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More useful Internet searches for finding insecure websites. Google Dorks for 2019.

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Find any Microsoft Frontpage website with the username and password exposed. This is amazingly stupid. intext:" -FrontPage-" ext:pwd inurl:(service | authors | administrators | users)intext:" -FrontPage-" ext:pwd inurl:(service | authors | administrators | users) This is an example. # -FrontPage- therose:WK7JNgYcDkzac# -FrontPage- therose:WK7JNgYcDkzac A Similar search. This also finds websites with the password exposed. This … Read more

Removing Network Manager from Ubuntu. I am sick of it.

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I am finally sick of using Network Manager on Ubuntu 18. It seems to make my Internet connection slower and I am constantly messing around trying to fix it. I used the command below to remove the Network Manager service. 4.4 Fri Aug 31 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ sudo apt-get remove network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-pptp network-manager-pptp-gnome Now … Read more

Internet cafe culture still alive in India, despite mobile internet domination.

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The humble Internet cafe is still going strong in India, despite the growth of mobile Internet coverage. They are still worthwhile places for tourists to use the Internet, as the cost of mobile roaming is a trap for unwary tourists, and having an Internet connected desktop PC is a godsend to upload photos and/or documents … Read more

Using the Internet is annoying sometimes, everyone can relate to this.

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Using the Internet can be annoying when you are searching for an obscure fix to a problem and there is a solution that is on a forum that you cannot view unless you register with it. The solution sometimes is to Google the URL and then open the cached page. Otherwise you must register and … Read more

Internet security tips for staying safe online in a modern world.

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Security tips for staying safe online—Start of medium level security——Measures that cost money——Start of physical access measures——Start of high level security——Start of deterrent measures—Further reading Security tips for staying safe online Level 1: Avoid using your real name online and avoid giving away any personal information. You can use The Random Identity Generator (rig) to … Read more

Will the Donald Trump victory do anything about Internet censorship and the encroaching NSA monitoring?

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Will the success of the election campaign that brought a Trump victory help stop the encroaching talons of Internet censorship? There is of course the CISPA and SOPA bills that seem to have been forgotten. But they are still a threat. cyber attacks are very common and the government could use this as an excuse … Read more

New Sourceforge HTML5 speedtest works on any device.

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There is a new speedtest website, hosted on Sourceforge this works without Flash or any other plugin. Very useful if you do not wish to install Adobe plugins just to test your Internet speed. https://sourceforge.net/speedtest/. The upload and download speeds are tested, as well as packet loss and latency, giving a good indication of the … Read more

How to get just the IP address of your Linux machine using curl.

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To get just the IP address of your Internet facing Linux machine, use this command. jason@jason-desktop:~/Documents/ipinfo/src$ curl icanhazip.comjason@jason-desktop:~/Documents/ipinfo/src$ curl icanhazip.com This will return just your IP address. This is another way to get this information. jason@jason-desktop:~/Documents$ curl ipinfo.io/ipjason@jason-desktop:~/Documents$ curl ipinfo.io/ip To get information about a DNS server, use the dig command. jason@jason-desktop:~/Documents/ipinfo/src$ dig 8.8.8.8   … Read more

Encryption under threat after latest Paris terror attacks.

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The latest Paris terrorist attacks are the impetus for more discussion about encryption. It is claimed that the terrorists used services such as TOR or a VPN to hide their traffic on the Internet when discussing their plans before the attacks. This will of course lead to more plans to tighten Internet monitoring and restricting … Read more

Mandatory data retention laws passed the senate this week.

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Mandatory data retention laws passed the senate this week. The premise is to fight against Islamic terrorist attacks by retention of ISP customer data. But this will not work out right from the start. ISP`s are confused by the 400 page document that outlines what they must retain, and they are not ready to capture … Read more

How I got the Internet connection working in Ubuntu server 14.03.

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I installed Ubuntu server 14.03 in a Virtual Machine and after installation the Internet connection was not working. To fix this I added the nameservers to the /etc/resolv.conf file like this. nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4 After saving this file, I ran this command. sudo service resolveconf restartsudo service resolveconf restart This fixed … Read more

Get the internet facing IP address of a Linux machine easily.

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This simple command will print out the Internet facing IP address of a Linux machine in no time. curl ifconfig.me/ipcurl ifconfig.me/ip This will return the useragent that is used to access this URL. ubuntu ~ $ curl ifconfig.me/ua curl/7.35.0ubuntu ~ $ curl ifconfig.me/ua curl/7.35.0 Use this string to get all information about the host that … Read more

Information about satellite packet routing as it relates to the Internet.

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This paper I found, PDF relates to the routing of network packets through a satellite connection. This might be very interesting to a student of networking who is interested in satellite networking and the unavoidable latency issues that come with such a connection. With a 250ms latency, this would add on to any existing latency … Read more