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WiFi, as it relates to my router
Why does my ubuntu make a WiFi connection ONLY when I disable the security settings of the router?
I have a 3-computer network, 2 of which connect just fine (with the router's security settings ...
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Setup firewall: ask user to allow new incoming/outgoing traffic?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and as I know there is already a firewall on any ubuntu system. It's ufw and because I like fancy gui stuff I can use gufw, that's very nice.
Now I would like to configure this ...
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How can I connect 12.4 to the Internet with WEP key?
I have Ubuntu and I want to know how can I connect to the Internet using my WEP key for my wireless.
I tried too many times but it doesn't work. I have my wireless password but it doesn't work too.
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Using Zentyal as a gateway/proxy server
Is Zentyal the best software to use for a gateway/proxy server to monitor internet usage on a network and restrict access to certain sites? Does anyone know of anything better. I am looking for a ...
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How do I make a proxy server? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where are the system-wide proxy server settings?
How do I make a proxy server that allows other computers to access my internet connection through the proxy, but will ...
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What is the best way to restrict access to adult content?
I bought my kids a PC and installed 12.04 (Unity) on it. The bottom line is, I want my children to use the computer unsupervised while I have confidence they cannot access anything inappropriate.
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2answers
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Is it safe to browse the Internet with a LiveCD?
In my case with a Kubuntu 12.04 Live USB, I wonder is it safe ? There have been a lot of updates (150+ or something) since it came out. Specifically with the USB, although I chose the "Discard on ...
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what software can i use to access SILC Networks?
i want to access a SILC network and all the infos from the official site are missing (site down?!?)
EDIT: it seems the site is back up as of last week.
Good thing that i got curious and checked it ...
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Why do I get redirected to a weird Chinese site for non-existent websites?
If I go to a web address that doesn't exist such as http://testestewcsdijncijfkdmkdfkddmkmdmdsexsecsecfvrgtoejwfej.com/ I get landed on a strange Chinese page like this:
This happens for all web ...
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Risks/Disadvantages associated with Wine
Can wine as a whole or the windows applications installed via wine pose some kind of risk to an Ubuntu installation? This question arose in my mind when I read this answer to my earlier question ...
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How to block internet access for wine applications?
Is it possible to prevent specific wine applications or any wine application from accessing the internet? When using certain apps under Windows, they were trying to access the internet from time to ...
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Wireless internet security
I have just installed Ubuntu 10.10 (dual booted with Windows 7) on a laptop which will connect to the internet through a wireless internet connection and I want to ensure that this is secure. I have ...
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How can I prevent Desktop Users from accessing any online website?
How can I prevent Desktop Users from accessing any online website? I tried 127.0.0.1 * in /etc/hosts but it didn't do the trick.
Please note that I need to keep http://localhost fully functional.
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How to install tor?
I tried to install tor on my new version of ubuntu but it seems that tor is not available in repositories , how else can I do it?
