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01-26-2009, 07:18 PM
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The three most important things you can do (and they don't slow down your computer) are:
1. Change your DNS server to OpenDNS. Doing this redirects any "evil" sites to a warning page.
https://www.opendns.com/smb/start

This was easy, just replace your DNS servers in the TCP/IP config menu.
I had no Internet service when I got up today. My ISP is Comcast. It looked like a DNS problem to me, so I decided to try the OpenDNS servers instead of Comcast's. Not only am I back on the Internet, but pages load remarkably faster.

I still am a little paranoid about OpenDNS because I don't see any source of funding. It must cost something to operate those servers. What better way to track Internet use than to know all URL's someone has visited?
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computer security - by Ynir - 01-15-2009, 10:24 PM
computer security - by Taelas - 01-16-2009, 12:20 AM
computer security - by bonemage - 01-16-2009, 01:49 AM
computer security - by Taelas - 01-16-2009, 02:49 AM
computer security - by Lissa - 01-16-2009, 04:25 AM
computer security - by Lissa - 01-16-2009, 04:28 AM
computer security - by bonemage - 01-16-2009, 03:19 PM
computer security - by Concillian - 01-16-2009, 04:29 PM
computer security - by LavCat - 01-16-2009, 05:31 PM
computer security - by LavCat - 01-16-2009, 05:37 PM
computer security - by Kevin - 01-16-2009, 05:50 PM
computer security - by Lissa - 01-16-2009, 06:00 PM
computer security - by Lissa - 01-16-2009, 06:06 PM
computer security - by NiteFox - 01-18-2009, 03:27 PM
computer security - by LavCat - 01-26-2009, 07:18 PM
computer security - by swirly - 01-26-2009, 09:11 PM
computer security - by LavCat - 01-26-2009, 10:25 PM
computer security - by Ynir - 05-13-2009, 06:01 PM
computer security - by charlesedwin - 12-23-2009, 08:56 AM
computer security - by LavCat - 12-25-2009, 12:50 AM

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