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DNS servers are the one who connect your computer to the url which you type in to your browser. The DNS servers assigned by the ISP usually have faster response times, but may be slow in the lookup due to high load or due to bad performing servers….

This tool helps you to test which is the best DNS server for you….The tool is knows as DNSBench.

DNS Bench performs a test on predefined nameservers and of-course, you can supply the DNS servers of your choice to be tested.

DNS Bench comprehensively tests all the DNS server and generates a report which can be copied onto clipboard, which can be analyzed later.

We liked the way it tested the DNS servers for reliability and the response time of the servers.

All we can do is recommend this software to you…..DOWNLOAD it for FREE!

You can visit the Official Website >>CLICK HERE<<

In our case too the ISP’s nameservers were fast but were low on caching so we switched onto Google’s DNS Servers.

Primary DNS : 8.8.8.8

Alt. DNS          : 8.8.4.4

Have a Happy time surfing……

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There may be many factors because of which the configuration of router gets corrupted and you need to manually re-configure the basic aspects of your modem.

The modem/ router we have is UT300R2U (Manufacturer: UTStarcom), so we will be giving details of it firmwire.

Now starting with the basics: It is not a good idea to just reset the modem (by presssing the pin-hole or resetting to factory defaults) and expecting that your modem will function properly, but surprisingly it messes up with the configuration……

Follow the steps to the simplest mode of configuration of your UT300R2U router : (The Bridge Mode)

1. Open your browser (Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox)  and type in the IP address of router. It is generally 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.2 (if connected via USB interface).

2. Enter the username and password. By default the username and password is:  admin

3.  Now you will be taken to the Device Info page.

4. Now click on Advanced Setup Page and (1) Check all the profiles and (2) Click on Remove and (3) Click on Save/ Reboot Button…..Close the Window and wait for a minute.

5. Now again open browser and navigate to 192.168.1.1 and enter username/ password and go to device info page……Navigate again to to the Advanced Setup Page.

6. Click on Add button

7. Now let the VPI/ VCI values be 0 and 35 respectively. Check the check box for “Enable Quality of Service” and press next.

8. Select Connection Type as “Bridging” and let the Encapsulation Mode be “LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING” and click on next.

9. Check the box which says “Enable Bridge Service” and press next.

10. Then you will be taken to WAN Setup – Summary page and click on save…..again click on Save / Reboot button and close browser and wait for a minute for the router to reboot.

11. Then use your Windows dial-up networking to dial into your Broadband (PPPoE) connection with correct username and password.

Hint: Use the Google DNS servers for best ping time: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. READ MORE on How to Change your DNS on Tech-How.com Blog

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I hope this guide will help solve your router problems….

Feel free to leave any feedback or problems……I’ll be glad to help you…….

Thanks – TuX.

I have written this post after one of my friends claimed that her orkut account was hacked……Yes…its really bad if someone logs into your account and makes some unacceptable changes…..

SO, what can you do to protect your account from being hacked, or allowing somebody else to log-in easily.

1 )  The first and the most important thing to do first is to always ensure that you log-out of your account while closing the browser. Most people don’t know this and then their account is mis-used.

2) Always remember to clear the check box which says “Remember password on this computer”, Whenever you use orkut / facebook / twitter on shared computer. This won’t store your user-id and password on the computer which might give others an easy chance to log-into your account.

3) Make sure that the computer you surf does not have tons of viruses…..Sometimes some programs can monitor your keyboard strokes (Keyloggers), whilst some others can send the data to hacker’s computers over the internet and can actually cause your account to be hacked.

4) Also ensure that you do not provide any login / password info on pages which are outside the social networking website…..These are known as phishing attacks and are becoming more popular forms of targeting the users. So stay aware and do not provide any login information elsewhere.

These 4 easy steps of caution will help in increasing the security of your account.

And there is plenty of security tips provided by the social networking sites, please read all the notifications carefully.

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If you have more problems…..Feel free to post a comment here….I will be glad to help you…..

Written By TuX……

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