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3551.	Solve : Exreme Security Annoys me a lot.?
Answer» Hey Google! Hey Microsoft! Please stop annoying me with you bogus security stuff. Uf I can not use it, it has no value at all! It has taken be two days to get my wife's Microsoft account fixed. It should not have taken 5 minuets . OK, I am slow, so maybe TEN minuets. Just now I got the same hassle with a Google account. After a big fuss, it asked me to change my password without any evidence that the password was compromised. It was unbelievable. It sent me a text message that was blank. So then i called me and I got a mechanical voice that gave be six digest. Took twice to get that right. Am I the only one? Maybe not. Most Annoying Security Request How about you? Wasn't your system demonstrably compromised by trojan backdoors a month ago, which resulted in your Amazon account being compromised?Good catch there, BC_Programmer, but Geek-9pm does bring up a situation that I suspect many have some sympathy with. The thing about a lot of the security notices all sorts of companies program is the language is sort of machine-like when actually the message is supposed to be for a human. I worked with -- well, we still have a splinter group -- but it is past tense for me --- anyway, a group at Google that dealt with security and the truth is even inside the COMPANY there are those that sort of advocate a little more of a human TOUCH to messages. The problem is the upper-ranking boss types don't like to start down the road of being sort of more human and less machine-like because they fear where that can lead. And there is some validity to that line of thought and subsequent management. It's kind of like when the Gmail was first started and all the neat messages were sent out to new folks and then that just stopped, of course. Too many customers. It happens over and over in this business. Many customers and the language gets curt and easier to duplicate for mutli-situations and so less work needed at the UI side of the job. This is an awfully weird business. Heh, BC_Programmer, you remember what C++ was first called?Uh oh! I think I messed up, didn't I? You aren't complaining about the text of the message, but the message itself, right? More than one trigger, too. Well, maybe I can leave the one above still in the thread? Sorry for the error. But thinking about the idea of "extreme security" I am sort of lost as I am not so sure I have had a concern about too much, IF I knew something was really wrong. Now if you are getting bogus security notices, that is a whole different ball game, I think. Maybe a little more information would be useful. Why did you conclude that what tripped the Microsoft security software was bogus? Let's start with Microsoft and then shift to Google. Again, sorry I didn't properly download your post into my brain, Geek-9pm. I really thought you were complaining about the language used. By the way, I think I would lean toward wanting too much security software rather than too little. Well, I'm not rich, so that might be why. If I had money to burn I would be less worried about Mr./Ms. Bad Guy/Gal trying to online thieving my money. I might even look upon it as a weird entertainment.In part what I had posted was that I found it ironic that somebody who had clearly been a victim of poor security practices would lament their existence. Specifically: Quote Just now I got the same hassle with a Google account. After a big fuss, it asked me to change my password without any evidence that the password was compromised. From here: Quote If there’s suspicious activity in your Google Account or we detect that your password has been stolen, we may ask you to change your password. By changing your password, you help make sure that only you can use your account. As per the thread I referenced. I don't think he ever took the gravity of the compromise of his system seriously. The system was infected with 25 or more pieces of malware which would have most certainly provided access to his account passwords. Running MALWAREBYTES and assuming the problem was fixed has clearly not worked- Google is asking him to change his password because it has detected malicious activity already, unusual sign-in behaviour (eg. wildly different locations) or detected the password was otherwise compromised. Assuming, of course, this happens during sign-in. Google won't send E-mails telling people to change their password- That is phishing and is probably somebody trying to get your current password. Complaining about more or less the "inconvenience of it all" as he is doing here seems to underline to me that he simply isn't taking the problem seriously. Geek-9pm, My recommendation would be to immediately change all your passwords. I bold immediately because I do not mean to merely add it to your to-do list. It should be a top priority. Change all said passwords and make them unique from each other, too. (If necessary you can always resort to writing the passwords down, that is still better than sharing passwords between services) Malware compromise means you cannot trust any passwords you changed while the system was infected. Personally I wouldn't trust the computer at all without a clean install, but that is just me. In addition to that sort of compromise, forums and various services often get compromised on their own Sometimes it is announced, sometimes it isn't, but. If you use the same password on various sites and one of them gets compromised then it becomes that much easier to access your accounts elsewhere using the same password. Furthermore, that information is now often used for attempted extortion. A few weeks ago I got a "scary" E-mail from somebody claiming to be a "hacker" who claimed to know my password and have access to my computer and all my contacts. The password they mentioned was something I used decades ago- I changed it everywhere that mattered entirely because it became part of released "black market" compromised data. One can see how people who don't take security seriously and who complain about the inconvenience of Google asking them to change their password when their account has been compromised could easily fall victim to those E-mails because the Password being accurate due to never being changed offers legitimacy to the rest of their claims. (Which are the standard nonsense, transfer BTC etc etc blah blah the consequences will be dire etc.) Quote from: MichaelNyby on April 06, 2020, 02:41:27 AM Heh, BC_Programmer, you remember what C++ was first called? C with classes, if I've understood the question. Bit of a non-sequiter, though!Quote C with classes, if I've understood the question. Bit of a non-sequiter, though! Very true about that question being off-topic and I am not even sure how or why that thought jumped into my brain. I suspect a faulty brain due to age. I do hope that Geek-9pm and his wife do the NECESSARIES to be sure their systems are secure. The security systems are all there and should be used to good advantage.To my best we have in place secure measures. First thing we limit access to our property. We ignore e-mails fro people we do not know. Right now I do have an issues i can not resolve. My modem will not let me log in. And nobody can help me.TYje solution is to get a new modem. Never has the happened before. It is an ARRIs cable model. 192.168.0.1 is the IP for log in. It enters a security dialog and will not let me in. This started last week.I have to do this off the top of my head because other activities are in dire need of continued attention, but that address is a gateway address correct? Now what jumps out at me is your making a previous note about your wife's computer and if you are both using the same modem I smell a problem could arise. I mean, there are ways to do that, but one has to be sort of careful. Well, more than "sort of" but I suspect you can get better help from BC_Programmer, which certainly has to be true because I really have to scoot. My co-admin on one of my sites hasn't seen my log in for many hours and can very likely see I have been busy elsewhere and will be angry at me. Well, upset more than angry. Hold up on buying another modem, Geek-9pm. Please. it might not be necessary.Quote It enters a security dialog and will not let me in. Do you mean the login you have pictured? That's normal. Most ISPs will put the default credentials on the router. It looks like you've accessed it before. Did you change the password when you did so? If the password is the default, then it is "password" (no quotes). Otherwise, you can factory reset the modem via a pinhole in the back. That will reset everything back to the default and once it boots back up the password will be "password" to get into the router settings.As there was some mention of Gmail in the OP I am going to go ahead and use this thread to ask about something related to Gmail and maybe there will be thoughts some of you might have. I recall a bit back we were being told by the various Gmail Team folks that the security question thingy was no longer being used as a Gmail type security tool, but recently I have had to access my Gmail accounts from hospitals and other not-normal-workstation locations and one thing that always popped up was either finish the partial showing of your support email account or answer a security question. I actually tried to remember an answer to one such request to answer the security question and got it wrong and was then able to simply finish the ID of the security email account, or whatever that email account is called. So what's the deal about that security question? Has anyone in this community recently opened a new Gmail account and been asked to submit a security question? I honestly thought those were no longer being used at Google.

3551.

Solve : Exreme Security Annoys me a lot.?

Answer»

Hey Google!
Hey Microsoft!
Please stop annoying me with you bogus security stuff.
Uf I can not use it, it has no value at all!
It has taken be two days to get my wife's Microsoft account fixed. It should not have taken 5 minuets . OK, I am slow, so maybe TEN minuets.

Just now I got the same hassle with a Google account. After a big fuss, it asked me to change my password without any evidence that the password was compromised. It was unbelievable. It sent me a text message that was blank. So then i called me and I got a mechanical voice that gave be six digest. Took twice to get that right.

Am I the only one? Maybe not.

Most Annoying Security Request
How about you?
Wasn't your system demonstrably compromised by trojan backdoors a month ago, which resulted in your Amazon account being compromised?Good catch there, BC_Programmer, but Geek-9pm does bring up a situation that I suspect many have some sympathy with.

The thing about a lot of the security notices all sorts of companies program is the language is sort of machine-like when actually the message is supposed to be for a human.

I worked with -- well, we still have a splinter group -- but it is past tense for me --- anyway, a group at Google that dealt with security and the truth is even inside the COMPANY there are those that sort of advocate a little more of a human TOUCH to messages.

The problem is the upper-ranking boss types don't like to start down the road of being sort of more human and less machine-like because they fear where that can lead. And there is some validity to that line of thought and subsequent management.

It's kind of like when the Gmail was first started and all the neat messages were sent out to new folks and then that just stopped, of course. Too many customers. It happens over and over in this business. Many customers and the language gets curt and easier to duplicate for mutli-situations and so less work needed at the UI side of the job.

This is an awfully weird business.

Heh, BC_Programmer, you remember what C++ was first called?Uh oh! I think I messed up, didn't I? You aren't complaining about the text of the message, but the message itself, right? More than one trigger, too.

Well, maybe I can leave the one above still in the thread? Sorry for the error.

But thinking about the idea of "extreme security" I am sort of lost as I am not so sure I have had a concern about too much, IF I knew something was really wrong.

Now if you are getting bogus security notices, that is a whole different ball game, I think.

Maybe a little more information would be useful.

Why did you conclude that what tripped the Microsoft security software was bogus?

Let's start with Microsoft and then shift to Google.

Again, sorry I didn't properly download your post into my brain, Geek-9pm. I really thought you were complaining about the language used.

By the way, I think I would lean toward wanting too much security software rather than too little.

Well, I'm not rich, so that might be why. If I had money to burn I would be less worried about Mr./Ms. Bad Guy/Gal trying to online thieving my money. I might even look upon it as a weird entertainment.In part what I had posted was that I found it ironic that somebody who had clearly been a victim of poor security practices would lament their existence.

Specifically:
Quote

Just now I got the same hassle with a Google account. After a big fuss, it asked me to change my password without any evidence that the password was compromised.

From here:

Quote

If there’s suspicious activity in your Google Account or we detect that your password has been stolen, we may ask you to change your password. By changing your password, you help make sure that only you can use your account.

As per the thread I referenced. I don't think he ever took the gravity of the compromise of his system seriously. The system was infected with 25 or more pieces of malware which would have most certainly provided access to his account passwords. Running MALWAREBYTES and assuming the problem was fixed has clearly not worked- Google is asking him to change his password because it has detected malicious activity already, unusual sign-in behaviour (eg. wildly different locations) or detected the password was otherwise compromised.

Assuming, of course, this happens during sign-in. Google won't send E-mails telling people to change their password- That is phishing and is probably somebody trying to get your current password.

Complaining about more or less the "inconvenience of it all" as he is doing here seems to underline to me that he simply isn't taking the problem seriously.

Geek-9pm, My recommendation would be to immediately change all your passwords. I bold immediately because I do not mean to merely add it to your to-do list. It should be a top priority. Change all said passwords and make them unique from each other, too. (If necessary you can always resort to writing the passwords down, that is still better than sharing passwords between services)

Malware compromise means you cannot trust any passwords you changed while the system was infected. Personally I wouldn't trust the computer at all without a clean install, but that is just me. In addition to that sort of compromise, forums and various services often get compromised on their own Sometimes it is announced, sometimes it isn't, but. If you use the same password on various sites and one of them gets compromised then it becomes that much easier to access your accounts elsewhere using the same password.

Furthermore, that information is now often used for attempted extortion. A few weeks ago I got a "scary" E-mail from somebody claiming to be a "hacker" who claimed to know my password and have access to my computer and all my contacts. The password they mentioned was something I used decades ago- I changed it everywhere that mattered entirely because it became part of released "black market" compromised data.

One can see how people who don't take security seriously and who complain about the inconvenience of Google asking them to change their password when their account has been compromised could easily fall victim to those E-mails because the Password being accurate due to never being changed offers legitimacy to the rest of their claims. (Which are the standard nonsense, transfer BTC etc etc blah blah the consequences will be dire etc.)

Quote from: MichaelNyby on April 06, 2020, 02:41:27 AM

Heh, BC_Programmer, you remember what C++ was first called?

C with classes, if I've understood the question. Bit of a non-sequiter, though!Quote

C with classes, if I've understood the question. Bit of a non-sequiter, though!

Very true about that question being off-topic and I am not even sure how or why that thought jumped into my brain. I suspect a faulty brain due to age.

I do hope that Geek-9pm and his wife do the NECESSARIES to be sure their systems are secure. The security systems are all there and should be used to good advantage.To my best we have in place secure measures.
First thing we limit access to our property. We ignore e-mails fro people we do not know.

Right now I do have an issues i can not resolve. My modem will not let me log in. And nobody can help me.TYje solution is to get a new modem. Never has the happened before.
It is an ARRIs cable model.

192.168.0.1 is the IP for log in.

It enters a security dialog and will not let me in.
This started last week.I have to do this off the top of my head because other activities are in dire need of continued attention, but that address is a gateway address correct? Now what jumps out at me is your making a previous note about your wife's computer and if you are both using the same modem I smell a problem could arise. I mean, there are ways to do that, but one has to be sort of careful. Well, more than "sort of" but I suspect you can get better help from BC_Programmer, which certainly has to be true because I really have to scoot. My co-admin on one of my sites hasn't seen my log in for many hours and can very likely see I have been busy elsewhere and will be angry at me. Well, upset more than angry.

Hold up on buying another modem, Geek-9pm. Please. it might not be necessary.Quote

It enters a security dialog and will not let me in.

Do you mean the login you have pictured? That's normal. Most ISPs will put the default credentials on the router. It looks like you've accessed it before. Did you change the password when you did so?

If the password is the default, then it is "password" (no quotes). Otherwise, you can factory reset the modem via a pinhole in the back. That will reset everything back to the default and once it boots back up the password will be "password" to get into the router settings.As there was some mention of Gmail in the OP I am going to go ahead and use this thread to ask about something related to Gmail and maybe there will be thoughts some of you might have.

I recall a bit back we were being told by the various Gmail Team folks that the security question thingy was no longer being used as a Gmail type security tool, but recently I have had to access my Gmail accounts from hospitals and other not-normal-workstation locations and one thing that always popped up was either finish the partial showing of your support email account or answer a security question.

I actually tried to remember an answer to one such request to answer the security question and got it wrong and was then able to simply finish the ID of the security email account, or whatever that email account is called.

So what's the deal about that security question? Has anyone in this community recently opened a new Gmail account and been asked to submit a security question? I honestly thought those were no longer being used at Google.

3552.	Solve : Internet Timeout whilst gaming ONLY?
Answer» Greetings all, So this issue has been going since late 2018, which is when I have changed my router with ANOTHER (both were from the ISP). Anyhow, whenever I start gaming, I timeout/lose connection to that game's server, however, when I ALT+TAB out of the game, I can see that my ethernet icon is still UP, and when I head over to my browser and navigate to Google or any other website, the internet is fine and functional. This happens on both Wired and Wi-Fi connections. Also, I am the only person that loses connection in that server, the others face no issues. I have tried the following so FAR with no luck:- - Factory reset router - Install a brand new OS - Swap ALL of the COMPUTER's hardware (Including NIC) - Install and set up a separate NIC (Not the one in the motherboard) - Modify and tweak internet settings (using TCPOptimizer program) - Swap Ethernet connection with Wi-Fi My computer's specifications are as follows: - 32GB 3600MHz Ram - RTX 2070 Super - i9-10900K - ASUS MAXIMUS XII FORMULA - Windows 10 Pro (VERSION 2004 OS Build 19041.685) - Ethernet ConnectionWhat game, as this issue could be a bug with that game and your hardware combination? Others are using the same internet connection in your home and same game WITHOUT issues or are they elsewhere using a different internet connection to the same game?

3553.	Solve : ethernet cable damage?
Answer» I have/had a wired network but builders damaged it. Replacing the cable is the preferred answer but not possible. I have tried a cable tester and it shows 2 and 6 are OPEN circuits and the other six are showing good. Since the ethernet signals only use 1,2,3,and 6, it seemed a good idea to switch 2 and 6 to 7and 8 on input and back again. I creaed two patch CABLES to achieve this. However it did not work. Any ideas WOULD be appreciated. Well, you could try with powerline adapters? If that's an option?It is a thought, I have a Power Line link set up to provide network access to a pair of TiVo boxes. Only needs occaisional use so good enough. The wired network is for streamimg tv. I tried the PWL but the buffering was quite bad and not at all acceptable. well, it all depends on the MODEL you are using...in my experience the 600+ model should do the job. Another problem is location of the powerline adaptors, if they are not on the same phase, if they are not PLUGGED in the wall directly etc. Sometimes one need a little bit of testing location for a pair to work as they should. Just saying...

3554.	Solve : Bad Connection to Only One Server?
Answer» I have asked this question on multiple subreddits and online tech forums and no one has been able to give me any information as to why or how my issue is occurring, so I'm trying here now. So my friend has a Minecraft server hosted by a company called OVH. It's a very reliable server for everyone that plays on it, except for me and my girlfriend that lives in the same house, on the same router. For everyone else that plays the server, the TPS is a constant 20, which is Minecraft standard, and their connection to the server is fine, however, I have a completely different story. For some odd reason, whenever I join, my connection immediately skyrockets, giving me a PING of UPWARDS of 10,000ms, ultimately timing me out. What's strange is the fact that this only happens to me, and only on this server. I can easily join and play any other GAME server on any game, Minecraft and more, with no issue whatsoever. I have pretty average internet, 100Mbps Up, 100Mbps down, based out of Atlanta, Georgia. I've tried everything that I would know how to try (resetting router to factory settings, requesting a new IP, renewing my computers internal IP, changing my windows networking registry settings, using a vpn, wiping windows and trying again) and nothing has worked out in my favor. I would like to note that I took the time to go to my brothers house and try on his computer and it worked just fine, we have the same internet service provider (Windstream), and we only LIVE a half a mile ( .8km) from one another. I am legitimately stumped as to what my PROBLEM is, or how to fix it. Any insight as to what is occurring would really mean a lot to me, thanks!Ask your brother to bring his computer to your place and try it again. That will give you somewhere to start with. Nobody wants to guess when it comes to networking issues.. not enough time in the day to list all the possible combinations of problems. (It would be like placing a small screw in your hand, and asking you where it came from, in a hardware store you've never been to.)

3555.	Solve : No Internet / Ethernet Win 8.1. Other PCs on router ok. PLEASE FAST!?
Answer» win 8.1 64 Z97 HD3 motherboard i7-4790K 16bg ram SSD gold certified PSU All of a sudden I have no internet. Yellow triangle icon over internet icon in taskbar. Usually just unplugging and re plugging the router from the wall fixes this but not this time. It's been out for over a day now. I need to log into bank to pay bill and mail THINGS on ebay from 2 days ago. I am writing this from the worlds actual biggest POS computer that barely works, is as slow as possible and has many bugs and security issues and firewall doesn't even work. This PC is sort of a back up and never on and I will not log into bank or anything with it, it needs to be replaced but that's a different story. I cant' even open other PC help forum sites, getting CLOCK ERROR which should be correct, and clicking fix does NOTHING. I click to 'join' CNET help forum it does nothing. Getting Site Can't Provide a Secure Connection on other site. Trying to use my phone to solve this instead. I don't have wi fi capabilities on the i7-490k PC but someone gave me a USB wifi thing to check if the actual port for the ethernet cable on my motherboard is broke. I connected it USB and progress bar showed it was done but I couldn't find it or anything and prefer not to mess with wi fi anyway. I doubt the motherboard port is physically broken/fried anyway. When unplugged, I get a red X in toolbar over internet icon, when plugged in, it light up and blinks motherboard and goes to a yellow 'limited' connection which still doesn't GIVE internet. I tried a brand new internet cable. I tried disabling and enabling network adapter . I tried a system restore point, that seemed to make it worse, if I clicked the Chrome icon it won't even open but Internet Explorer icon does open (but no internet). i tried uninstalling the driver and it's supposed to reinstall when restarting PC. I tried diagnose connection problem (as if diagnose ever works) = "IP configuration has STOPPED working." RUN: ipconfig /flushdns gave an error, so did netsh winsock reset I run clean scans of spybot and defender at least daily and hasn't found anything in years

3558.	Solve : USB Drive Won't Stay Mounted?
Answer» I have a 500GB USB drive plugged into a Netgear C7000 Router. When I LOG into the router via a BROWSER (i.e., 192.168.0.1), I can see the drive, its ADDRESS, and its folders. When I go to "Networks" in Windows EXPLORER, I can see the name of the drive. When I double-click on the drive in Networks, I get a "Cannot connect to "drive message. If I edit the name(s) in the browser window, and go back into Explorer, its Fonzie. But when I reboot, the issue returns. I had this very same drive and this very same router plugged into a different network a few months ago, and it was ALWAYS Fonzie. I have changed the name of the drive (from "RJB-MediaDrive" to "DB-Media") but other than that. Weird, right?

3559.	Solve : Frame Burst?
Answer» Frame burst Allows packet bursting which will increase overall network speed. If that is so, why is it disabled by default? Linksys Wireless router / Wireless settingsMaybe Linksys has some info on it on their website, which I have no reason to visit since my router is a D-Link. What specific router are you referring to? Suppose I'll go harass Linksys technical support about it.Packet bursting would theoretically result in more collisions (and HENCE slower perceived network speeds) on a congested network.What does it do?A Google search on packet bursting yields some sources indicating packet bursting improves speeds. Here's one: Packet bursting helps Ethernet scale to gigabit-per-second speeds.It reduces the delay between packet transmission. Hence more packets on the net. Hence more packet collisions on a BUSY net. Not a good idea to USE this is you have more than, say, five machines actively using the same segment of the net. Might work with a switched network though...Thanks. So it's worth turning it on when you only have a Laptop and a router COMMUNICATING wirelessly or is it something you'll never notice?I IMAGINE if you were streaming video over wireless, you might notice the difference. I haven't ever attempted to test it.

3561.	Solve : Chapter 2 - Moving Files between laptop and deskto?
Answer» I removed the BRIDGE and disabled the 2nd connection (deleting was not allowed). Now in Network Connections, the enabled LOCAL Area Connection says LIMITED or No Connectivity and there is a yellow exclamation POINT in the icon. By the way, I'm not familiar with Workgroups. How do they work? Thanks very much for your help. RickI presume we can continue this conversation in the original thread, rather than in this new one?

3562.	Solve : Registrar blocked my domain?
Answer» What to do? I received a complaint about a DOMAIN that I have been using for 5 years. And the registrar immediately blocked my domain. I can’t REACH support for the whole day. UNFORTUNATELY the only one who can do ANYTHING about the domain would be your registrar. So, you'll need to wait until you hear from them. Alternatively, if you can manage the domain through the registrar and it allows you to transfer to another registrar you can transfer the domain. However, I'd ASSUME if it's blocked you probably also cannot change any of the domain settings.

3566.	Solve : share 3g dongle internet connection?
Answer» is it possible to share my DONGLE internet connection with wifi ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJebA14clCM i had followed above video tutorial.but end up with this. dongle is huawei e173 ,not a wifi dongle . is this possible to share 3g dongle internet connection USING my laptop? i have Toshiba Satellite PRO L850.

3570.	Solve : help with my wireless connection!?
Answer» hi, i want to put a password in my wireless network connection, but i dont know how! SOMEONE please help me!What kind of wireless connection? What brand?You will NEED to do this from the hosting computer. Do you know which computer this is? FlameOk GOOD. Now, becuase I don't have a network, you're going to have to do a little bit of research. Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Network and Internet Connections -> Network Connections. FIND your network, and right-click on it and select properties. See if there is anything about password PROTECTION there. You shoudl also refer to the instructions manual that came with your router. Flame

3577.	Solve : Laptop access Nokia AirScale baseband has ip address range limit?
Answer» Dear folk Using a laptop to access Nokia AirScale baseband we normally assign 192.168.255.130/24 and no issue for accessing web interface of the device When I assigned my laptop IP ADDRESS 192.168.22.10/24 access won’t be GRANTED to access the web interface Connected is direct from the laptop Ethernet to local MANAGEMENT port (LMP port) of the Airscale ,,,,no gateway ip ddress required and no dhcp involvement https://imgur.com/a/hTMnYf3 In general how a hardware can control that ? Thx>>I assigned my laptop ip address 192.168.22.10/24<< Typo meant to be 192.168.255.10

3580.	Solve : Download speeds drastically different on two computers connected to same etherne?
Answer» My problem is very simple. I have two computers, a macbook pro and a prebuilt PC. While connected to ethernet, my macbook gets around 600-700 upload. While this same ethernet is connected to my PC, my upload SPEED is 100-200. my network adapter is capable of a gig up and down, with the specific model being Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller. The drivers are up to DATE with their website. What COULD possibly be causing this issue?

3581.	Solve : Understanding/Clarifying Internet/broadband service speeds?
Answer» I HOPE a Internet/Network/Broadband expert can help me. I am shopping for a home in Northern US, and must make a decision based on certain CRITERIA: one of the main ones is the Internet service. Nationwide, it's hard to find high numbers on speed--most seem to be 25Mbps, unless you find a highly populated area, that gets 100+. (I won't be moving to a highly populated area. I want to be around nature, so often that means bad coverage and services.) But... The confusion for me is that I get 300-500 Mbps where I am, but my service can be slow & unreliable. So how can 25Mbps elsewhere be considered fast enough for streaming and heavy use, as they say? That does NOT COMPUTE, logically, for me. Is it about WHERE you are, how many use it in that area, which company, which type? (DSL, Sat, Cable, fiber, etc). Since I will be buying a forever home, I don't want to get stuck with substandard speed. I "cut the cable" and have three streaming services for my television (Sling, NETFLIX, Hulu) and I use video/YouTube, social media, do lots of online research, and do some uploading, too, as an Indie Author and Publisher. (My SPOUSE also plays World of Warcraft, so she needs to be able to do online gaming). Can anyone clarify this for me? Thanks for any insight. Jae

3584.	Solve : TP-Link Extender?
Answer» Anyone have any luck with these? I find my devices DONT attach "automatically" to the EXTENDER no matter how I configure it. If I tell my printer to connect to the network through the extender, my devices can't print ANYMORE. (Don't get me started on wireless printers!) Who don't say what model TP_link extender you have. Some have a sleep option to conserve power which cause clients to need to reconnect. I like to use ethernet over power devices. They WORK really well if you FOLLOW the installation instructions. I've tried a couple, most lately the AC-1750. All seem to be garbage. I presume you mean something like this? I used the PowerLines in the past, but I'm in an apartment building, so I had less faith in the "follow the WIRE" ability... And you need a second router/bridge then, right?

3572.	Solve : USB Live Windows 7 no access to the Internet?
Answer» I made a Windows7 USB Live on one of my flash drives. There's no internet connection at all. I can't see network adapters in the Network & Internet section of Windows Explorer. Seems like no drivers for internet. In general USB ports work. I already check 'em out. I'm saying in general because when I stick to the USB port my external wireless adapter (no internal one in my computer) there is no sign that it works. Anyway, my computer has been connected to the modem/Internet all the time (hard WIRED). A few days ago I made a Windows10 USB Live on my another flash drive (Windows that I actually have on my hard drive). And there was no problem with access to the Internet. How could I go around this problem? May someone comment on this issue, please. Okay guys, NEVER mind. I found a CD of my Belkin wireless adapter and had installed drivers from there. So I have an internet now. Though ethernet adapter STAYS still invisible in Windows Explorer. Hmm But despite the fact that internet is accessible now I couldn't make windows updates. Simply, can't update Windows and that's all. That's WEIRD. Can't even update anything else. Like still there's no access to the Internet IE browser and Mozilla (which I have installed) work though. Is this maybe the reason that I refused windows updates when I was configuring Windows right after its installation? Specifically saying I clicked on the button >Later< then. There was option: install Windows Updates now or later. Hmm I don't think that's the reason. Anyway, besides this problem all system Win7 Live on my flash drive is slow and programs hang oftentimes, including Windows Explorer. I had no these problems after creation of Win10 USB Live on my another flash drive. And there are no problems so far with that one. Win10 USB Live RUNS smooth and good. So, I'm going to nuke Win7 USB Live. It makes no sense to keep struggling with that. BTW: I still will create another Win7 USB Live Just out of my curiosity. I know that some other guys had no such problems after installation Win7 USB Live. You know, this just arouses my curiosity.

3573.	Solve : Using Firestick on a projection TV?
Answer» I purchased a DVI to HDMI converter and do get access to the Firesticks channels. The problem is, I can't get sound. I thought I might be able to get it through a video recorder I have but no luck. I swapped some red/white/yellow RCA jacks but still no luck. Any ideas from ANYONE?DVI does not support sound so if the projector doesn't have HDMI and the FIRESTICK doesn't support separate audio, only Audio THRU HDMI the 2 units won't work. If the projector has composite video then this unit may work. https://www.amazon.com/Dinger-Converter-Compatible-Composite-Adapter/dp/B07FTN5NN7I like the idea, but don't know exactly where to place them. There are multiple RCA JACK ports on my TV.Lisa_maree, I've mulled over the device you suggested and unless it carries video and audio, I'm not sure it would work. It says you can use a firestick but I've got a DVI to HDMI hooked up just to get video from a firestick. As I stated, unless it does what I mentioned above, I don't see how I can use everything together.I guess I waited too long to edit my post. I got to thinking or trying to anyway and realized that all three RCA jacks do carry video and audio. The red and white jacks carry audio and the yellow jack carries video ... I think?

3574.	Solve : MY Win 10 Njotebook lost all network?
Answer» This morning on was on my Acer Notebook and all went well for the ONE hour I was on. After a couple of hours later i booted it and couldn't do anything as far as internet. No network icon at TASK bar and etc. I also have a desktop that is working just fine wirelessly. So my ISP said all is well in my area and said it most likely be a computer problem, which I have to agree. There were no warning signs of the missing Network. Tweaking the problem on my desktop I came across the possibility that EITHER Firewall is preventing it, or of all things, "Airplane mode" is on. Notifications comes up showing among its BOXE's, Airplane mode. It says to click on the box should turn it off. I clicked, but get no verification...so I go to system/security and sure enough I see Airplane mode with the button "ON" and stationary...there was no way of sliding it to off. See the contridiction here? One says its off, the other says it on, So I am left with a Notebook that cannot get on the internet. Not even sure that is the reason why. Does anyone here have any ideas what is going on here?I'd try this: https://saygeeks.com/solve-windows-10-airplane-mode-wont-turn-off/

3575.	Solve : How to use an ext HDD with this modem: Home Hub 4000 for regular backups??
Answer» I know I can plug an ext HDD through the USB 3 and USB C ports in the modem, but Windows 10 will only see media files. That would work if I only wanted to make a media library available to everyone at home, but what about using it to dump the backup files from every pc? Thanks guysYou should be able to plug your ext hdd into a usb port on your ROUTER and share it over the NETWORK in ORDER to be able to use it as a backup LOCATION for any computer attached to the network.

3576.	Solve : Would a new router help me??
Answer» Here is my problem. I like to watch live TV on my iPhone 8 Plus. When I do, the streaming Xfinity video keeps buffering once the video starts streaming. The video plays fine on on my smart TV, laptop, and on my desktop PC. My desktop PC has a direct Ethernet line going to it, so I expect no PROBLEMS from that. The smart TV and laptop are wiFi and those do ok. I get the buffering when I use my smartphone. Here is the router I am currently using. 👇 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SMSDYNF/ref=dp_cr_wdg_tit_rfb I am thinking about buying this router. Do you think this will help solve my ISSUE with buffering or not? 👇 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085288G3M/?coliid=I26R41X1R9YWJH&colid=1J8USQFHA7Q8O&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1 Here is ALSO a pic. of my internet test speed. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. 👇 Unlikely a new modem will make any difference. Have you checked the iphone free memory space if it is a few 100MB you may need to free up some space.Any neighbors on the same wireless band channel as yourself... if so move your wifi to a different channel and this may help if the issue is noise from others on the same wireless band. In the router in the wireless setup there should be an ability to change the band that your using to a different band. I've seen before where wireless on the same channel in close proximity of each other CAUSES a degradation for users wireless networks as devices are competing for the same airwaves to send/receive packets.

3578.	Solve : Only able to visit ipv6 sites - NO ipv4 sites - help please!?
Answer» Hi, I have an internet connection issue that has been driving me insane for weeks - HOPING someone can help! Basically I am only able to view SITES from Google and YouTube - I understand these are ipv6 sites - all other sites (ipv4) are not viewable. I have searched high and low for answers and have tried the following: - Changing the DNS settings to: IPv4 : DNS set to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 IPv6 : DNS set to 2001:4860:4860::8888 and 2001:4860:4860::8844 - Updated drivers - factory reset router - shut off antivirus and firewall. Tried an alternate antivirus. - did malware/virus scan - tried a different wireless dongle - tried the following CMD instructions: ipconfig /flushdns ipconfig /registerdns ipconfig /release CON ipconfig /renew netsh int ip reset all netsh winsock reset all netsh winsock reset catalog netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log netsh int ip reset all ipconfig /release net stop "dns client" net start "dns client" All my other devices are fine. The frustrating issue is that sometimes one of the above commands (usually 'flushdns') plus a restart will fix things temporarily. That might be for up to a few hours or just a few minutes or even seconds. The problem keeps returning. My work is totally RELIANT on a reliable internet connection, so I'm tearing my hair out. Any suggestions would be very gratefully received. Thank you.Odd... If your router has the ability to force it to running IPv4 and IPv6 disabled I'd try that as Google and Youtube will work still through IPv4. The factory default for your router may be to have IPv6 enabled. I had some issues with IPv6 and my Ruko a few years ago and basically shut off IPv6 and forced the router to IPv4 and problem went AWAY.

3579.	Solve : I keep losing my connection.?
Answer» had trouble getting connected because of too many walls, the problem was solved by going the ethernet way, google however keeps putting me back on wi fi, I am trying to make ethernet my priority, I go to settings, network, status, CHANGE adapter options, I right click on Ethernet, properties, and a list appears, Client to M/soft, file printers, Qos packet, Protocol ver 4, microsoft multiplex, LLDP pro driver, internet version 6. All are ticked except MICRO multiplex. NOW WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? HELPDisable the Wireless Adapter and it will be FORCED to use Ethernet Connection only. Otherwise they may compete and cause a headache as to which is considered the actual gateway out. If its a laptop and you need to use wireless at places, just turn the wireless adapter back on when not connected to ethernet. Then when you go to CONNECT to ethernet again, shut off the wireless adapter and should be all set.That's fine but where do I find the wireless adapter? which one on my list is safe to uncheck. Thanks for your rapid responce.I think I have solved the problem, I disabled wi fi . if it causes problems I can just turn it back on. thanks for your HELP. much appreciated.Not a problem and yeah there are a few different ways to disable the wifi and you should be all set now.

3582.	Solve : Bypass router for 1 device/Wifi?
Answer» Is it possible to bypass the ROUTER for just one device but still have wifi? I might be wording that wrong, so Ill tell you my situation. When I connect hardwired to my router I GET like 98 down when I connect DIRECTLY from the wall I get like 500 down. I really don't care about wifi that much I still want it but I basically want to connect my desktop directly from the wall but still have wifi AVAILABLE. I don't want to run my desktop hardwired from the router. What would be the solution for this?Hotspot works best remotely. Make sure you have a strong signal.

3583.	Solve : Home Network Wifi Issues?
Answer» This might be a tough question to answer as I have ALREADY tried by contacting my ISP and I didn't get very far with their response. As a result of extensive ongoing use of smart phones and other devices, I have been forced to cut down on internet use for my kids. I felt the best way to do this is by controlling their access to our home wifi. I am the only one who has a hard-wired device in the house. My ISP has a modem login site where I can locate individual devices and block access anytime. The problem is that my 15-year old son has found a way to bypass this access block. So when I go into the site and try to block his access, it will not allow me to save my block settings! There are other ways to disable the wifi but they create additional problems for myself. I would PREFER to Can anyone suggest any ways or ideas as to how I can get this access block to work and overturn whatever it is he is doing? If you need more details on anything including the ISP, modem, etc., don't hesitate to ask. I would really like to regain control for the health and SAFETY of my kids! THANKS. Have you tried resetting the router using the reset pinhole at the back? Most devices have one that you can hold for ~30 seconds and it will clear the configuration. This honestly sounds like a firmware bug to me; I've lost count of the quirks I've had to work around when using the provided modem/router combo from the ISPs. Unrelated to the control panel not allowing you to block, I'm ALMOST certain that the router is using MAC filtering to deny the devices, and MAC addresses can be changed/spoofed using software. I could be wrong about your router, however.

3585.	Solve : Wifi Single Range Help Needed?
Answer» DEAR Users I want to ask that I have a wifi router provided by my network company. I want to ask that in one of my home area my internet signals are very weak I want to extend my wifi RANGE so which device I have to connect and how ?Hi There are these UNITS https://www.hns-berks.co.uk/blogs/power-line-adapters-pros-and-cons They do have some requirements they need to be plugged into the WALL socket not a distribution panel. The circuit they are on needs to be free of surge suppressors. If you can met those requirements then they are a great option.

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3586.	Solve : Cannot Browse All China Websites?
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3587.	Solve : Cannot Establish Stable Wifi Connection?
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3588.	Solve : E-mail: Why mail servers might block messages?
Answer» Hello, I have e-mail service provided by two of the largest telecommunications operators in the world: Deutsche Telekom and La Poste S.A. (France). There is a strange issue with both systems, where a small proportion of people (maybe 2%?) cannot send me e-mail. So far it has mainly been certain large multinational companies, NGOs, etc. I have purchased e-mail service from other large operators such as Protonmail, CompuServe and many others. I have never seen this issue before. To anyone with knowledge of SMTP networking: What WOULD cause a Mail Transfer Agent to fail to send to my ISP MTA? A spam filter seemed like a simple answer. However, there is no trace of bounced or filtered messages. There is also no pattern as to the blocked organisations or their domain names — and some (multinational corporations) seem far too large to be appearing on spam lists. Thank you for your assistance. K.You MIGHT be able to get help from Deutsche Telekom and La Poste S.A. ( France ) to have AFFECTED customers have a loopback TEST performed where they test communications between affected customer and your e-mail to see where its getting LOST at. You have no trace of it ever getting to you when checking spam filter and so it seems as though its an issue that is outside of your control to directly troubleshoot locally and you will need help of providers to chase it down.

3589.	Solve : Powerline Adaptor Recommendation?
Answer» Hi, I am in desparate need of a NEW (faster) POWERLINE setup. For ages I have been using a DLink 300 SET, but need a faster solution but also need three adaptors. One to fit next to the router and two others, one for the weak POINT in the house and one out in my garage (where I have my DIY server and a couple of other computers. This was the set I had found but it's now CURRENTLY unavailable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QZXZ3XD/?coliid=I1D5AZN4P4K7YA&colid=30T5D9KQTIMKP&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

3590.	Solve : How to tell if friend's PC is using a VPN?
Answer» Well, a friend of mine who is in his eighties asked me to take a look at his PC because he was getting all sorts of pop up notifications telling him it was infected with viruses. To MAKE a long story short, he's running Windows 10 on a newer 3.7 Ghz Intel with 8 GB of RAM. So, as I was looking through the programs INSTALLED on his machine, I noticed that he had something called Cyber Ghost, and also another VPN program which I don't recall the name of right at the moment. So, I asked this friend of mine if hew was using a VPN, but he didn't know, so I just left the two programs installed on his machine. If he were using a VPN, then wouldn't he have pay a monthly bill for the service? I'm a little bit concerned about this, because I know that in the past his bank account was hijacked, so I'm wondering if someone could have put this software onto his machine as a means of gaining remote access to it. What are some of the potential consequences of uninstalling this software if he is actually using a VPN? I'd SUGGEST backing up his data, and a clean installation. Clean installs wont have any VPNs installed. And if he fell into any trap of letting anyone connect to it remotely somehow there can be backdoors hidden on the system. Some who are in the field of accessing peoples systems illegally dont make their presence known and they just monitor their host systems and information gather as much as they can and not necessarily go for instant malicious intent or ransom attack demanding money. Some out there add systems compromised to their collection of systems that can be USED for DDoS attacks as zombies as DDoS attacks need strength in numbers of systems all attacking a target at the same time. Full Clean install is best after a backup of data to external drive, thumb drive, or cloud storage of a GMAIL account where you get 15GB free storage in the Google Drive.

3592.	Solve : Access Control lists?
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3593.	Solve : REMOTE ADMIN OF SERVER 2003 VIA VPN?
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3599.	Solve : Sony vaio, running Windows 7 ultimate?
Answer» I conncect to the internet through a NETGEAR wireless modem that is secure. All is cool in the AM, then in the PM, my wireless connection will not work. I have turned off all the Power Management tools for Networking, I went in and set up the Wireless connection again; still no wireless connection. This AM I physically cabled in to the modem, and I am back on LINE. I had also check the Network items in the devise manager, and all reported working properly. Any comments? The wireless connection should work anytime of day or night. Logic dictates that it would have to be some factor other that sunlight. Are there any other conditions that would follow a day / night cycle? For example, are there more people in your area using a wireless connection only in the later hours? Or perhaps the is source of interference the starts in the PM.This happened between 3-6PM. I was able to login to the web with my Netbook and my wife was able to use her computer. It is like my computer just turned of the wireless controllers, but when I checked they were running okay. Mystery. I also ran the system restore from another date and no luck. Thanks,That is a very interesting story. You have already done the TACTICAL thing, you have restored your computer to a previous condition. In most cases that would repair any problems with software drivers or things of that nature. The fact that it occurs just during a narrow time, --Makes me think it is not something that has anything to do with the computer. Well, there is an exception. It could be that your computer was scheduled to do an update to a software package during that time-frame. However, that is very unlikely. Usually updates are done in the wee hours of the morning, not in the hours of the afternoon. Now if something like that happened to me, I would suspect it is the local high school that is about a block from here. When school lets out the kids could latch onto my wireless connection and get into the Internet. But my Internet connection is not real fast. Would only take FOUR or five extra users downloading files to shut me out of the system. Or make it go so slow that I would be inclined to RESET the router. But I suppose you do not have a local high school next to you just one block away and within distance of your wireless router. Oh, and by the way, using WEP encryption on your router will not do much good. Nowadays the kids learn how to get around that before they get out of fourth second grade. Chat Room with Sony. Very response. Some conflict with Windows 7 and the WLAN Switch and LED. Krystal got me back up. How do theses Kids learn all the tricks and I don't have a clue. No High School near. Thanks again.Glad you got it fixed. For future reference, how do you get into the Sony Chat Room? Please post a link if you can. http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/select-system.pl?DIRECTOR=CONTACT

3600.	Solve : can not find wireless connection under network connections?
Answer» I moved and had to switch computers around. Before I moved they worked fine. After the move i made the computer that was my Main(wired) computer into a wireless computer but when i installed the wireless adapter(usb) I can not find a wireless connection under Network Connection. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the adapter different ways. I even tried installing the adapter on a different computer and i got a connection then. Its like something is not letting me get connection. I have a local connection but not wireless. im using a Dell 2400 with XP SERVICE pack 2When you install the wireless adapter into the computer, is it showing up in Device Manager without any errors?Yes under device manager it says the adapter is working correctly.Hm. Try this.. Go back into Network Connections, Click on the Advanced on top, select Optional Networking Components, highlight Networking Services and click Details. Make sure there is a CHECK in the box next to Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client. If there is not a check in that box, check the box and click on OK, then restart the computer..After booting, go into network connection and see if your wireless adapter is showing.. You might WANT to check in Control Panel as well, for managing your wireless adapter.. Dell uses proprietary software in some CASES, for managing network DEVICES.. Look in Control Panel for an icon that resembles a wireless beacon or tower... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870702