SamD
Markit
geedee wrote7 weeks. What do you need?
Same as last time, at a guess. The missus got rid of all the plunder immediately. (the cheese lasted a little longer :O)
spicyayam
[QUOTE]1)Does anyone notice a better/faster connection using an ethernet cable connection to the router or same as with wifi?
2)What do I need to do to get TV out of the thing? Ethernet cable to black Indihome box or special cable?[/QUOTE]
1 - I have not noticed a difference, but if you are doing some kind of conference call and didn't want it to drop, then I would suggest using a cable connection rather than wifi.
2- Standard RJ45 cable is fine. Someone about the maximum distance in another thread and I have used it with a 90 meter cable and it worked ok, just a little jumpy.
geedee
[QUOTE=Markit;112361 The missus got rid of all the plunder immediately.QUOTE]
I'm glad to hear the wife used the plunder wisely.
Thought the girlfriend would take advantage
Markit
geedee wroteMarkit;112361 The missus got rid of all the plunder immediately.QUOTE wrote
Thought the girlfriend would take advantage
She does, regularly, but not out of charity.
JohnnyCool
You need three things "to get TV out of the thing":
1. A TV with a HDMI input helps
2. An ethernet cable long enough to go from the modem to the black box
3. A HMDI cable from the black box to the TV
The wifi signal from the supplied modem works fine for me in my house (up to about 20 metres). Depends on the house, how many walls, etc. I have no problem using Skype, for example, on my laptop (five metres from the modem).
I don't agree with all your "tips", especially regarding VPNs:
[QUOTE] 2)Do not use a paid for VPN but go for the much better freebies that come as apps tied to your browser - my fav is SetUpVPN tied to my Mozilla Firefox.[/QUOTE]
"Free VPNS" are [B]not[/B] better than paid for ones for various reasons including:
1. Security issues (risk of becoming part of a botnet, etc)
2. Limited choice (if any) of available world servers (unless you pay)
3. IP Leaks (is your IP address really being hidden?) - go to [B]ipleak.net[/B] to find out
4. Often poor support (if any) for P2P downloading
5. Actual speed of connection to available server (little choice, unless you pay)
6. No choice of type of VPN being used (you don't know)
7. Retention of logging details
Lastly, not everybody needs a 4k tv. Might be better to wait for 8k to become available, if you're an early tech adopter with deep pockets.
Content availability to take full advantage of large resolution screens can be hit or miss. Some 1080/720p stuff can look horrible upscaled to bigger resolutions.
And the larger the actual screen is the worse it can look.
I think that most normal people would be quite happy with ordinary HD resolutions. Much cheaper, too.
Markit
You need three things "to get TV out of the thing":
I don't agree with all your "tips", especially regarding VPNs:
"Free VPNS" are not better than paid for ones for various reasons including:
1. Security issues (risk of becoming part of a botnet, etc) [COLOR=#ff0000]How would using a VPN allow someone else access to my computer? Much less take it over.[/COLOR]
2. Limited choice (if any) of available world servers (unless you pay)
[COLOR=#ff0000][SIZE=4]SetupVPN[/SIZE] as free browser add-on gives me the choice of 30 major countries/cities to link from world wide[/COLOR]
3. IP Leaks (is your IP address really being hidden?) - go to ipleak.net to find out
[COLOR=#ff0000]Checked over 3 days and no sign of leakage[/COLOR]
4. Often poor support (if any) for P2P downloading
[COLOR=#ff0000]Why do you need support for pushing a simple button? You are either connected or not - so far it connects super fast everytime[/COLOR]
5. Actual speed of connection to available server (little choice, unless you pay)
[COLOR=#ff0000]Using the Indihome fiber connections (I really can't say that often enough :O) I've noticed absolutely no change in speeds either by browsing or downloading[/COLOR]
6. No choice of type of VPN being used (you don't know)
[COLOR=#ff0000]Clearly one that works is an advantage but other than that don't care[/COLOR]
7. Retention of logging details
[COLOR=#ff0000]Everyone does that now days boyo[/COLOR]
Lastly, not everybody needs a 4k tv. Might be better to wait for 8k to become available, if you're an early tech adopter with deep pockets.
Content availability to take full advantage of large resolution screens can be hit or miss. Some 1080/720p stuff can look horrible upscaled to bigger resolutions.
And the larger the actual screen is the worse it can look.
[COLOR=#ff0000]Once you've tried the 4k content available (Avatar, Nasa Sun movie, plus) the rest is pretty low - but I'm betting you can still remember the changeover to color from black and white? Most of that old b/w stuff is protected now because it was considered "art" haha.
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I think that most normal people would be quite happy with ordinary HD resolutions. Much cheaper, too.
[COLOR=#ff0000]That's what everyone says about driving a Merc or Beamer but given one they sure do press the pedal down...[/COLOR]
See above or try it out yourself
https://setupvpn.com/
JohnnyCool
1. How would using a VPN allow someone else access to my computer? Much less take it over. [COLOR=#ff0000]Depends on the "integrity" of the VPN company. Many "free VPNS" have third-party partners. Running a VPN service costs money. "Free" has got to cost someone somewhere in business. One price could be some of your personal details.[/COLOR]
2. SetupVPN as free browser add-on gives me the choice of 30 major countries/cities to link from world wide. [COLOR=#ff0000]Which begs the question, how can they afford to do that and for how much longer?[/COLOR]
3. Checked over 3 days and no sign of leakage. [COLOR=#ff0000]Well, that's very good.[/COLOR]
4. Why do you need support for pushing a simple button? You are either connected or not - so far it connects super fast everytime. [COLOR=#ff0000]What if the button suddenly stops working? Who you gonna call?[/COLOR]
5. I've noticed absolutely no change in speeds either by browsing or downloading. [COLOR=#ff0000]That's a miracle! All VPNs I've ever used have some kind of hit on your speeds, some worse than others.[/COLOR]
6. Clearly one that works is an advantage but other than that don't care. [COLOR=#ff0000]So far so good for you.[/COLOR]
7. Everyone does that now days boyo. Depends on how much stuff they're "logging". [COLOR=#ff0000]Did you read the fine print you signed up for for free?[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ff0000][B]DATA RIGHTS.
You agree that SetupVPN will collect and track technical and related information about You and Your use of the Software, which may include Your internet protocol address, hardware identifying information, operating system, application software, peripheral hardware, and Software usage statistics, to assist with the necessary operation and function of the Software, the provision of updates, support, invoicing, marketing by SetupVPN or its agents, and research and development. You also agree that the Software may change how You view certain contents, including advertisements.[/B][/COLOR]
Nothing to worry about there, eh?
Lastly, not everybody needs a 4k tv. (my comment)
Once you've tried the 4k content available (Avatar, Nasa Sun movie, plus) the rest is pretty low - but I'm betting you can still remember the changeover to color from black and white? Most of that old b/w stuff is protected now because it was considered "art" haha. Y[COLOR=#ff0000]ep - I also remember the transition from valves to transistors. I've already seen Avatar in a major movie theatre, and have Avatar Extended version which I've watched at home. Not sure if I want to watch it again anytime soon. Oh, and I love B&W movies (the good ones).[/COLOR]
I think that most normal people would be quite happy with ordinary HD resolutions. Much cheaper, too.
That's what everyone says about driving a Merc or Beamer but given one they sure do press the pedal down...So, which one are you pressing the pedal down on now? I could be partial to a handmade Morgan but they're hard to find in Denpasar.
JohnnyCool
SetupVPN
To be as unbiased as I can, I
tried to install this Firefox add-on.
Guess what? It
doesn't support FF 24.9 (or above). I use PaleMoon v.26.2.2 (x64). (PaleMoon is essentially FF with a few unnecessary things disabled.)
SetupVPN is a Bulgarian company, but digging deeper into their privacy policy does not make me feel better about it (like many "free" VPNs).
In general, you do get what you pay for.
Markit
Johnny you, as do many, seem to have a highly overdeveloped sense of "privacy" and what the all means on the internet. You are concerned with identity theft and various other ways people have developed to steal from the unwary. I would heartily agree with your concerns, but;
I also feel you are fooling yourself that any of the "measures" or "programs" you have used will protect you from any earnest attack. In short if Chase Manhattan, Google, Most Credit Card Companies and the CIA can't manage to keep hackers out anything you can do is only for your own fantasy world.
I use a VPN solely to get around the stupid Postif BS and care not a jot if someone is interested in the **** I watch or the couple of dollars I transfer. So long as the banks can't prove you've done anything mildly stupid like tell yer girly friend your PIN number they have to reimburse the losses.
Good luck with the security stuff but just remember: even if you did it, never, ever tell the bank you've told anyone your PIN number, ever!
Markit
I know personally of a case where the user thought he was safe because he had his "business" computer with all his passwords/PINs/account numbers on a stand alone pc that wasn't even attached to any network or line out.
You'd (he) think that pc could not be safer from outside influences.
Someone put a small program on that solitary pc that used the built-in speaker to transmit all the info they wanted to another pc in the same room that [I]was[/I] hooked up using a morse code in the ultra-sound range.
No human could hear it but it was eventually betrayed by the house dog that went nuts anytime it was in the same room.
Moral of the story: presume [B]all[/B] you do on the internet is public knowledge and be happily surprised when it aint.
JohnnyCool
Identity theft is just one part of potential "security" breaches. Hacking, as you rightly point out, is another and in my view, more serious and more difficult to prevent/deal with.
A successful hacker could take control of your computer, copy what's on your hard drive or wipe it completely. The big new kid on the block is ransonware.
For sure, there is no one 100% effective security software, so the onus is on users to try and protect ("fool") themselves as much as possible.
Try to make it as difficult for hackers to get in in the first place. An "earnest hacker" [I]might[/I] want to target me, but if my IP address is through a solid VPN (with no logs kept), it becomes much harder.
The biggest threat most users face is often their own internet behaviour and poor user names/passwords.
Many people still start their computers with administrative privileges.
Many never change the default log-in details for their modem/routers ("admin/admin", for example, doesn't quite cut it).
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YPDN
Markit wrote . . . using a morse code in the ultra-sound range. No human could hear it but it was eventually betrayed by the house dog that went nuts anytime it was in the same room.
Not so sound after all. That is a truly amazing story. Thanks for sharing. It has opened my eyes to further possibilities of privacy invasion and one can only guess at what the spy agencies, etc, do.
geedee
JohnnyCool wroteIdentity theft is just one part of potential "security" breaches. Hacking, as you rightly point out, is another and in my view, more serious and more difficult to prevent/deal with.
A successful hacker could take control of your computer, copy what's on your hard drive or wipe it completely. The big new kid on the block is ransonware.
For sure, there is no one 100% effective security software, so the onus is on users to try and protect ("fool") themselves as much as possible.
Try to make it as difficult for hackers to get in in the first place. An "earnest hacker" [I]might[/I] want to target me, but if my IP address is through a solid VPN (with no logs kept), it becomes much harder.
The biggest threat most users face is often their own internet behaviour and poor user names/passwords.
Many people still start their computers with administrative privileges.
Many never change the default log-in details for their modem/routers ("admin/admin", for example, doesn't quite cut it).
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2762[/ATTACH]
Don't really understand the pic?
Do understand the Jamesons
Be careful what you have written on the paper on the desk .
Markit
geedee wroteThat is like something from a spy movie?
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Yeah could have been.
In another life I worked for Lockheed, Missile and Space.
Stuff happened.
geedee
Markit wroteI know personally of a case where the user thought he was safe because he had his "business" computer with all his passwords/PINs/account numbers on a stand alone pc that wasn't even attached to any network or line out.
You'd (he) think that pc could not be safer from outside influences.
Someone put a small program on that solitary pc that used the built-in speaker to transmit all the info they wanted to another pc in the same room that [I]was[/I] hooked up using a morse code in the ultra-sound range.
No human could hear it but it was eventually betrayed by the house dog that went nuts anytime it was in the same room.
Moral of the story: presume [B]all[/B] you do on the internet is public knowledge and be happily surprised when it aint.
That is like something from a spy movie?
The US spies used to drop USBs near their targets cars/doors/street etc where the targets would pick them up and they thought great just found a USB got a freebie
little did they know as soon as they plugged it in they were totally compromised
