What does that do?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xcoder
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What does that do?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xcoder
Disables Ipv6. Duh.
IpV4 is the current protocol (internet protocol) that everyone uses, IPv6 will be implemented in the near future.
Doubt that!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Xcoder
It was brought in to solve the problem with the number of IP addresses IPv4 allows. But some bright spark came up with the idea of NAT which effectivley solves the problem without the cost of changing to a new protocol.
Like multicast it will no doubt fade into the background.
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Originally Posted by visualAd
What was that? or is it already gone and forgotten about completely?
Multicast is a method of routing packets on an IP network. Nearly all hosts on the Internet use unicast. and on a unicast IP network, all hosts must have a unique IP address. Back in the days of 56k modems if you wanted to broadcast a newsfeed such as real audio to 5000 people, although the data being sent to everyone is identcal, using unicast, you had to copy each packet for each differnt host. This meant using unde bandwidth and resources.
Multicast solved the problem by allowing a host to assume a multicast IP address which can be held by many other hosts. Sending a packet to that single multicast address would ensure that all hosts in that group would receive it, saving bandwidth and resources.
The problem was the Internet had been using unicast IP since the late 70's and to migrate the backbone to multicast would mean replacing all the routers. Although they set up an expreimental multicast backbone which tunneld multicast packets through unicast networks, it all came a bit too late as broadband was becoming the norm and bandwidth was not an issue anymore.
Its still used but only really in corprate LAN, it can actually be very useful in such application as video conference calling.
With nearly all hosts on the Internet using IPv4, how much do you think it would cost to upgrade all the hardware to support version 6? Somehow, I don't see it happening anytime soon.
how about 2009-2010
No chance :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Xcoder
Firefox sometimes has slow layout updating (and some flickers)... try www.gamespot.com (be sure to skip the initial ad).. you will notice certain parts are not positioned properly until the full page loads.
Now, whether that is because of how that site styles its pages - I don't know.
But FireFox is definitely less prone to adware spyware hacks than IE. Of course, MS finally released SP2 for XP, but other MS os's (Win98) are still left in the dark, so those people would have to move to Firefox or Mozilla.
an I wrong, but how do you guys get spyware from IE??? the only way I have seen it happen is when you install an activex control (which you have to accept to install)
yeah I know that there HAVE been issues, but they get patched.. even a 98 machine can use an IE that is all patched up...
so with the exception of clicking yes to install an active x control, how do you get spyware VIA IE on your machine?
How rude! :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cander
Another common flaw within IE is MS's java. This can be exploited without warning AFAIK.
Well, since MS finally patched most of the holes with the release of Sp2 and the inclusion of a nice information bar... this isn't as big an issue as it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by kleinma
But beforehand, you did not have to do a single thing but just navigate to a malicious webpage and the next thing you know, some javascript overflows a buffer, chops the head off the IE security, downloads and install whatever it felt like.
my IE6 uses sun's java....Quote:
Originally Posted by Xcoder
Well... the main issue is that the internet browser shouldn't be tied into the OS as it is with IE6, which causes potential security catastrophes.
FireFox is an independent application, which means its level of access of the OS is only as valid as any other independent application.
IE works well for intranets, but if If you're going to the internet, best to be safe than sorry and use FireFox.
"The attack appears to affect only machines running Internet Explorer, and users do not have to click on any links or images in order for the code to download. The Trojan that's installed on compromised machines is a fairly simple one."
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1617233,00.asp
IE's information bar is completely useless. I get exactly the same bar whether I use some JavaScript of mine in a file I load locally which does nothing more vicious than loading yet another script from the HTML origin server, and on random ActiveX controls somewhere on the web. The bar doesn't easily give away information about what has been blocked, neither does it allows selective unblocking.
To get Sun's Java running in IE, you have to install it yourself. How many people do that, really? If Flash is not installed, it will prompt you to download the player. If an insufficient Java is installed (as is the default in IE), it will most likely fail silently to load any applets. How many people out there understand that this means they need to install the Sun JVM?
IPv6 will come eventually. Even with NAT, v4 IPs are becoming rare. And IPv6 was designed to be able to run in parallel with IPv4. Converting the internet to v6 can happen gradually.
Before you know it we'll be on ATM! People will be confused everywhere. :wave:
What's ATM?
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Originally Posted by CornedBee
I do...I did...:)
Automatic Transmition Machine....:)Quote:
Originally Posted by CornedBee
Go to a map site like http://www.streetmap.co.ukQuote:
Originally Posted by kleinma
If you have Spybot installed with the Immunize setting (Display Dialog) enabled, you see several bits of spyware getting blocked.
e.g. Avenue A and DoubleClick
They already get blocked normally when using FireFox
And what is even more: IE has the security holes in it. Even the updated and current version has some and they're continuously looking for more. Firefox is more secure, because it is built to be secure from the beginning and if some critical security issues are found, they're likely to be fixed in just a few days (instead of months or years, which is the time scale for IE).
The security holes make it possible to get to install stuff to the computer without user's knowledge. Its like a computer without a firewall.
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Originally Posted by NoteMe
Asynchronized Transfer Mode. :)
Actually I think a few of the Hotmail ActiveX controls have ended up on my XP comps without me installing them.Quote:
Originally Posted by kleinma
Automated Teller MachineQuote:
Originally Posted by mendhak
I think the problem of Spywares and Adwares and IE can be looked at from a different perspective; economic and marketing. IE has been around from 1994, and up to now about 90% of end users have been using that. So it is so rational for people to target their resources at finding a way to bring you more and more ads through that. FF is new, and I think they haven't started to look at it yet. By the time it attracts more users and it becomes economically acceptable for advertisers to try delivering their ads through that they would definitely find a way. Wait for that!
Have you seen this site?
http://www.antifirefox.com/forum/
At The Moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by visualAd
Impressive. I wouldn't have believed it possible to create a forum where every single thread is a flame war.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lunatic3
Nope, there is on thread that IS NOT a flame war, atleast it isn't yet :D
The thread started by Merri? :D
It's not a proper thread yet, either ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Merri
Just wait. At one point someone will post that it is all the site's fault and then we're off :)