http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/peerguardian-error-contacting-url/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:25:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/peerguardian-error-contacting-url/comment-page-1/#comment-912368 The Big Machine Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:19:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7035#comment-912368 frankenfish - thanks for the tip. frankenfish – thanks for the tip.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/peerguardian-error-contacting-url/comment-page-1/#comment-578257 frankenfish Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:28:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7035#comment-578257 i get this all the time. all you have to do is disable protection while you update. the re-enable once lists are generated i get this all the time. all you have to do is disable protection while you update. the re-enable once lists are generated

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/peerguardian-error-contacting-url/comment-page-1/#comment-479869 David Bradley Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:55:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7035#comment-479869 That's interesting to know. I'm not thinking of it for me personally, but so that I can advise Sciencetext readerss, of course. But, I actually believe at least one of the major ISPs if not more are actively monitoring torrent traffic on their systems. That’s interesting to know. I’m not thinking of it for me personally, but so that I can advise Sciencetext readerss, of course. But, I actually believe at least one of the major ISPs if not more are actively monitoring torrent traffic on their systems.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/peerguardian-error-contacting-url/comment-page-1/#comment-479844 Martin Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:25:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7035#comment-479844 David your provider can only recognize the connection to Hotspot Shield. Everything beyond that is not visible and since the data is encrypted (it is right, have not looked it up) they cannot analyze it to gain clues. (not that they would) David your provider can only recognize the connection to Hotspot Shield. Everything beyond that is not visible and since the data is encrypted (it is right, have not looked it up) they cannot analyze it to gain clues. (not that they would)

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/peerguardian-error-contacting-url/comment-page-1/#comment-479808 David Bradley Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:30:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7035#comment-479808 Speaking of masking one's IP, does Hotspotshield do this by effectively spoofing your IP to one in the US using it's VPN system? Just curious as to whether a torrent user's activities would be essentially invisible to their ISP or whether the packets going to and fro would be just as transparent to their monitorin systems. Speaking of masking one’s IP, does Hotspotshield do this by effectively spoofing your IP to one in the US using it’s VPN system? Just curious as to whether a torrent user’s activities would be essentially invisible to their ISP or whether the packets going to and fro would be just as transparent to their monitorin systems.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/16/peerguardian-error-contacting-url/comment-page-1/#comment-479694 BeautifulZune Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:09:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7035#comment-479694 I had no idea you could get the list from somewhere else. I get that error quite frequently. Thanks for the tip. I had no idea you could get the list from somewhere else. I get that error quite frequently. Thanks for the tip.

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