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Answer to can someone hack one computer on a home network?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:10:00 -0800

can someone hack one computer on a home network?

Yes, just ask John the Ripper

Answer to Does God exist?

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:21:58 -0700

Does God exist?

The only true answer is 'Nobody knows'!

Answer to Do most men like the smell of vagina?

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:40:36 -0700

Do most men like the smell of vagina?

I think it's like putting your tongue on a 9 volt battery. It's unpleasant but there's some strange irresistible force drawing you to it. I think most men tell their partners they like it because if they said "EEEWWW, I'm not going down on THAT!!! It smells like dead...

Answer to Do you use a wireless network?

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:11:02 -0800

Do you use a wireless network?

Yes, I use wireless under Sun Microsystems Solaris, OpenBSD and Windows. When I was younger, I was somewhat involved in war driving, but being a whitehat, I never did any harm and always left 'calling cards', informing the network administrators of their network's security flaws....

Answer to I took a blood test on friday to see if im pregnant or not it came bk no further action whatever that means it means to me its negtive but i wernt due on my period until today and aint come on yet could the blood test be wrong isit still early days?

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:10:24 -0800

I took a blood test on friday to see if im pregnant or not it came bk no further action whatever that means it means to me its negtive but i wernt due on my period until today and aint come on yet could the blood test be wrong isit still early days?

It means your grammar is atrocious. You won't have a baby (or another period) until you go back to school and learn proper English! You're just late. Stress (and poor grammar) can cause that!

Answer to Where you ever abducted by aliens? what happened?

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:08:26 -0800

Where you ever abducted by aliens? what happened?

I was abducted by aliens. Luckily, I had my mobile phone with me and I got a picture of one of them.

Answer to I need a good firewall. Any suggestions?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:32:03 -0800

I need a good firewall. Any suggestions?

Install OpenBSD and use PF. Can't go wrong :)

Answer to If someone has your IP address can they discover your street address?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:02:22 -0800

If someone has your IP address can they discover your street address?

If 1) you're using your own account you've got with your ISP; 2a) you've given your ISP your real name and address; and/or 2b) you dial in from your home phone; 3) haven't spoofed your IP address; 4) the law enforcement agency has a legal reason for wanting the...

Answer to I have had 5 wireless laptops within the last 3 months. After I get them home and set them up I get a virus. I've had my IP out and my techs and the police out and I still can't find out whats going on. Can you help me?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:11:25 -0800

I have had 5 wireless laptops within the last 3 months. After I get them home and set them up I get a virus. I've had my IP out and my techs and the police out and I still can't find out whats going on. Can you help me?

All 5 computers infected? Pretty consistent strike rate don't you think? "Set them up"? Are you installing the same software packages each time? Perhaps one of these apps is infected. If you've got another Windows machine on the network and it's infected, depending...

Answer to I used to change my ip address simply by restarting my wireless router, now it seems I can't, anybody know why?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:26:25 -0800

I used to change my ip address simply by restarting my wireless router, now it seems I can't, anybody know why?

There's a good chance you haven't been given a static IP address as ISP's tend to charge for this, so we'll say you've got a dynamically assigned IP address. Dynamic IP addresses given out by your ISP have a thing called a lease life and it's usually pretty short. ...

Answer to If all class C addresses should start with the bit pattern 110, why does my IP address (given by my ISP) start with 80?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:17:26 -0800

If all class C addresses should start with the bit pattern 110, why does my IP address (given by my ISP) start with 80?

You're a bit confused. You're mixing up the difference between the decimal representation of an IP address and it's binary form. When people say a class C network address starts with 110, they're talking about it's binary representation. Class C network addresses are...

Answer to What is IP?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:38:15 -0800

What is IP?

The actual question was "What is IP". Not "What is an IP address". If you wanted to know what an IP address is, then it's been answered but if you actually wanted to know what IP is, then read on: Internet Protocol (IP) provides the basic delivery mechanism for packets...

Answer to When I display full headers in received emails, how do I tell which IP address the computer was using when the email was sent? There are several different IP addresses listed after "Received."

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:52:01 -0800

When I display full headers in received emails, how do I tell which IP address the computer was using when the email was sent? There are several different IP addresses listed after "Received."

maddock's pretty much right except for X.400 being SMTP. As with most ISO standards dealing with application-level networking, X.400 failed to compete successfully with SMTP, the Internet-based equivalent. Lookup "The Battle Between SMTP and X.400"

Answer to Where an i find a completely free program that fakes my ip address?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:37:57 -0800

Where an i find a completely free program that fakes my ip address?

Why do you want to hide your true IP address? There are usually two reasons for this. Either you're ill informed and unreasonably paranoid or you're planning on doing stuff you ought not be doing. Don't do that!

Answer to Why do hackers like breaking into innocent peoples computers?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:26:58 -0800

Why do hackers like breaking into innocent peoples computers?

People who break into other people's computers without permission aren't hackers. Quite often, they're what's known as script kiddies with no technical talent whatsoever. I don't call them hackers. Criminals, thieves and a few other names I can't mention here but not...

Answer to What precautions do you take to safeguard your laptop from being stolen?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:17:07 -0800

What precautions do you take to safeguard your laptop from being stolen?

Hang on to it!

Answer to Ethereal has now changed its name to Wire Shark. What's the difference?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:57:13 -0800

Ethereal has now changed its name to Wire Shark. What's the difference?

Ethereal had problems (vulnerability issues). Wireshark is the same but it looks more colourful to me. I love it. Much prettier than tcpdump (although I like tcpdump as well. Good to use over ssh).

Answer to Have you ever had a computer virus? what happened?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:52:43 -0800

Have you ever had a computer virus? what happened?

I collect them :)

Answer to In what type(s) of file format are there higher risks of getting viruses on your computer?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:47:00 -0800

In what type(s) of file format are there higher risks of getting viruses on your computer?

ALSO, watch out for macro viruses built into Word, excel, access etc. files. VBA is a very powerful, useful (and fun) language that can add HUGE value to a Word document but it can also be used to write some pretty wicked viruses.

Answer to How do IT people proxy into your computer?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:33:40 -0800

How do IT people proxy into your computer?

Under UNIX, we use ssh to connect to other computers.

Answer to If I received two different emails from two different people on the same network (i.e. both have Yahoo email accounts), and the "Received from" IP address is the same number, does that mean the two computers are on the same LAN?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:22:59 -0800

If I received two different emails from two different people on the same network (i.e. both have Yahoo email accounts), and the "Received from" IP address is the same number, does that mean the two computers are on the same LAN?

Actually, if they're both using a yahoo account, they would come from the same or similar IP address because it would be Yahoo's mail servers that would be being used to send the email. The reason why it might have a slightly different IP address is because Yahoo and gmail and the like...

Answer to What is your IP address at the moment?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:59:56 -0800

What is your IP address at the moment?

It's not that bigger deal to give out your IP address if you've locked things down tightly. I run a Web server and need to advertise my Web pages/URL on Google and the like for people to be able to find me. If I didn't, it would defeat the purpose of having a Web server set up in...

Answer to I am looking for a software that i can use to track Wireless Access Points. I want to be able to drive around and scan constantly for Wireless AP's, and then put the results in a notepad file that shows SSID, Distance, Protection and so on.

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:18:54 -0800

I am looking for a software that i can use to track Wireless Access Points. I want to be able to drive around and scan constantly for Wireless AP's, and then put the results in a notepad file that shows SSID, Distance, Protection and so on.

It's called war driving - I wouldn't recommend you do it. It's wrong!

Answer to What situation doesn't necessarily cause a communication problem if a network protocol other than TCP/IP is installed on the local computer and other computers on the network?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:21:41 -0800

What situation doesn't necessarily cause a communication problem if a network protocol other than TCP/IP is installed on the local computer and other computers on the network?

You've worded your question rather strangely but there are many other protocols apart from TCP/IP that can be used on a private network including NetBEUI, Appletalk, IPX/SPX etc. BUT if you want your machines to talk with others on the Internet, you'll need to use TCP/IP. It's free...

Answer to What is TCP/IP?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:30:25 -0800

What is TCP/IP?

TCP/IP is a suite of protocols. It's made up of literally hundreds of protocols, each has their own job to do like FTP is File Transfer Protocol and takes care of file transfers (although other protocols can also be used for that). HTTP is Hypertext Transfer Protocol and it's job is to...

Answer to My ISP assigns my home network a dynamic IP. How then does every computer on my home network have its own IP as well?

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:20:27 -0800

My ISP assigns my home network a dynamic IP. How then does every computer on my home network have its own IP as well?

It's called NAT (Network Address Translation). Look it up - and indeed, it is extremely clever stuff.

Answer to I have configured my internet connection with some static ip address.And when i go to www.whatismyip.com it shows the same ip address.Is it possible for me to connect my computer from internet.I run http service.I want people to visit my website.

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:54:56 -0800

I have configured my internet connection with some static ip address.And when i go to www.whatismyip.com it shows the same ip address.Is it possible for me to connect my computer from internet.I run http service.I want people to visit my website.

Okay, there are several issues here and we'll tackle them one at a time: 1. Your IP address; 2. Your need for a domain name; 3. Accessing your server on port 80 from outside; 4. Getting people to find you; (1 and 2 are sort of linked) 1. Your IP Address: It sounds like...

Answer to Everytime and day im just doing my daily routines i feel my vagina get wet and when i go to the bathroom to check its white stuff kinda like white chunks. wat is it/?

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:12:01 -0800

Everytime and day im just doing my daily routines i feel my vagina get wet and when i go to the bathroom to check its white stuff kinda like white chunks. wat is it/?

Sounds like you've got thrush girlie. Go see your doctor.

Answer to Why does my cat lick my hand right after biting me?

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:11:53 -0800

Why does my cat lick my hand right after biting me?

Who knows what's in a cat's mind when they do what they do? All I know is from what I've experienced, there are two different kinds of biting. There's the unmistakable 'Keep away' kind that's usually accompanied with the swishing tail, the fast movements and...