Frequently Asked Questions
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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?
- What is a private IP address?
- Dynamic vs Static IP Addresses
- What is a Hostname?
- What is a 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?
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
Software
- What is Adware?
- What is Spyware?
- Review: Symantec PC Anywhere
- Review: Anonymizer Anonymous Surfing
- Review: GhostSurf Pro
