Windows XP SP2 and beyond use Windows Firewall to prevent from outside attack. If you have a legitimate program that needs access you can add an exception to the computer for that program. You can do this through the Control Panel on each machine, the Group Policy for multiple machines (more info from Microsoft), or through a script for maximum flexibility. The scripting … [Read more...]
PPTP VPN on Linksys Routers
I recently had to purchase a new router as my WRT-54G Linksys router had stopped working problem free. I purchased a Linksys WRT160N Router as a replacement. Unfortunately, since using the new router my VPN to work stopped connecting successfully. It would time out when trying to verify the user name and password. I confirmed all settings: VPN passthrough was enabled, I … [Read more...]
Vista’s Network Identification
Vista's Network Identification "feature" has been one thing that has particularly annoyed me with Vista but I haven't heard that much hub-bub about it around the blog-o-sphere. I'm not one of those people that has been complaining non-stop about Vista, the Network Identification is just one thing that has been a consistent thorn in the side. Unfortunately, this also seems to be … [Read more...]
Block a country from your server, period.
If you're running a server and would like to prevent a particular country, that's right a country, from accessing the server, visit this site for help configuring your .htaccess file. You might find that you're getting a lot of spam or malicious traffic from a spam-heavy country and find it easier to block the entire nation than fighting to keep up with the never-ending … [Read more...]
Bandwidth Monitoring – Bandwidth Meters for the Comcast Internet Cap
Comcast recently announced that starting in October there would be a hard cap on how much bandwidth its customers could use on a month to month basis. There is currently no way of checking how much bandwidth Comcast thinks you have used. From their FAQ: How does Comcast help its customers track their usage so they can [sic]avoid exceeding the limit? There are many online … [Read more...]