Internet and Broadband – Page 2

40 Gbps world’s fastest broadband in central Sweden

The world’s fastest internet connection is in Sweden at 40 Gigabits per second connection – thousands of times faster than the average ADSL / DSL / Cable home Internet connection.

According to this article:

A 75 year old woman from Karlstad in central Sweden has been thrust into the IT history books – with the world’s fastest internet connection.
Sigbritt LÃ¶thberg’s home has been supplied with a blistering 40 Gigabits per second connection, many thousands of times faster than the average residential link and the first time ever that a home user has experienced such a high speed.
But Sigbritt, who had never had a computer until now, is no ordinary 75 year old. She is the mother of Swedish internet legend Peter LÃ¶thberg who, along with Karlstad StadsnÃ¤t, the local council’s network arm, has arranged the connection.

People in India still struggling to get 256k connection.

Sigbritt, 75, has world’s fastest broadband

Cyber criminals using stolen credit cards to make donations

No these thieves are not modern-day Robin Hoods, but they’re really just cyber-robbers. They are using this method to see if credit card is valid or not:

The verification method has become popular because the monitoring software at credit-card companies may not question donations to charities, according the Symantec blog. Santoyo said the schemers usually donate less than $10.
American Red Cross spokeswoman Carrie Martin said, “This happens all the time. We have people at the Red Cross who deal with this type of activity.”
Last month alone, the Red Cross refunded 700 fraudulent credit-card transactions, Martin said. That figure doesn’t include the transactions the charity blocked because they appeared fraudulent.

Free POP3 server for personal use

My friend recently asked me a question:

Where can you find a free POP3 server?

POP3 has made earlier versions of the protocol obsolete. Generally you will not find a free POP3 server. Usually your ISP or webhosting company provides IMAP or POP3 access.

But where can get a free POP server?

You can use Googleâ€™s GMAIL service which provides a free POP3 service. You can download email using POP3 and send email using Googles SMTP server. According to Google:

POP, or Post Office Protocol, lets you download messages from Gmail’s servers onto your computer so you can access your mail with a program like Microsoft Outlook Express or Netscape Mail, even when you aren’t connected to the Internet.
POP access is free for all Gmail users and we have no plans to charge for it in the future.

Learn more about accessing your Gmail messages with POP

Howto make global calls from mobile and pay local rates only

You can make global calls from your mobile and only pay your cheapest local rate.

With Nimbuzz Voice you eliminate the huge tariffs mobile operators charge you for international calls you make with your friends.

Nimbuzz Voice services will change the way you use your mobile today. You can experience the fun of mobile group calls with your friends, or calling your buddies on their mobile or PC. At your lowest local rate. Much more services are being developed.

Nimbuzz is testing new local access numbers. Do you live in China, Hong Kong, India, Russia or South Africa? You can now make calls using this service.

Check out nimbuzz service.

Howto play OGG file under Microsoft Windows XP / Vista with VLC player

The name “Ogg” refers to the file format which can multiplex a number of separate independent free and open source codecs for audio, video and text (such as subtitles). Files ending in the .ogg extension may be of any Ogg media filetype. The term “ogg” is often used to refer to audio file format Ogg Vorbis, that is, Vorbis-encoded audio in the Ogg container.

You can use VLC player to play ogg files under Windows XP or Vista.

1. Visit VLC site to download VLC player

2. Save the file on your desktop.

3. Next double click the VLC file to install VLC on Windows computer.

4. When the install options present themselves, make sure that the “Install Firefox Plugin” is selected so that you can view streaming media in Ogg format while browsing the web.

5. After the install completes, restart Firefox.

6. If you see video and hear audio it is working.

Free Download High resolution wallpapers for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X desktop

InterfaceLIFT website provides graphical user interface enhancements for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux.

You can download desktop wallpaper, icons, themes, and news with a focus on community. New content is posted virtually every day on this site.

All you have to do is visit their website

Select wallpaper

Select Size and click on download

You can view, sort or select wallpapers date wise or size wise. Currently they are offering 1,236 desktop backgrounds in widescreen and standard format for use with all operating systems. New wallpaper is posted daily!

Visit InterfaceLIFT website to pimp your desktop :)

How to find and change Nintendo Wii DNS server IP address

Nintendo Wii is fine game console system. You can find out current DNS server IP address or change them using following method:

Make sure your Wii is connected to the Internet.
Select Wii Options.
Select Wii Settings.
Now click the right arrow once to view the Internet option > Click Internet
Select Connection Settings.
Now select the connection profile you are currently using.
Select Change settings
Select Auto-Obtain DNS settings i.e. click the right arrow three times until you see Auto-Obtain DNS settings.
Click No, then Advanced Settings.
Now click on Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields and type in your ISP DNS server IP addresses.
Select confirm > Click on Save and Finally click on OK to start the connection test.
Next perform a Wii system update.
And you are done!

High Speed Internet 2 Record Set At 9.08 Gbps

University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development) is a non-profit consortium which develops and deploys advanced network applications and technologies, for education and high-speed data transfer purposes. International Team Lead by the University of Tokyo sets two new consecutive IPv6 records and speed transfer record. The entire network route used in this experiment is IPv6, Jumbo-frame capable.

Operators of the high-speed Internet2 network announced Tuesday that the researchers on Dec. 30 sent data at 7.67 gigabits per second, using standard communications protocols. The next day, using modified protocols, the team broke the record again by sending data over the same 20,000-mile path at 9.08 Gbps.

Dr. Kei Hiraki, professor at the University of Tokyo and LSR team leader said:

These records are final for the 10Gbps network era because they represent more than 98% of the upper limit of network capacity. Through collaboration by a number of institutions, we have demonstrated the ability to overcome the distance and achieve this newest mark.

More info available here. You can see MRTG graphs along the network route here

Server Computer Configuration for an Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Here is a quick question from one of our reader:

What sort of computer should you buy for an ISP? We need a computer for mailing, hosting customer sites and running games like Quake. We are small startup ISP.

For mailing and webhosting need you need to purchase a dedicated server. You can build one for yourself (a whitebox) or order from Dell and other vendors. A minimum suggested configuration:

Web server
=> Dual Intel XEON or AMD Dual core processor

=> RAID 5 1/2 TB disk space

=> 4 GB Ecc RAM

=> Linux or FreeBSD UNIX operating system
This web server can handle shared hosting load. You can use same configuration computer for mailing with anti spam and anti virus software.

For gaming you can get a Dual core Intel / AMD CPU with lods of RAM and fast hard disks.

Remember an ISP server mean lots of services such as a Firewall, Web, FTP, RADIUS server etc. You should also consider operating system and your own level of handling the same. You can also purchase 3rd party game and management control panel. Basically you need to do good research before making a final decision.