Showing posts with label Internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Internet. Show all posts

2008-10-10

Sify Broadband Internet in Linux

Sify is the one of popular broadband Internet company, it clam to be high speed Internet connectivity to the Clint, they are using different technique to provide Internet connectivity. To do so you have to download there connectivity Clint software which is free of cost but you have to do some settings in your windows PC for connectivity ( you have to add ip , subnet mask etc.). at windows level, it is very easy but you fails to do so at Linux, because at Linux nothing is install and run on one click.
But if you think it is very hard then you also not correct, it is easy if you can do it step wise.
Note:- I am telling you the procedure to install the sify Linux Clint on fedora Linux, you can done on other Linux too.
To install the sify Internet Clint on the Linux see the steps
  1. First you have to add static ip address on your Ethernet card to make basic connectivity with the sify server to do that click at System , Administration menu , Network or simply right "system-config-network" at the terminal window it will display the screen like this
  2. After that double click on eth0 and you got this type of screen
  3. Make some changes on it like first click on statically "set ip addresses" and enter the ip address which is given by the sify at the time of connection installation.
  4. please check the option "Activate device when computer start" so that it will update it after rebooting (remember Linux show effects after rebooting).
  5. after all these settings, reboot the system. After rebooting click on "Mozilla Firefox Browser" and write the site which is given by your sify isp to download the Clint software. for example " http://203.144.134.10:8080/
  6. it will display a page of sify ftp on which you can download the Clint.
  7. Know click on the "GNU/Linux users click here to download the Sify Broadband client"
  8. it will display u other window on which you see two thing some ssl certification and a sifyclint.rpm(something like package) download it and copy/cut them and past it in any folder like in root, in home any folder.
  9. now open the terminal window in graphical login in Linux, go to that folder for example
  10. # cd \root
  11. now check that all the packages are on that folder or not by "dir" command or "ls -al" command. when you sure that all the packages are present on that folder write the command
  12. #rpm -ivh *.rpm
  13. remember one thing download the rpm packages because it easily install. it start installing after completing installation. write command
  14. #sifyconnect
  15. it will display a small dialogue box, asking username password,
  16. just type your password, username and enjoy the Internet

2008-08-07

Enable and Disable the Internet Content Adviser in windows

Some time we think that we not allow people to open Internet through our PC. Also due to some Adult sites we tries to block the Internet sites to display, for our Children. But we are unable to do that.
Actually this is very easy task, their is an option in Windows which facilitate this task, and you can do this yourself. Just read the article this will help you to do that...
Follow the steps to unable the password, which prompt you before open any site at Internet:-
1) Go to Internet Explorer and click on "Tools" at File Menu, then click at "Internet Options".




2) Now click on "Content" tab, and at the 'CONTENT ADVISER' click at ”Enable/ Disable" button.
3) Now click at "General" tab and set the " SUPERVISOR PASSWORD" (actually, whenever any one tries to open the site at Internet explorer then it asks for the password).
4) Above the supervisor password click at the box "Supervisor can type password a password to allow users to view restricted content" ( box should be checked ).


5) Now click at the "Ratings" tab and adjust the level of restriction to "0" (most restricted) if it is 4(lest restricted).
5) Click at "OK" and now go to "Internet options" at "Tools" in file menu --- then at "Content" tab and click at "Enable Button" for Content Adviser, It asks Password, Supply the Password and click at "OK"


After this , whenever a person tries to open the Internet then a pop up box appear which ask the password to open it, you can Disable it, just click at disable button at content adviser .



Recovering the Forgotten password of Content Adviser
By chance you forget the Password of Content Adviser (Supervisor Password), Then...
Nothing to Worry just follow the steps to Retrieve it :
  1. Click at "START-- RUN" and write " Regedit"
  2. Find "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"
  3. then click at "SOFTWARE"--- "MICROSOFT"----"WINDOWS"----"CURRENTVERSION"----"POLICIES"
  4. at policies click at "RATINGS" and at the right panel, find "KEY" and delete it .
  5. Now go to explorer and click at "TOOLS " --- "INTERNET OPTIONS"---"CONTENTS" and do the same steps as above to setup "supervisor password".