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OpenDNS what is it and is it really improving your surf speed? |
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
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The developers of OpenDNS claim that the service makes Web surfing faster, but under normal conditions, any speed improvements it gains are nearly imperceptible. Certainly I didn't experience a big change in service speed, nor any of our clients going to be bowled over by vast speed increases.
Why? Because overall data throughput still has a much larger effect on surfing speed than name resolution. It's also worth noting that when name resolution doesn't work, you simply can't surf at all.
If your ISP is unreliable, you might at least try OpenDNS to see if your surfing woes are related to a DNS problem it can solve. Fortunately, OpenDNS is free for personal use and easy to remove, so you won't suffer buyer's remorse if you install it and never really notice what it does. If you try the tool, drop us a note what your expirience is / was . |
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Windows Vista, always reset your network adapter to get back on line? |
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
TCP/IP stack Winsock settings in Windows Vista may get corrupted, causing errors and problems with Internet connectivity. Corrupt Winsock or Windows sockets configuration can be due to a lot of reasons such as installation of a networking software, or due to virus, trojan or malware infection, or sometime even due to disinfection of spyware by security software. When Winsock corrupts, the networking errors that you may face include unable to surf the Internet with “Page cannot be displayed” error message in Internet Explorer or AOL even though the DSL/ADSL/cable Internet connection is connected. Sometimes, Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service is terminated as well. To repair and reset the Windows Vista 1. Click on Start button. 2. Type cmd in the Start Search text box. 3. Press Ctrl-Shift-Enter keyboard shortcut to run Command Prompt as Administrator. Allow elevation request. 4. Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt shell, and then press the Enter key. 5. Restart the computer. What netsh winsock reset command does are it resets Winsock Catalog to a clean state or default configuration. It removes all Winsock LSP (Layered Service Providers) previously installed, including the potential malfunctioned LSP that causes loss of network packets transmission failure. So all previously-installed LSPs must be reinstalled. This command does not affect Winsock Name Space Provider entries. Note: To check which LSPs installed on your Vista system, use netsh winsock show catalog command. It’s also possible to reset TCP/IP Internet Protocol stack . |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 June 2008 )
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Network problems with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 |
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
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If you facing network connection issue, or more accurately unable to access or connect to Internet or network problem in Windows Vista, Windows 2003 and Windows XP, and repair WinSock settings plus workaround for Vista IE7 strange no connection problem do not save your from Internet woes, you can try to reinstall and reset TCP/IP stack or Internet Protocol, one of the core component of the operating system, which cannot be uninstalled.
Again, with a corrupt TCP/IP stack, the same woes may happen - unable to establish a connection to the server, unable to load a web page, unable to browse and surf the Internet, even though network connection to broadband router or wireless router appear to be OK. When all means run out, try to reinstall the IP stack with NetShell utility. NetShell utility (netsh) is a command-line scripting interface for the configuring and monitoring of Windows XP, 2003 and Vista networking service. To reinstall and reset the TCP/IP stack (Internet Protocol) to its original state as same as when the operating system was installed in Windows XP and Windows 2003, simply use the following command in command prompt shell. A log file name must be specified where actions taken by netsh will be recorded on newly created or appended if already existed file.. netsh int ip reset [ log_file_name ] Example: netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt For Windows Vista, things work a little different due to introduction of UAC. Use this guide to perform a reinstalling of TCP/IP protocol in Vista: - Click on Start button.
- Type Cmd in the Start Search text box.
- Press Ctrl-Shift-Enter keyboard shortcut to run Command Prompt as Administrator. Allow elevation request.
- Type netsh int ip reset in the Command Prompt shell, and then press the Enter key.
- Restart the computer.
The command will remove all user configured settings on TCP/IP stack and return it to original default state by rewriting pertinent registry keys that are used by the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack to achieve the same result as the removal and the reinstallation of the protocol. The registry keys affected are: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\ and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DHCP\Parameters\ |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 June 2008 )
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Where to dispose my old computer hardware in Phuket? |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
You have an old computer, UPS, printer and other things which you dont want to just throw away in to the normal garbage?
Bring it to one of the Wongpanit Recycling Center in Phuket.. they take your old stuff back and mostly pay for it too... dont expect too much on money, but you can be sure it will be proper recycled.
The main Wongpanit Recycling Center in Phuket is at 75/3 Moo 1, Kathu, Phuket. Tel: 076-203271. The shop is near Anuphas Dents Done on Pra Phuket Kaew Rd. Open daily 8 am to 5:30 pm, closed Sundays.
The Wongpanit Recycling Center in Thalang is on Thepkrasattri Rd in Baan Pon, Thalang. Tel: 076-311224. Open daily 8 am to 5 pm, closed on Sundays. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 May 2008 )
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Howto remove form field completion values in Firefox |
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
Here’s what you do:
1. Navigate Firefox to the form containing the field that has a saved value that you want to delete.
2. Click on the text field to that your cursor is in the text field with the value you want to delete.
3. Press the down arrow on your keyboard until the bad value is highlighted.
4. Press Shift+Delete together and the value will be removed from the saved form history. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 April 2008 )
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Having trouble accessing a favorite Web site? |
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Saturday, 12 April 2008 |
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Perhaps the site was taken offline, or the computer hosting it is down for maintenance. However, the cause could be something more mysterious. At any given moment, a portion of Internet traffic ends up being routed into information "black holes." These are situations where advertised paths exist to the destination, but messages - a request to visit a Web site, an outgoing e-mail - get lost along the way. Hubble is a system that operates continuously to find persistent Internet black holes as they occur. Hubble has operated continuously since September 17, 2007. During that time, it identified 887,676 black holes and reachability problems. Check out their web site , you will be surprised how many black holes are aout there in the cyber space.... even in Thailand.... |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 April 2008 )
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