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Implementation of protocols
I want to know how different protocols are implemented. For instance, take example of TCP/IP. This protocol is used for the transmission of data (if I am right).
Now, I want to know how this protocol ...
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How do I limit packet capturing in Wireshark to only a specific protocol?
I would like to listen to HTTP traffic on port 8080. When I start capturing packets in Wireshark, it's flooded by packets using the SSDP protocol on port 1900. I would like to limit the packet ...
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How does HTTPS avoids the key for encryption to be sniffed in the first place?
When a 2 computer establish an HTTPS connection them have to resolve what key is going to be used, right?
So, to do that, at some point the key have to travel unencrypted from one computer to ...
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How can I connect to a home automation web controller?
I've bought a remote web controller for home automation. I'd like to write a client software by myself, because the built in interface is ugly & not user friendly.
Thus, I'd like to find the ...
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What are the 'chrome:' and 'resource:' protocols in Firefox?
From reading the error console, I've noticed that Firefox has several internal protocols, such as chrome: and resource:. What are they used for, and why are they necessary? Are they part of the ...
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Is the SSID for wireless routers part of the link layer in the internet protocol suite?
Ethernet, DSL and other cable connections for computers using them are links in the Internet Protocl Suite, but I do not see the link layers referring explicitly to wireless communication. What are ...
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What is the difference between a VoIP phone and a SIP phone? [closed]
I was under the impression that SIP is a protocol for the initiation of communication between applications, and that the protocol VoIP is for the transmission over an established pair of IP addresses ...
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Why does “//” instead of http or https before the actual link work?
I just noticed that I can write //google.com instead of http://google.com and it still works.
Is that some kind of short-hand? Maybe it's something that's built in my browser (Chrome 14)?
Is it safe ...
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Single link to all mobile video stream formats
I'm doing some video streaming to different kinds of mobile devices(with the help of Wowza Media Server). And I need to have a single URL to serve all device types(e.g. mobile://funny-cats.mp4).
A ...
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What are the other computer communication protocols other than TCP/IP?
What are the other computer communication protocols except for TCP/IP? I know about only this and in interview they asked me about Can two PC's communicate without TCP/IP protocol suite and I did not ...
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IM protocol with message receipt confirmation
Is there any instant messaging protocol (or plugin for Pidgin) that uses a read receipt layer to verify whether messages have actually been delivered and resend if not? I've had problems recently with ...
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RFC 2068 statement about HTTP
In RFC 2068, it states, "[HTTP] is a generic, stateless, object-oriented protocol which can be used for many tasks, such as name servers and distributed object management systems, through extension of ...
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How to remove an URL protocol default handler
I'm working on an application which should handle particulr url types (liked ed2k for emule or magnet for torrent). Recently I decided to change this url type from abcd to a more speaking word. Using ...
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why skype is not available on messengers like pidgin
i really like pidgin, empathy etc. (especially pidgin) because they gather all accounts like xmpp, msn etc. together except skype. i know skype uses a proprietary protocol but so does msn and it is ...
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Specify a custom program for handling a protocol
I want to associate the FTP protocol to Filezilla. I click on
Control Panel
Control Panel Home
Default Programs
Set Associations
Then I select the FTP protocol and click on Change program... but I ...
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Associate FTP hyperlink to filezilla
Is it possible to associate a link like ftp://myftpserver.net to launch automatically Filezilla and display the FTP server content with one click?
I think there must be a kind of protocol registration ...
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What's the difference between broadcast and multicast?
I'm sending a packet indiscriminately to other clients on my network. Is this broadcast or multicast?
If you're in a Jabber chat room and you send a message to the room, is this broadcasting or ...
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One computer has “limited connectivity”, and wrong IP, from one wall socket
The problem is only at one point of the wired network. If the computer is connected to a different point it works.
Running ipconfig shows it has a different IP address and no DNS data at this ...
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How difficult is it to trace a canadian dynamic IP?
I was wondering how easy it is to trace this back to the actual connection (house). Is it possible since it is dynamic and changes each time the modem is restarted? Does it make the task more ...
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Why some standards are called Request For Comments? [closed]
Is it just historic name or it has some real ground?
Should I use the term "request for comments, RFC" when putting some document just to receive comments, not to establish a standard?
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Intercept email and see its content
My new company has a monitor position. What a monitor does, is to monitor what anyone is doing. No IM, USB, phone with camera are allowed. I wonder within a WLAN, if a monitor can intercept my email, ...
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Low latency keyboards - are they for real?
Having just seen some commercial or other I just realized there could be such a thing as a high-latency keybard - as compared to a low-latency keyboard. If so then maybe a low-latency one could be yet ...
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Copy between Win Servers, which protocol?
If I copy data between to Windows Server disk folders (e.g. so that there is fileshare in the other computer), what is the protocol in this copying? Both of these computers are under the same domain.
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What are ping packets made of?
What exactly are in the packets that are sent via the ping command?
I was reading a Wikipedia article about magic numbers and saw this:
DHCP packets use a "magic cookie" value of '63 82 53 63' ...
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Does https encrypt URLs, too?
This is fairly easy.
If I go to https://webserver.com/someurl?a=b, will the someurl?a=b part be protected, or just the contents of the site?
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What does this UDP Packet mean?
I'm total newbie at tcp/ip and I was experimenting with Wireshark.
What this mean:
1824 578.194204 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy UDP Source port: 17500 Destination port: 17500
In data I ...
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Tor over IPSEC or IPSEC over Tor?
Do you think Tor should be run over IPsec, or IPsec over Tor? Please be specific as of why you made this decision.
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Can a computer respond to ICMP request if no OS is installed/ is soft-powered off?
I googled and found out that ICMP does not belong to the application layer.
Does this mean that even no OS is installed, a network card still knows how to reply an ICMP request?
Another situation ...
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ftp server file size difference vs actual file size
I am connecting to an FTP server to download some gzipped files and I noticed something a bit disconcerting about the SIZE command and my google-fu has failed me.
ftp> size file0001.xml.gz
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What are the IR codes the new Apple Remote (alu) uses?
I would like to clone the new Apple Remote (infrared, second generation, aluminium) just for fun with a microcontroller. Most codes of the previous model can be found in the LIRC remote control ...
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Slow wireless transmission problem
I have an XP SP3 Pro machine where I keep all my media.
I also have a laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate and another laptop with Windows Vista Home. The thing is I want to be able to not only play my ...
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Looking for a multi-protocol IM client that supports per-account proxy configuration
I'm looking for a multi-protocol instant messaging client that supports proxy configuration on a per account basis for Windows (Vista/7). Specifically, I would like to connect to AIM, MSN and Google ...
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Can i use 2 internet connection onto 1 pc using switch?
I dont know that this question should be asked over here or not, but i m very curious to know about this.
Suppose i have 2 ISP(Broadband) with 2 routers(DSL).
Now i have 1 switch of say 4 ports.
So ...
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Opera's problem with magnet-links
I've encountered following problem while using Opera web browser:
When I click on a magnet link on some web page like
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Wireshark does not see interfaces (winXP)
Short story:
Wireshark is working....on my winXP-32b
... usage ....
Long long time later
Wireshark does not work
It can't find any usefull interface (just VPN)
ipconfig /all
Ethernet adapter ...
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What are the advantages of wireless networking protocols 802.11 a,b,g, and n?
I'm looking at a laptop purchase and considering whether to pay more for a card that does 802.11 n as well as 802.11a,b,g.
All the pulic networks I see always run 802.11b. I know a and g have more ...
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Online Video tutorials or good books on Protocols
I wanted to understand protocols and their basic functioning in depth, specially i am focussing on SIP and MEGACO/H.248 these days..
So, i wanted to have some links where I can find good tutorials ...
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How can I disable the file:// protocol in Firefox?
How to disable file:// protocol in firefox
I want the users not to browse the local files on the machine.
I already disabled SaveAs and OpenFile functions.
I want user not to browse the local files ...
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Small home network/ Spanning Tree Protocol?
I am installing a small SOHO router/switch and connecting it to two other switches elsewhere. Do I need to worry about setting up Spanning Tree Protocol for best results?
