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9. Advanced Topics·How can I change my DNS Server?
·Can you please explain kilobits vs. kilobytes?
·What is a CMTS?
·RCN InterACTION Music & Gaming
·RCN & BitTorrent
·Does RCN offer static IP addresses?
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To set your DNS, you need to find the Internet Protocol window.
For Users on a Dial-up Connection:
Go to My Computer>Dialup Networking.
Right-click your internet connection and select Properties.
A window will open - click the Server Types tab. Click TCP/IP Settings.
For All Other Users:
Go to Control Panel>Network Connections and select your local network.
Click Properties, then select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Click Properties.
You will see a window like the one below - this is the Internet Protocol window. Select "Use the following DNS server addresses" and enter the desired DNS server(s) in the space(s) provided.
You have now changed your DNS settings. Click the OK button at the bottom of the window to close that window, then click the OK button at the bottom of the next window. If you are asked if you want to Restart your computer, click Yes. You are now finished.
Some DNS servers you can use are provided here (originally posted by jdmatl  )
Verizon (Level3) Nameservers
4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
4.2.2.5
4.2.2.6
SpeakEasy Nameservers
66.93.87.2
216.231.41.2
216.254.95.2
64.81.45.2
64.81.111.2
64.81.127.2
64.81.79.2
64.81.159.2
66.92.64.2
66.92.224.2
66.92.159.2
64.81.79.2
64.81.159.2
64.81.127.2
64.81.45.2
216.27.175.2
66.92.159.2
66.93.87.2
ORSC Public Access DNS Nameservers
199.166.24.253
199.166.27.253
199.166.28.10
199.166.29.3
199.166.31.3
195.117.6.25
204.57.55.100
Sprintlink General DNS
204.117.214.10
199.2.252.10
204.97.212.10
Cisco
128.107.241.185
192.135.250.69
OpenDNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
208.67.222.220
208.67.220.222
..more here (thanks JR) »www.opendns.com/
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by lilhurricane
last modified: 2008-02-26 22:14:16 |
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It will make it easy if we all try to stick with the industry standard abbreviations.
Kilobytes per second = KB/s
Kilobits per second = kbps
Your browser reports speeds in KB/s, the speed tests here at DSLR report speeds in kbps.
1 kbps = 1000 bps
1 KB/s = 1024 B/s
1 KB/s = 8.192 kbps
1 kbps = .1221 KB/s
KB/s to kbps
Take KB/s and multiply by 8.192
Example
100KB/s = 819.2kbps
kbps to KB/s
Take kbps and divide by 8.192 (or multiply by .1221)
Example
1000kbps = 122KB/s
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by drake edited by lilhurricane
last modified: 2007-06-24 10:44:32 |
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Cable Modem Termination System
At the cable provider's head-end, the CMTS provides many of the same functions provided by the DSLAM in a DSL system. The CMTS takes the traffic coming in from a group of customers on a single channel and routes it to an Internet service provider (ISP) for connection to the Internet. At the head-end, the cable providers will have, or lease space for a third-party ISP to have, servers for accounting and logging, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for assigning and administering the IP addresses of all the cable system's users, and control servers for a protocol called CableLabs Certified Cable Modems -- formerly Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS), the major standard used by U.S. cable systems in providing Internet access to users.
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Source: Howstuffworks.com
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by drake edited by lilhurricane
last modified: 2007-06-24 10:45:00 |
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If you cannot access log-in from the .com address, try this link:
RCN InterACTION as suggested by Gripweed7
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by lilhurricane
last modified: 2007-06-24 10:46:21 |
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Here's a list of Internet service providers (ISPs) that are known to cause trouble for BitTorrent clients or P2P in general and the reason why.
»www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Ba···_America
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by lilhurricane
last modified: 2007-06-24 10:46:58 |
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Yes, but you must be configured to accept DHCP address assignment, even though you will get the same address assigned.
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by huziwhatsis edited by lilhurricane
last modified: 2008-01-27 08:41:12 |
