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        <title><![CDATA[DNS Client/Cache]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Actually, you're showing your own ignorance.  The DNS Client is really a DNS cache, so disabling it actually causes the system to parse the hosts file every time it needs to resolve a name, thereby slowing down the computer.  Of course, if you're using any computer built (correctly) in the last five years, you're not going to notice the time it takes to parse a 650k hosts file anyway.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:13:06 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[DNS Client is actually DNS Cache]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As we already stated here, DNS Client is not what you think. Disabling this service turns off DNS caching in the local computer. Anyway, resolving DNS queries still works, and sometimes better without cache, as I posted before.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:01:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[hostfile hyjacking is great for site development]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I frequently hyjack my own hostfile:000.000.000.000 somesite.comIf I hit http://somesite.com I know I'm getting the development site's IP. If I hit http://www.somesite.com then I know I'm looking at the public production site. Not sure this relates to your disabling DNS but it's a handy trick for those who do it to themselves intentionally.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:11:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[DNS Client MUST be disabled if you use a Host file]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Anyone surphing the net's well-known and not so well-known niches encounters the glut of advertising. The lesser known and sometimes downright shady corners of the net sometimes unleash so-called &quot;drive by&quot; downloads with adware, spyware and even trojans. In order to stop this unwanted attention I use a &quot;host file&quot; (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) to simply stop 99% of all ads. This host file has grown significantly from a modest 10Kb to well over 650Kb. There are so many suspect and advertising addresses in that file that leaving the DNS Client running and searching through that host file every time you type an address in your browser would seriously hog down your computer. the DNS Client Must be disabled or you must accept all the crap that is being served to you unsolicited by the ad servers out there. Windows does not need a DNS client if your computer is NOT a server. Eth0 is correct. The advice by the author of this article is nonsense and shows his own ignorance.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Caithleann@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:42:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You are correct...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[TechRupublic used to be a place where IT people helped each other. Back when I first joined (not the date shown on my &quot;Member Since&quot; tag - they screwed up my account when I tried to change my email address)you could earn points by helping someone then you could use those points to get answers to your questions. It encouraged you to do research to find answers to help others and yourself first. It was great and there were areas for newer IT people and more expreienced IT people.Now we have a media circus where there always seems to be some agenda. They make usless videos that auto start when the page loads. They use stupid names like IT Nija or IT Dojo to make the utterly ridiculous articles and videos sound...worthy? To all of you that say -- &quot;Then don't come here&quot; or &quot;stop reading it&quot;, I have to admit you are probably right. I guess I have been here so long that I hope that it will actually come around again to being a worth while resource and all the while I realize it probably never will.What a shame that the &quot;journalist&quot; in order to preserve their jobs have ruined an otherwise very good site.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[uberg33k50]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:28:30 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I've seen ppoe settings that may help]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It depends on how different the hardware is though. The last time I was on ADSL I had the same setup though, little win98 box with two NIC; one to modem, one to internal hub. (win98 and hubs, that's how long ago)I've seen PPoE settings in router firmware these days but it depends on if that works for your isp or not. Sadly, ISP here have a habbit of locking users out of there hardware also. One enables wireless by default in the provided ADSL router, the SSID is obvious and they are using WEP-128; twenty minutes given an AP and client according to testing against my own router configured to like standards. The customer is locked out, the SSID is obvious, the encryption is non-existent and they are not a small obscure ISP either.Mind you, WPA/TKIP is now officially broken so it can be considered as good as WEP or OPN wifi. Time to go WPA/AES minimum with 9+ char random passkey for home users.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:35:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Well, my network is a little bit more complex. I have ADSL modem, but I use one old computer as router/NAT. And I don't use DHCP for my own home network - it's not needed. Also, the ADSL modem can work as router, but it has only 1 output and it is configured by the ISP to work only for one IP address (network mask /22 or 255.255.255.252). Of course, I can reconfigure it, because I am not an ordinary user, but my ISP (BTC Bulgaria - Bulgarian Telecom, almost like BT in UK) is very different from all ISPs in western countries... As example - the users here don't know credentials for their ADSL modems and in UK home users have this written right in their contract.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:41:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm a static dhcp fan myself]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I can use the router to bind network names too specific IPs. It saves manually configuring static network settings on each machine and bootable OS. I also get the machine's hostname picked up with some platforms during reinstall. With a single glance, I can see the machine types connected based on IP ranges and see guests with in the dynamic IP range.MAC addresses are easy to spoof. Obscuring machines behind dynamic IP actually decreases security and management. I wouldn't do this on a network with large numbers of machines that changed frequently mind you as the MAC to IP table management would suck pretty quickly.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:45:34 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[DHCP client is unnecessary, but only IF]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[you are behind a NAT router. Then the router performs the DHCP with your ISP, and you can use static IP in the 192.168.x.x block and point the DNS at the router/gateway.But if your computer is connected directly to your ISP, and if you disable DHCP, you may have a difficult time getting connected and staying connected.Personally, I use DCHP with reservations on all workstations. That architecture provides the monitoring and troubleshooting advantages of static IP, while centralizing control and simplifying roll-outs of network updates like new DNS servers. Change a parameter on the DHCP server, and it rolls-out in one half of a lease time. I also dedicate a few addresses in the &quot;unassigned&quot; block, and monitor those for activity. It's easy to spot a rogue coming online when every legitimate user has an assigned IP. It's also easy to implement ipsec rules to enhance security against that address range.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[oldbaritone]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:55:34 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wizards]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When I studied mythology, &quot;Wizards&quot; were usually practitioners of the &quot;Black Arts&quot; and were always to be feared and avoided, because they usually took some hidden price from their victim, which the victim did not realize until it was too late.Microsoft loves &quot;Wizards&quot; for everything.Q.E.D.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:43:46 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[agree everybody has to begin somewhere, we all did]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[... but messing with registry is not where a  &quot;rookie&quot; should start; so, the nature of the article is mid-level at least. there is more to installing an OS, regardless of it's vendor to make one even &quot;initiate&quot;, which is still way from tweaking the OS. so what i am saying, is this is an article not intended for the beginners, but the manner in which is written is one, and besides, the information is presented in an useless way - it will not help the beginner nor it will the advanced. and moreover, i thought this is a place for advanced users. i don't want to say power users because some people might find that restrictive to a specific OS, in other words, for people who pretty much know what they want. i am afraid this is another site i will forget pretty soon ... too bad good quality information is so rare these days and like i once saw on a web post: you need a black belt in google to find what you are really looking for. cheers all]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[rszebin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:13:03 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[not everyone is at the same level of skill]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you've already mastered services then this would be an article you could add more too rather than one you'd learn from. Those who have not yet dug into the depths of the services would in turn learn from the article and from your added information.Also, if all the articles are written to the level of the alpha expert, how do those who are still learning gain? It'd be as usefull as reading academic psycology journals with only the basic understanding learned from TV.You have to present various levels of information and hope that the experts realize they rae not being forced to read it and can choose to go focus on articles expecting a higher skill level.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:35:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Exactly!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You are right. I said exactly the same with different words - read my previous post ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:45:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: 10 Windows XP services you should never disable]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[i thought this blog/newsletter is for people who know basically what they are doing and seek to perfect those skills. this is by far the most disappointing article I've read. besides RPC none of the above ( add Net Connections and DHCP if you are in a network) are CRITICAL. if you want to give people useful advice - tell them to put services considered not critical - and they vary greatly to MANUAL  instead of DISABLED and they will be so much more gained. i have witnessed a PC running custom server/client software - obviously network with even RPC off!! there were 8 services running and that was it. lame article. go post on gaming magazines ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[rszebin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:01:28 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what is your autoupdate setting]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Are you notifying when updates available, download but don't install or download and install? It would have to be one of the first two or manual visits to the site if your blocking updates through &quot;do not show again&quot;.(Also, if you've blocked IE7 and IE8 but not yet gone back for the update, I'd suggest getting off IE6 as fast as you can)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:19:18 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Auto Updates]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've been using Automatic Updates for years, and have never had a single problem as a result of an update.Regarding IE7 and IE8, just use the &quot;Never show this update again&quot; option.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Pusey]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:03:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: 10 Windows XP services you should never disable]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you only play games on your home machine and you don't even have a printer.  You can go ahead and disable the print spooler.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[stefan.smit@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:21:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Windows auto-update is a bust]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Simply put, it breaks things. For the enterprise, updates should be tried on a test bed and pushed AFTER they are shown to do no harm. For the individual user--particularly the less knowledgeable, more trusting user who just lets it happen in the background or says &quot;yes&quot; to all, I say they had better have a good consultant--like me :)--on call to fix what gets broken. It SHOULD work, but it DOESN'T and likely never will. Now Linux, on the other hand...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobus57]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:37:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I am in full agreement]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Windows Secrets, another pub I tend to read, indicated that perhaps you need to watch and then decide your own updates that you need - the latest thing that would have been loaded if I left it on automatic would have been IE8 - which a lot of sites cannot use, one of them being my home e-mail - I will continue to pick and choose my own updates, from the ones they suggest and only that way.The only way that will change, is if Microsoft wants to give me the latest and greatest PC, and keep it updated and replaced as often as necessary for free to me.Not likely going to happen.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[spork66]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:11:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Re: Reformed Tweaker]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I was once given a PC by A &quot;TWEAKER&quot; to fix.. It had less than 10 services running and I honestly can't figure out how it ever got past the boot up process.. Anyway, this site heled me figure out which services I needed to restart..Hope it helps you too http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htmTweaking can be a good thing.. it's how we learn by our mistakes!and as Neon Samurai said previously , I seem to remember something about BlackViper too lol]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[WNCSnoopy24]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:35:52 -0700</pubDate>
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