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eToolz Network Toolset

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, The Web, Windows, software  TAGS in Operating Systems, The Web, Windows, software

11

May

It is sometimes required to issue a ping or tracert command to identify the source for a slow Internet connection or no connection to a server at all. I usually use those commands when I notice that websites that I own run slow or are not responsive at all. This can also be useful if [...]


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Add Ping to Address Bar in Firefox and Opera

Posted by Martin in Browsing, firefox, opera  TAGS in Browsing, firefox, opera

18

Mar

Found this useful tip on how to add a ping shortcut to your Firefox address bar over at Lifehacker. I love its simplicity. Pinging servers is a great way of finding out if they are currently up and running. The time it takes to receive a response is measured in milliseconds and a timeout is returned if it takes to long.


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Ways to check if a website is really down

Posted by Martin in Knowledge, Online Services  TAGS in Knowledge, Online Services

16

Mar

I got the inspiration for this post from the Download Squad article “Is this web site down for everyone or is it just you ?” which mentioned a service that would check if a website was down or if it was more likely to be a problem on the user’s side. Some guys mentioned in the comments that the website checking service would display false results from time to time which in turn convinced me to write a post about other methods on how you can check if a website is up, or not.


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Top 15 Security and Hacking Tools & Utilities

Posted by admin in Security  TAGS in Security

17

Apr

Finally a great darknet.org.uk that lists 15 Security and Hacking Tools & Utilities. Users who are working in the security field will recognize many if not all of them and beginners will have a great list of tools with explanation that they can work with. You find for instance the telnet and ssh tool putty in the list next to the tool Eraser which overwrites files on your windows system more than once to make sure it can“t be restored that easily.


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