Frequently Asked Questions

General Technology & Protocols Hardware Software

General Web

• What is an IP address?
• What is my IP address?
• How do I change my IP address?
• How do I hide my IP address?
• Why does my IP address keep changing?
• Can someone find out who I am?
• What is a Proxy Server?
• How do I use a Proxy Server?
• Advanced Proxy Test
• Anonymous Proxy Risks
• Internet Anonymity
• I've been banned from my favorite website/forum/game. What do I do?
• I've been banned here. What do I do?
• What is a private IP address?
• Dynamic vs Static IP Addresses
• What is a Hostname?
• What is my hostname?
• What is a User-Agent?
• What is my User-Agent?
• What is a MAC address?
• How do I change my MAC address?
• What is a Web Browser?
• What is a cookie?
• How do I clear my cookies?
• What is a web bug/beacon?
• What is Dynamic DNS?
• I want to point my Dynamic DNS Client at your website. Can I do that?

Technology & Protocols

• What is an IP address?
• What is a MAC address?
• What is NAT?
• What is a Port?
• What is Port Forwarding?
• What is DHCP?
• What is VOIP?
• What is PPP and PPPoE?
• What is a VPN?
• What is IPv6?
• What is SIP?
• What is Dynamic DNS?
• What is an RIR?
• What is IANA?
• What is a TCP/IP Packet?
• What is a Ping?
• What is a Traceroute?
• What is a Gateway?
• What is an ISP?
• What is dial up Internet Service?
• Corporate Internet Service Technologies
• What is Broadband Internet Service?
• What is ISDN Internet Service?
• What is Wireless Internet Service?
• What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack?

Hardware

• What is a Router?
• What is a Cable/DSL Modem?
• What is a Firewall?

Software

• What is Adware?
• What is Spyware?
• Review: Symantec PC Anywhere
• Review: Anonymizer Anonymous Surfing
• Review: GhostSurf Pro

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