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Wondering why am I writing such a post…….Its really important to be protected, rather than feel frustrated after your account is hacked.

Its very important for you to protect your e-mail account from being hacked……just like you don’t give out your credit card number to anyone that you don’t trust or giving it out to a stranger.

You’d probably be wondering, “what the heck more is needed other than my password…”.

Yes…Password is important, and having a long and complex password is “recommended”, but only a password cannot protect you fully.

GMail has now come up with a 2 step verification process……just in case your account is accessed from a location that Google thinks is “not legitimate”.

Check your Account activity by scrolling down the GMail Page and click on Last Account Activity :: Details

By default, GMail alerts users if their account has been accessed from an Unknown location, but offers no protection unless you complete the 2-step verification.

You need to provide your mobile phone number in order to verify your identity…….and in case of misuse, you phone number is asked along with the verification code, which is sent to you over an SMS or phone call by Google…..

The above action will strengthen your account security.

And….. You must also use the latest version of browser and Operating System must be up-to-date……Also please scan your computer and remove any viruses or malware.

For Google’s 2-step Verification Process ::  >>CLICK HERE<<

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Security is a major concern. Its just that some people never take it seriously. (and many don’t know anything)

People are then taken for a ride, with their account getting hacked and messing up after that.

Staying secure on the internet is very important and so we show you this very small Firefox Browser extension which makes use of HTTP S (S-Secure) for browsing. If your data is transmitted over HTTPS, then a hacker cannot read the data because its encrypted….It makes you more secure than just simple HTTP.

This plugin will then secure all your connections (wherever available).

HTTPS Everywhere by the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation):

HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension produced as a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It encrypts your communications with a number of major websites.

Many sites on the web offer some limited support for encryption over HTTPS, but make it difficult to use. For instance, they may default to unencrypted HTTP, or fill encrypted pages with links that go back to the unencrypted site.

The HTTPS Everywhere extension fixes these problems by rewriting all requests to these sites to HTTPS.

To download / install HTTPS Everywhere on your Firefox Browser  —>CLICK HERE<—

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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.

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