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[quote1241643661=MattJessop]
Miro is an internet TV type program – potentially dodgy (in my opinion)
[/quote1241643661]Why?
The biggest advantage in my oppinion is that since there are no moving parts you can easily lift / carry / transport / shake your netbook without risking a headcrash.
IMHO the “on the go” factor is very important for a real Netbook and sadly most Manufacturers are using standard HDD’s which is rather dissapointing.
Just my 2 Cents
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This is a nice theme and i’ve been using it for years.
I’ve also extracted the additional Themes from Windows XP Media Center 2005 which are usable on any XP system.
This includes Aquarium, DaVinci, Nature, Royale and Space. This Versions are not hacked but legit XP Skins. You dont have to install any 3rd party tools, just copy the files.
Especially Royale which is also know as Media Center Style or Energy Blue is a nice overhaul of the default XP skin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_BlueI’m wondering if i’m allowed to upload them for you guys? Jez?
Any console that supports Multimedia Streaming which are vanilla PS3, Xbox360, Wii and modified PS2 / Xbox.
BTW: For all the Vista and XP Media Center 2005 users: The 360 is a official Media Center Extender and works like a charm with Media Center. (sadly this includes all the limitations in regard of the codecs)
I’m using a dual setup on the 360 with Media Center and 3rd party streaming software.
Is there a Whitepaper which explains how the 3 application limitation is going to work? I mean… applications… processes… user-controlled… system-controlled… this all sounds half-baked to me.
Thanks for taking the time to answer.
I’ll have a look into Kismet later this week because i am (or was?) pretty sure that you can’t really sniff a router that’s not broadcasting it’s SSID but rather waits for “beeing called by his correct name and passphrase”.
As for the IP ranges, i have my home network running outside the private ranges and it works flawless. My Router act’s as a gateway to the Internet and translates any Traffic from my home network to the IP dynamically assigned by my ISP (pretty standard IMHO).
Sorry to the original poster for hijacking the Thread btw… 🙂
Oh i totally agree that this settings work best when stacked up, some of them wont help at all when used alone.
However, i still want to add something to your answers.
[quote1241452897=Alfihar]
[quote1241432499=Don_Audio]- Configure your Router / whole Network to another IP Range, avoiding the default 192.168.0.x Range[/quote1241432499]
You still have to use one of the private ranges, though this is easy to detect.
[/quote1241452897]This is wrong. You can use whatever IP range you want in your own LAN. Dont confuse it with a connection to the Internet which uses NAT.I was able to connect to alot of Routers with deactivated DHCP by simply using the well-known default IP ranges which allowed me to access the (not secured by a password) router and change settings. IMHO setting a Password and changing the default IP of the Router is a must for basic Router Security.
[quote1241452897=Alfihar]
[quote1241432499=Don_Audio]- Disable DHCP so that nobody can connect to your Network and obtain a valid IP Adress[/quote1241432499]
So the person connecting switches to a static IP address, in many cases this is automatic.
[/quote1241452897]How are you going to find out the correct IP Adress range and even more important the Subnet Mask?[quote1241452897=Alfihar]
[quote1241432499=Don_Audio]- Disable Broadcasting so that your Router is not broadcasting its own ID over WLAN[/quote1241432499]
You can easily find networks which are not broadcasting their SSID.
[/quote1241452897]Can you provide me with a link or how-to?[quote1241452897=Alfihar]
[quote1241432499=Don_Audio]- Enable MAC Adress filtering so that your Router is not accepting new MAC Adresses[/quote1241432499]
A little harder, but you just need to sniff the network to see which MAC addresses are being used.
[/quote1241452897]I agree, it’s possible to sniff and fake a MAC Adress.[quote1241452897=Alfihar]
[quote1241432499=Don_Audio]- Enable WPA2 protection for secured WLAN transmission[/quote1241432499]
Presents more of a challenge. Though it depends on the type of encryption, WEP is pretty useless now, WPA2 is good.
[/quote1241452897]As said by both of us, WPA2 is the only way to ensure a secured WLAN.(I posted this in another Thread earlier today):
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Wow… my Brain is melting! With you guys hitting it hard in this Thread i dont have to feel all that geeky anymore… 🙂
Kudos for all this technical knowledge!
[quote1241428250=KiNeL]
Mind telling us why you prefer static addressing ?
[/quote1241428250]There are several ways to improve security on a Network and disabling DHCP is one of them. If you know all the maschines that should be allowed to connect to your Router you can:
– Configure your Router / whole Network to another IP Range, avoiding the default 192.168.0.x Range
– Disable DHCP so that nobody can connect to your Network and obtain a valid IP Adress
– Disable Broadcasting so that your Router is not broadcasting its own ID over WLAN
– Enable MAC Adress filtering so that your Router is not accepting new MAC Adresses
– Enable WPA2 protection for secured WLAN transmissionAnd on the Client-side a static IP Adress will improve boot-time and allows you to deactivate some processes.
Howevery, all this Benefits can turn into a real disadvantage if you tend to use your devices on other networks or have alot of “guest” devices connected to your home network.
Its the goold old Usability vs. Security thingy…
