 and Live Essentials 2011
I have performed a fresh Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit installation yesterday. The installation was a charm (as always). I successfully installed all the drivers and software that I needed without ...
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Getting error 734 the PPP Link control protocol was terminated
My GPRS Internet connection is active and I'm using Widcomm bluetooth software to connect to the internet. When I plug my bluetooth dongle and click on the dial-up networking option it gives me ...
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MacOSX - Is it possible to have two internet connections on the same computer?
I have a Mac and I connect to the web using my cable modem. But I have access to a wifi connection that could give me a second web access.
I can enable both on system preferences, but when I access ...
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DHCP Lease time
I have computer connected to internet directly.
But once every hour IP changes and I do not want that for sure.
How can I set IP lease time for like a year or so?
Thank you
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encrypt my internet upload and download packets
Is there a software can help me to encrypt any upload or download made from the internet ?
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Used the internet and deleted history (Internet Explorer). Can anyone find out still that I used it? What can they still find out?
As the question states: I used the internet on a shared machine and deleted history (Internet Explorer), which deletes all of the following:
I do not want anyone to know that I used the internet ...
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How to get PCs IP for WakeOnLan over internet (only by using stock Windows 7 applications)
I want to wake a Windows 7 PC over LAN (via internet).
To find out its IP I don't want to use an external application (like dyndns).
So I only want to use what Windows already offers.
Is that ...
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Accessing the Internet from two laptops with data card in one of the machines
How do I set up Internet access between two laptops where the network card is in one of the computers?
I have two laptops - one running Windows XP and other running Vista. Both have a wifi card. I ...
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Updating Symantec Enpoint Protection's Proactive Threat Protection Without an Internet Connection
I have a computer that is not connected to the Internet. I update Symantec Endpoint Protection's Antivirus and Antispyware Protection manually. The Proactive Threat Protection always says "Waiting ...
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Software which keep checking broadband speed and then give me average speed [closed]
Is there any software which can check my broadband speed after some fixed interval and give me avg at the end of day.
I need this because i dont think i am getting what i am paying for.
Thanks
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downloads stall at 99% or so
Often when I try to download a large file, it stalls at 99% or so and never completes. I think I read somewhere that this problem could have something to do wireless routers. What can I do about ...
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I want my internet connection to disconnect automatically after completing 90 MB bandwidth, but HOW? [closed]
I am using a modem (ZTE USB Modem FFF1) to connect to internet and I want it to disconnect automatically after completing 90 MB bandwidth (Downloaded data + Uploaded Data). Can anyone suggest how can ...
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how do computer programs connect to the internet? [closed]
I've got a question that came to me from my worry about spyware, I've recently discovers that spam e-mails have been sent from my g-mail to my contacts, even though I changed my password, I am worried ...
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Why did dialup modems make noise?
I know that the signal was just tone pulses but why was it when (back in the 90s) when you first connected to the internet you heard a bunch of funny noises. After that if you were to use the ...
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Windows 7 intermittently drops wired Internet/LAN connection
In a nutshell, my Windows 7 Ultimate PC intermittently drops its Internet connection. Why?
Background: My PC is wired to my ADSL modem/router which is directly connected to the phone line. I also ...
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Are Domain Name Server and Name Server the same thing?
I am slightly confused between DNS and Name server. Are they the same thing or is there a difference between two?
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How to route internet connection through teamviewer's VPN?
I'm trying to VPN to my home computer using teamviewer.
i can connect successfully and can easily see the shared files/folders. But I also want my internet to go through this vpn connection so that I ...
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Can my ISP monitor me?
I'm an atheist visiting a islamic republic where the punishmnent for apostacy may be high.
Is it possible for an ISP to see the websites I might browse or what kind of blasphemous conversations I ...
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What interesting uses for IPv6 are out there? [closed]
IPv6 is reasonably easy to setup these days via 6to4 tunneling, but once done, what does one do with it? What interesting services are out there already using IPv6 or providing exclusive features over ...
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Utility to monitor internet connectivity?
I live in an apartment complex which advertises a "free high-speed internet connection"... but it's really not high-speed at all, and often not even a connection. That is, it's frequently the case ...
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How to capture fonts from the websites?
Sometimes some websites have very cool fonts and they might even be freely available over the internet.
Is there a simple way (an app maybe) which can be used to find out which font the website is ...
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Computer and Internet use on a boat?
Let's assume that I seriously would like to be able to use my computer as easily and as carefreely while on a boat as I do while at home. In short, if I were on a boat for extended periods, such as ...
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No internet access on WP8 emulator (despite working connection in Win8)
This is a follow up to a question that was closed because it was been marked as vague. I have to respectfully say that I don't understand why it was recognised as ambigous, but I will try to clarify ...
