I think many of us must have faced the hurdle of finding windows system hidden files and folders. For example I always forget the path of the hosts file hidden somewhere in the windows folder. Whenever I wanted to configure this particular file I have to always look for it by turning on the show hidden files and folders option from the folder options, and going through most of the windows folders. I always thought there must be an easier way to do this stuff and
find other hidden files and folders. And I finally found an application which makes finding the hidden files and folders a piece of cake.

How to use Revlit to find hidden files and folders

Revlit is an application which helps the user to find all the hidden files and folders on your computer or any specific drive or folder.
To search for a hidden file or folder using revlit, first run this small application. Then you’ll be provided with two option named Folders and Files. If you want to search a hidden folder choose the folder option and the other option for finding out the hidden files. After you choose either of these two options, you have to specify the path, i.e., a specific folder or drive, and then revlit will start searching for hidden files or hidden folders.  When the search is completed revlit will display a list of hidden files or hidden folders whichever option you choose earlier.

As you can see from the two screenshots below, I tried revlit to find both hidden files and hidden folders on the same drive partition. The first screen shot of hidden folders.

The second screenshot is of hidden files.

Revlit is a very small application less than 140KB, and consume least CPU and memory resources.

Closing Words: The task for searching hidden files and folders may not be a difficult task for many users, but revlit makes it even easier. Also revlit makes the task of searching any hidden files or a folder in a particular system drive is an added and needed feature.

Download Revlit

After the Syria attacks by the army  the hackers team from Syria has  hacked and defaced  the well known site named "www.msinus.com" by
"SeCuR!TY L!0NS H4CK3RS T34M ". And they have also posted photos Syria attack and many videos .This message was for the US government who made the attacks.
Also they have posted a message  as below

SeCuR!TY ** DR@G0N

I Hack This Site To Convert A message From Syria To the World
We don't attack any one, we just defend on our country and ourlselves
In respone to your government's support of terrorist cells, Located in several cities in Syria, kidnap and kill Syrians, and implement the most heinous massacres, Sush as the Hula massacre with killed 108 perople, include 50 children, mostly under the age of ten
We Hack this Site as a clear message that we send by the name of the great Syrian people to the Government of your country
Stop killing the Syrians because history will not forgive and will never foget
We Are All With our leader Bahsar Al-Asaad

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>>> SeCuR!TY L!0NS H4CK3RS T34M <<<

This hack was message to syrian army from the hackers team .

Suppose if you open any of the  pages in msinus.com ,you will get the required data at last but first you will get the all these stuffs.
As per my info there was no data compromised, only the site UI was changed
Be connected for more info.

Few months back, we saw the trailer of Gameloft’s upcoming marvel – Asphalt 8:Airborne. Earlier at the Nexus 7 launch event, it was revealed that the game would hit the respective App Stores on August 8 but that date came and went. Now, we have great news for all the Asphalt fans out there, Asphalt 8: Airborne will be officially released for Android and iOS devices on August 22 for a nifty price of $0.99.



The company is also holding a contest that will allow one lucky users to get the game before the official release. If this is not good enough for you, 21
lucky winners will be able to get the game free of cost. To enter the contest, all you need to do is head over to Gameloft Blog, enter your details in the form provided and also subscribe to the developer’s YouTube channel.
The game will offer various new maps with weather conditions, new physics engine, new game modes and much more. The new locations include London, Tokyo, Nevada and Iceland. The game will offer multi-player mode and will allow users to destroy objects, perform stunts, and jump off ramps.
Are you excited?
Source: Twitter via AndroidCentral

Verizon's and Sprint's Galaxy Nexuses are the only ones left waiting.

We have seen quite a bit of evidence over the last few week of a new version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, the device will be powered by a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and will be called the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced, the handset comes with the model number SHV-E330S.
This new Samsung Galaxy S4 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor first appeared after receiving DLNA certification, the device was also spotted again yesterday after receiving WiFi certification.


The Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced
has now turned up in the the AnTuTu benchmark, and this new handset with a faster processor scored 31491 points in the benchmarks, which is higher than the 24179 points scored by the existing Samsung Galaxy S4.

We are expecting thee rest of the specifications on the Samsung galaxy S4 LTE Advanced to be the same as the existing model, which include a 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, and it features Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, it also comes with 2GB of RAM.
The new Qualcomm Snadpragon 800 processor in the Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced will apparently come with a clock speed of 2.3GHz, and the handset will also come with support for the faster LTE Advanced.
Other specifications on the device will include a 2,600 mAh battery, the device also comes with dual cameras with a 2 megapixel front facing camera and a rear facing 13 megapixel camera, plus a choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of built in storage and a microSD card slot.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced is rumored to launch in South Korea with SK Telecom, as yet we do not have any information on whether the handset will be headed to the US and Europe, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.
Source SimonlyRadar

Apple will release a 7- or 8-inch iPad that will disrupt the low-end tablet market before the end of the year, a new Bloomberg report claims.
We’d heard previously that Apple was purchasing 7.1-inch screens for smaller iPads and later, John Gruber — Apple’s biggest fan — said a 7.85-inch iPad was being developed.
But while those rumors have been fun to speculate on, the prospect of the “iPad mini” has never been more believable than it is now because of the Google Nexus 7 tablet. The $200 Nexus 7 is the best Android tablet we’ve seen yet, and it beats out the Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, and other 7-inch tablets with its powerful hardware, Google Play access, and Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean” operating system.
Bloomberg’s report also notes that the iPad mini will not feature a Retina display in order to keep costs down and says it will likely debut in October, which is when is when we expect Apple to announce the next-gen “iPhone 5.” An iPad mini would most likely carry a price between $200 and $300 to stay competitive.
Let us know in the comments if you’d be interested in buying an iPad mini.

Google has stopped taking new orders for the 16GB model of the Nexus 7 tablet in the Google Play store, a sign Google did not prepare for the tremendous demand the device has attracted thus far.
The Nexus 7 has seen much interest since it was introduced about a month ago at Google’s I/O
conference. Since then, Google has clarified the timing on when preordered Nexus 7 units would arrive on people’s doorsteps. Google had said 16GB model could take one to two weeks to arrive, but now it can’t even be purchased online from Google at all. Instead, you can input your e-mail address and Google will notify you when it will be available.
For those who haven’t been paying attention, the Nexus 7 is a stunning 7-inch tablet that re-writes the rules on what a $200 slate can offer. It runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, has access to the Google Play store for music, movies, and TV shows. Additionally, it features a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 1,280-by-800 display. It could be disruptive to the iPad’s total dominance, so much s0 that Apple is reportedly working on a 7.85-inch “iPad mini.”
The 8GB model is still available for purchase, and the sale page says it will ship in three to five business days. It appears Google was preparing for sustained high demand for the $200 8GB model, but not for the $250 16GB model.
The popular tablet is also available at various retailers, including Staples, Sam’s Club, and GameStop. Some third-party online retailers claim to have the 16GB unit in stock, but most of them say the device is temporarily unavailable.
We’ve contacted Google to get official word on when the 16GB Nexus 7 will be available for sale again.

Verizon has announced the launch of their latest Internet service, called FiOS Quantum, the new service will offer download speeds of up to 300Mbps and upload speeds of up t 65Mbps.
The new 300Mbps FiOS Quantum service from Verizon will cost $204.99 and you will have to sign up to a two year agreement with Verizon.


“A revolution in speed has arrived,” said Bob Mudge,
president of Verizon’s consumer and mass market business unit. “The new FiOS Internet speed and bundle options provide incredible value, and represent the most significant mass scale, consumer broadband speed enhancement in the nation in the past decade.”
You can find out more details about the Verizon FiOS Quantum Internet service over at Verizon.
Source The Verge

Every millisecond counts when you’re browsing the web, and if you’d like to eke a bit more speed out of your internet connection, you can change your DNS server to make those
pages load a bit faster. Here’s a brief introduction to what DNS is, how it affects your connection speed, and how you can easily change your computer’s settings to use the fastest DNS possible.
Photo by Studio 37/Shutterstock.

What Is DNS and How Does It Influence My Internet Speed?

Computers use IP addresses to connect to one another. IP addresses are a series of numbers that act as digital addresses that allow computers to send information back and forth. Those long strings of numbers are easy for computers to remember, but human beings aren’t made to store long strings of digits. We are, however, really good at remembering names. That’s where DNS comes in.
When you type a web address in your browser, your computer routes that the domain address through what’s called a Domain Name System (DNS) and turns, for example, the human-friendly web address http://www.enggcoded.blogspot.co.in into a computer-friendly IP address, like  199.59.241.218. Essentially, DNS is what allows you to use easy-to-remember site URLs — like “enggcoded.blogspot.co.in” — rather than memorise a bunch of IP address.
Every internet service provider usually has their own DNS server, but it’s not always be the fastest. Often, the fastest DNS server is the one that’s physically closest to your location. If you switch to a faster one, that means it looks up those IP addresses and gets you where you want to go faster than before. It may not seem like a lot, but when a page has to load things from a handful of different sources — like, say, advertisements or videos — it can add up.
Third-party DNS servers can also have other perks, like content filtering. We’ve talked about alternate DNS servers before, like OpenDNS and Google Public DNS, but if you want to find out which one’s right for you, you can do so with a simple program.

How to Determine and Set Up the Fastest DNS Server for Your Connection

On Windows: You can change Windows’ DNS settings deep in the Control Panel, but the free DNS Jumper makes it a lot easier:

1. Download DNS Jumper, and extract it to any location on your hard drive. It’s a portable application, so there’s no need to install it — just start it up.
2. If you know what DNS server you want to use, pick it from the drop-down menu or type it in the boxes at the bottom. If not, hit the “Fastest DNS” button on the left. It’ll check a number of different servers to find out which one is the fastest for you.
3. When it’s done, click the “Apply DNS Servers” button to use the fastest server.

Sometimes, your ISP’s default DNS server really is the fastest, but other times, it could be something else, so even if it ends up being the ones you already use, it was still worth running the test to find out. When you’re done, you can delete the app or file it away for future use.
On OS X: If you’re on a Mac, you can try a utilityNamebench. It isn’t quite as fast as the Windows alternative, and you’ll still have to apply your DNS settings manually, but it works:

1. Download Namebench and start it up. Again, you don’t need to install, just double click on it to run it.
2. Make sure the top two checkboxes are checked, and choose your location from the “Your Location” dropdown menu. Then, hit the “Start” button to run the test.
3. Once Namebench returns a result, mark down the IP addresses it lists and head to System Preferences > Network. Choose your network connection from the left (AirPort if you use Wi-Fi, Ethernet if you use Ethernet), and hit Advanced. Go to the DNS tab.
4. If the IP addresses in the left pane are different than the ones Namebench found, select them and hit the minus sign below them. Then, click the plus sign to add new servers. Use the two IP addresses that Namebench came up with, and then close System Preferences.

Again, you may find thatyou’re already using the fastest DNS server, but if you’re not, this can give your web browsing a minor speed boost.
This process won’t make your internet twice as fast or anything, of course. If your internet’s slow as molasses, it’ll probably still be pretty slow after this, but it should shave a small bit of time when loading pages–and us internet junkies know, a few milliseconds can make a difference.

                                                                         Firewall

In my previous two articles I showed you how to secure your LAN and WLAN. In that i had mentioned the firewall factor. In this article I am going to show you the uses of firewall and its administration. Firewall Administration is ensuring the proper management, configuration, and change management of it.It is comprised of controlling access to the platform, platform operating system builds, log reviews, time synchronization and backups.Hence firewall is very important in a network. Some of the advantages and uses of firewall are as follows.

• The main and the most important factor of firewall is your computer security. It gives a sence of a secure connection of your computer.
• The most inexpensive and security tool.
• You can monitor incoming and outgoing security alerts and the firewall company will record and track down an intrusion attempt depending on the severity.
• Some firewalls are also useful as they detect viruses and worms.
• All firewalls can be tested for effectiveness by using products that test for leaks or probe for open ports.

What is firewall administration ?
Personal firewall software is designed to prevent connections between the network and your computer, except for programs that the firewall software knows that they are not infected.

• Network Magic needs to make network connections to set up sharing and check for updates, your firewall software needs to allow these connections.
• Network Magic is permitted to make outbound communications.
• Inbound communication from other computers running Network Magic is permitted to get past the firewall to Network Magic.
• Outgoing communication: Most software firewalls have settings for specific program control.

As we say that any coin has two opposite sides firewall also consists of some of the disadvantages like:

• Firewalls cannot protect you from internal sabotage within a network or from allowing other users access to your PC.
• Firewalls cannot edit indecent material like pornography, violence, drugs and bad language. This would require you to adjust your browser security options or purchase special software to monitor your childcare’s Internet activity.

In thi short tutorial where you will come to know the basics of LAN security. As far as LAN security is concerned firewalls, anti-viruses play an important role in it. Viruses can affect your pc or your entire network. Hence it is very important to ensure that your connection is secure. Security of LAN is sub-divided in two parts.

• Manual security
• With tools security.

As far as manual security is concerned, it takes into consideration pendrive, CD, DVD,etc. Ensure that these stuffs you are going to insert are pre scanned and does not contain any viruses. This can harm your entire network. Secondly do not allow any of your friend to take an access of your server, or do not revel any passwords that you have set for firewalls and your TCP ports. This could take away your entire privacy. With tools security play a most important part in LAN security.  Tools like Port Monitors & Trojan Cleaners should be given a big existence in LAN security.Port monitors are programs that you install on your computer.   They are simpler than the Personal Firewalls in that their main purpose is to detect incoming port scans on your computers.  Some also shut down an unauthorized scan, but for that capability you usually need to use a firewall. Trojan cleaners  look for Back Orifice and NetBus. Two common and most important tools

• Nukenabber
• The Cleaner

are specially meant to have a look on the TCP and UDP ports. This look after the attack on the system over internet.A total of 50 ports can be looked after at the same time.

In my previous article i showed you the tricks and techniques to protect your LAN connection. In this article i will show you how to secure your Wireless LAN. As in the previous article LAN security was sub divided into two parts, similarly Wireless LAN security is also divided into two parts. The difference is in the security issues.With Wireless Networking, no cables or wires are needed to network your computers and share your Internet connection. Wi-Fi connects computers, printers, video camera’s and game consoles into a fast Ethernet network via microwaves.
Following actions should be taken.

• The most important thing is to change the default password of your access point.
• Firmware and the drivers of your wireless access point and wireless adapters should be up to date. They should be updates whenever necessary.
• There should be a combination of high level encryption and decent keys (WPA2/802.11i ) recommended.
• Wireless users should be authenticated with different protocols like 802.1X, RADIUS, EAP (including EAP-PAX, EAP-PSK, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-POTP, EAP-IKEv2, EAP-GPSK, PEAP, and EAP-SIM.
• The above protocols give credentials including certificates, usernames, passwords etc.
• Use Wireless LAN Security Tools for securing the wireless network. This software is specifically designed for securing 802.11 wireless networks.
• Use a proxy for outgoing requests.
• Always check the security of the wireless LAN using recent tools like Airbase, AirCrack-ng etc.
• Make strict system logging on all the devices, do check your wireless log files regularly.

Latin word proximus which means “close”.A proxy is actually a server which helps us maintaining our privacy on the Internet. It is just like a wall between you and the Internet. When you use a proxy, the webpage on the other side won’t be able to see you, webpage interacts with the proxy and proxy in return shows us the webpage. In this way a proxy server works.


A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource, available from a different server. The proxy server evaluates the request according to its filtering rules.
For example, it may filter traffic by IP address or protocol. If the request is validated by the filter, the proxy provides the resource by connecting to the relevant server and requesting the service on behalf of the client. A proxy server may optionally alter the client’s request or the server’s response, and sometimes it may serve the request without contacting the specified server.
A proxy server can be used for various purposes such as :

• Hiding machine or other servers from public. It provides security.
• To speed up access to resources (using caching). Web proxies are commonly used to cache web pages from a web server.
• To open blocked sites in college schools and some times in offices.
• To bypass security/ parental controls.
• To protect your real identity on internet.

A proxy server that passes requests and replies unmodified is usually called a gateway or sometimes tunneling proxy.A proxy server can be placed in the user’s local computer or at various points between the user and the destination servers on the Internet.
A reverse proxy is (usually) an Internet-facing proxy used as a front-end to control and protect access to a server on a private network, commonly also performing tasks such as load-balancing, authentication, decryption or caching.
It was all general about proxies. In my next article i will discuss how to use online proxies and using proxy along with your browser. I will discuss how to configure proxy with either Internet Explorer  or Mozilla firefox. If you want me to discuss how to configure proxy in browser you use, you can leave browser name in comments. I will discuss proxy configuration in that browser which will receive maximum votes.

error for broadband

Broad Band Error Codes and Solution

If you are customer of broadband you must have experienced these or at least some of these errors at least once in your system
and then you keep scratching your head that what the hell went wrong when you were doing every thing according to the manual.
Well then its time for you to shampoo you scalp and stop scratching it cause here are those common errors and there solutions too.

1) Possible solution / fix for error 619

Broadband error 619 – The port is disconnected
Possible solution for error 619: Restart your computer and wait until all applications have completely loaded before
trying to reconnect. Check your modem and phone cables are connected securely. If your problem has still not been
resolved uninstall and reinstall your Broadband modem.
Error 619: The port is disconnected – Error 619 often occurs when another application / process requires the same port as
being used by the broadband / internet modem. In particular, fax software is often associated with error 619. Should you
encounter error 619 whilst using fax software – disable the fax software and reboot. The quick / common fix for Error 619
is to shut down / reboot, thus forcing the offending port to close.
To fix error 619, try the following steps:
1. Restart / reboot PC. Wait until all applications have loaded before reconnecting.
2. Check all modem, phone cables and filters.
3. If error 619 persists – uninstall and reinstall your Broadband modem. Sometimes, error 619 can be caused where old
ISP modem software is conflicting with newer modem software. Therefore, ensure that any old software is removed and
retest the connection.

2) Possible solution / fix for error 629

Error 629 – The port was disconnected by the remote machine
Possible solution for error 629: Restart your computer and wait until all applications have completely loaded before
trying to reconnect. Recreate the Dial Up Connection. If your problem has still not been resolved uninstall and reinstall
your Broadband modem.
Error 629 – further information
Error 629 generally means that the remote computer (ISP) is closing / disconnecting the port. This might be due to
incorrect connection settings such as incorrect username and / or password. Having checked these settings, if error 629
persists, it would be wise to check ISP server status for any server outages or other ISP related problems.
Having checked connection settings, ISP server status – the next step would be to check all modem connections, cables
and broadband filters – followed by a PC and modem reboot. If Error 629 has still not cleared, you may wish to revert to
either local or ISP technical support…or google error 629 to see what the forums have to offer.
One such listing details the causes of Error 629 as follows:
The modem driver is corrupt
The DUN connection is dialling an invalid access number
The modem is not attempting a compatible connection
Authentication failure (invalid username or password)
Invalid or corrupt DUN connection settings
And if you have anything further to offer regarding Error 629 – please do not hesitate to get in touch.

3) Broadband error code 631

Error 631 – The port was disconnected by the user
With error 631, the user disconnected themselves – there is usually no fix required – just connect again. Error 631 is
usually a one-off glitch, caused when connection is interrupted by the user or another program on the PC.
Possible solution / fix for error 631
Possible solution for error 631
Error 631 is usually a one-off error which happens when the connection is interrupted by the user or another program on
the PC. In order to resolve Error 631, all that is usually required is a restart and to wait until all applications have
completely loaded before trying to reconnect. Recreate the connection and usually – no more error 631.
In some circumstances, Error 631 can be caused by incorrect connection settings or by using the wrong modem or
modem software. If a simple restart does not fix your error 631, check that the modem is correctly installed and
connected, whilst ensuring that any old modem software has been uninstalled. If error 631 persists, technical support
might be required or a google for error 631 to see if the forums have anything to offer.

4)Broadband error code 633

Error 633 – The port is already in use or is not configured for Remote Access
Possible solution / fix for error 633
Possible solution for error 633
Error 633 – The port is already in use or is not configured for Remote Access dialout
Error 633 is similar to Error 619 error and is often caused by other applications attempting to use the broadband modem,
incorrect connection settings and sometimes a corrupt modem driver.
Error 633 can usually be resolved with a PC restart. This works 50% of the time. Failing this, error 633 might require best
the user to disable any Firewall Software. Try to connect again. Recreate the connection and finally, try uninstalling and
reinstalling the Modem.

5) Broadband error code 645

Error 645 – Internal authentication error
Possible solution for error 645
This problem tends to occur with users of Windows 98 or Windows ME and can often be resolved via the following steps:
Recreate the Connection.
Windows 95/98 – This error can occur if the Require encrypted password option is enabled
on the Server Types tab in the connection’s properties, or an incorrect user name or password have been entered.
All versions of Windows – This error can occur if you are
attempting to connect to a Windows 2000 domain that has had a RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Services) server log
on without administrative privileges

6) Broadband error code 650

Error 650 – The Remote Access server is not responding
Error 650 can occur if the ISP server modem/equipment is not set up properly.
Possible solution / fix for error 650
Possible solution for error 650
The most likely reason for one of the above errors is a Network Problem. Consider the following steps:
. After receiving
this error wait 15 minutes and then restart your computer. Once it has restarted wait until all applications have
completely loaded before trying to reconnect.
. If you receive the same error, check with your service provider for
Network Outages. You may need to be patient.
If there are no network outages, the problem may originate from your
computer. In this case recreate your connection and if this fails to resolve the problem, uninstall and reinstall your
Broadband modem.

7) Broadband error code 651

Error 651 – Your modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error
Possible solution / fix for error 651
Error 651 – Your modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error.
Error 651 usually points to a driver error or modem hardware failure. To resolve Error 651, first ensure that the modem is
correctly connected to the PC and telephone line, with all points covered with broadband filters. Ensure that full
connectivity is indicated on the modem. Having checked these things – restart. If this does not resolve the error 651, go
through an uninstall and reinstall of the modem software. Thereafter, if Error 651 persists, it’s possible that the modem is
faulty. If the modem is the USB variety, try connecting to a different USB port on the PC or another PC entirely to confirm
that it is not a problem with USB port. If Error 651 still persists, technical support is indicated.

Possible solution / fix for error 678

Broadband error 678 – There is no answer
Error 678 is usually associated with Windows XP and can normally be resolved by restarting and waiting until all
applications have completely loaded before trying to reconnect. Although ADSL modems do not dial to connect to the
internet, error 678 – no answer – can still occur and sometimes results because there is an invalid number entered for the
computer to dial.
The following steps are often indicated to fix Error 678:
Click on the Start Menu and then select Run.
In the box which appears type the word command in order to open the command prompt and then click OK.
In the black command prompt window, type netsh interface ip reset log.txt and click on Enter on your keyboard.
Then type exit into the command prompt and then click on Enter on your keyboard.
Now restart your computer and reconnect to the Internet.

9) Possible solution / fix for error 691

Broadband error 691 – Access denied because username and/or
password is invalid on the domain
With all Windows versions – Error 691 can occur if you use a bad username or password; remember in most instances the
password is case-sensitive – you will not see the password, so if CAPS LOCK is not the way you expect it, you may have a
problem with upper/lower-case. It may also occur if there is a problem with your service provider’s access equipment, or
on a ‘bad’ connection where the modem is retraining. Can also occur with incorrect Connectoid settings.
If you get error 691 with a new account – you may not be using the correct username and/or password. Verify with your
provider exactly what you need for your username and password.

10)Possible solution / fix for error 718

Broadband error 718 – PPP timeout
Error 718 indicates a PPP conversation was started, but was terminated because the remote server did not respond within
an appropriate time. This can be caused by poor line quality or a problem with the server (ISP). This error can occur
when your modem has connected to the ISP and has sent username and password, but there is no response from the
server. Sometimes, re-dialing will be successful.Error 718 can also occur if your ISP account has expired, or if the username or password you are using is invalid. Error
718 can occur if you have LCP extensions enabled in the TCP/IP Properties of the connectoid and your ISP does not
support LCP extensions.
Error 718 may also occur if you have one or more network cards in your machine, and the cards do not have TCP/IP
protocol enabled, or if the TCP/IP settings are incorrect. (Go to Networking in Control Panel to examine the properties of
your network adapters; or, if you are not using the network card(s), disable them in Control Panel->System->Hardware.)

11) Broadband error 721 – Remote PPP peer is not responding

Possible solution / fix for error 721
Make sure your line is working by testing for a dial tone on your phone. Unplug, reboot and plug in again to ensure the
driver has loaded. If there’s still no joy, don’t discount the possibility of a faulty modem.
More about Error 721
Error 721 generally means that there is a problem with the remote PPP – the PPP server resides with the Internet /
broadband provider and is the computer at ‘the other end of the line’ that establishes connections to the Internet. The
majority of Error 721 messages are caused by a ‘problem’ with the Internet service provider. Most Internet service
providers have a number that can be called to check their service status. With Error 721 problems, it is therefore worth
checking the ISP’s service status before checking other possible causes.
Another possible cause of Error 721 messages can be displaced modem connections, adsl cables and / or broadband
filters. If an Error 721 message has not been caused by the ISP, it would be prudent to check all such connections.
Common advice is then to shut down both modem and PC and to wait 5-10 minutes before restarting them. Wait until all
PC application have fully loaded before attempting to reconnect to the Internet.
Where there are no ISP service issues and all modems, filters, cables are correctly connected – another possible Error 721
fix would be to check all associated PC settings and to update / uninstall modem drivers, reboot and reinstall them again
and whilst doing so – take care not to connect the modem until prompted to do so by the setup program.
Where no fix is found for Error 721, if time allows – wait 24 hours and try again or seek either local or ISP technical
support. You might also be advised to google for error 721 as there is a wealth of information available via the various
forums and blogs.
And should you have anything to add or offer regarding error 721, please do not hesitate to contact us.

12) Possible solution / fix for error 797

Possible solution for error 797
Restart your computer and wait until all applications have completely loaded before trying to reconnect.
If your problem has still not been resolved uninstall and reinstall your Broadband modem.

13) Broadband error 680 – No dial tone

Possible solution / fix for error 680
Error 680 usually means there is a problem receiving the Broadband signal at your modem.
Error 680 (no dial tone) has a great many potential causes. The best way to resolve Error 680 is to work logically to rule
out each potential cause. The first consideration is to know if the broadband connection is actually live. Installing modem
and modem software can result in Error 680 if the ‘go-live’ date has yet to be reached. The next ‘fault find’ is to ensure
that the modem is connected to the telephone master socket, whilst ensuring that all extension cables, phone splitters
and all other devices have been removed. Disconnect faxes, alarms and Sky TV (if connected) and once removed,
attempt a broadband connection direct via the telephone master socket (ensuring that a broadband microfilter is being
used. If Error 680 persists, try using a replacement microfilter (sometimes a cause of error 680). The next thing to
consider with Error 680 is electrical interference from cordless / digital phones and any other potential sources of
electrical energy. Having ruled out all of these potential causes, one remaining consideration would be to update the
modem drivers, which in most cases can be obtained from the manufacturers website.
If after these steps, Error 680 persists, technical support would be the next course of action.

OTHER ERROR CODE :

600 An operation is pending.
601 The port handle is invalid.
602 The port is already open.
603 Caller’s buffer is too small.
604 Wrong information specified.
605 Cannot set port information.
606 The port is not connected.
607 The event is invalid.
608 The device does not exist.
609 The device type does not exist.
610 The buffer is invalid.
611 The route is not available.
612 The route is not allocated.
613 Invalid compression specified.
614 Out of buffers.
615 The port was not found.
616 An asynchronous request is pending.
617 The port or device is already disconnecting.
618 The port is not open.
619 The port is disconnected.
620 There are no endpoints.
621 Cannot open the phone book file.
622 Cannot load the phone book file.
623 Cannot find the phone book entry.
624 Cannot write the phone book file.
625 Invalid information found in the phone book.
626 Cannot load a string.
627 Cannot find key.
628 The port was disconnected.
629 The port was disconnected by the remote machine.
630 The port was disconnected due to hardware failure.
631 The port was disconnected by the user.
632 The structure size is incorrect.
633 The port is already in use or is not configured for Remote Access dialout.
634 Cannot register your computer on the remote network.
635 Unknown error.
636 The wrong device is attached to the port.
637 The string could not be converted.
638 The request has timed out.
639 No asynchronous net available.
640 A NetBIOS error has occurred.
641 The server cannot allocate NetBIOS resources needed to support the client.
642 One of your NetBIOS names is already registered on the remote network.
643 A network adapter at the server failed.
644 You will not receive network message popups.
645 Internal authentication error.
646 The account is not permitted to log on at this time of day.
647 The account is disabled.
648 The password has expired.
649 The account does not have Remote Access permission.
650 The Remote Access server is not responding.
651 Your modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error.
652 Unrecognized response from the device.
653 A macro required by the device was not found in the device .INF file section.
654 A command or response in the device .INF file section refers to an undefined macro
655 The macro was not found in the device .INF file section.
656 The macro in the device .INF file section contains an undefined macro
657 The device .INF file could not be opened.
658 The device name in the device .INF or media .INI file is too long.
659 The media .INI file refers to an unknown device name.
660 The device .INF file contains no responses for the command.
661 The device .INF file is missing a command.
662 Attempted to set a macro not listed in device .INF file section.
663 The media .INI file refers to an unknown device type.
664 Cannot allocate memory.
665 The port is not configured for Remote Access.
666 Your modem (or other connecting device) is not functioning.
667 Cannot read the media .INI file.
668 The connection dropped.
669 The usage parameter in the media .INI file is invalid.
670 Cannot read the section name from the media .INI file.
671 Cannot read the device type from the media .INI file.
672 Cannot read the device name from the media .INI file.
673 Cannot read the usage from the media .INI file.
674 Cannot read the maximum connection BPS rate from the media .INI file.
675 Cannot read the maximum carrier BPS rate from the media .INI file.
676 The line is busy.
677 A person answered instead of a modem.
678 There is no answer.
679 Cannot detect carrier.
680 There is no dial tone.
681 General error reported by device.
682 ERROR WRITING SECTIONNAME
683 ERROR WRITING DEVICETYPE
684 ERROR WRITING DEVICENAME
685 ERROR WRITING MAXCONNECTBPS
686 ERROR WRITING MAXCARRIERBPS
687 ERROR WRITING USAGE
688 ERROR WRITING DEFAULTOFF
689 ERROR READING DEFAULTOFF
690 ERROR EMPTY INI FILE
691 Access denied because username and/or password is invalid on the domain.
692 Hardware failure in port or attached device.
693 ERROR NOT BINARY MACRO
694 ERROR DCB NOT FOUND
695 ERROR STATE MACHINES NOT STARTED
696 ERROR STATE MACHINES ALREADY STARTED
697 ERROR PARTIAL RESPONSE LOOPING
698 A response keyname in the device .INF file is not in the expected format.
699 The device response caused buffer overflow.
700 The expanded command in the device .INF file is too long.
701 The device moved to a BPS rate not supported by the COM driver.
702 Device response received when none expected.
703 ERROR INTERACTIVE MODE
704 ERROR BAD CALLBACK NUMBER
705 ERROR INVALID AUTH STATE
706 ERROR WRITING INITBPS
707 X.25 diagnostic indication.
708 The account has expired.
709 Error changing password on domain.
710 Serial overrun errors were detected while communicating with your modem.
711 RasMan initialization failure. Check the event log.
712 Biplex port is initializing. Wait a few seconds and redial.
713 No active ISDN lines are available.
714 Not enough ISDN channels are available to make the call.
715 Too many errors occurred because of poor phone line quality.
716 The Remote Access IP configuration is unusable.
717 No IP addresses are available in the static pool of Remote Access IP addresses.
718 PPP timeout.
719 PPP terminated by remote machine.
720 No PPP control protocols configured.
721 Remote PPP peer is not responding.
722 The PPP packet is invalid.
723 The phone number, including prefix and suffix, is too long.
724 The IPX protocol cannot dial-out on the port because the computer is an IPX router.
725 The IPX protocol cannot dial-in on the port because the IPX router is not installed..
726 The IPX protocol cannot be used for dial-out on more than one port at a time.
727 Cannot access TCPCFG.DLL.
728 Cannot find an IP adapter bound to Remote Access.
729 SLIP cannot be used unless the IP protocol is installed.
730 Computer registration is not complete.
731 The protocol is not configured.
732 The PPP negotiation is not converging.
733 The PPP control protocol for this network protocol is not available on the server.
734 The PPP link control protocol terminated..
735 The requested address was rejected by the server..
736 The remote computer terminated the control protocol.
737 Loopback detected..
738 The server did not assign an address.
739 The remote server cannot use the Windows NT encrypted password.
740 The TAPI devices configured for Remote Access failed to initialize or were not installed
correctly.
741 The local computer does not support encryption.
742 The remote server does not support encryption.
743 The remote server requires encryption.
744 Cannot use the IPX net number assigned by the remote server. Check the event log.
752 A syntax error was encountered while processing a script.

Many a times we hear the word bandwidth and some of us keep wondering that what bandwidth is really. How does it determine our internet speed? Why do many hosting companies provide many bandwidth options In their plans?
Bandwidth can be defined as how much data capacity a particular network segment has to offer or in a layman’s language, it is a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel. Bandwidth determines the amount of data exchange that can take place between your computer and internet.
Think of roads as bandwidth and users traffic as vehicles. If there are more vehicles and fewer roads then the speed of vehicles will be slow. But if there is only one vehicle on the roads then their speed will be very fast. So if there are many users surfing the internet, then each will get a piece of the bandwidth and so your surfing speed will be slow. Even if many people are downloading a same file, download speed will drop to a certain extent.
If u ever wondered that why does sometime your downloads take very much time to complete, it is all about Bandwidth. As the bandwidth increases, so does the amount of data that can flow through in a given amount of time, increases. An Internet connection with a large bandwidth can move a large data (say, a video file) much faster than an Internet connection with a lower bandwidth.

Often a term called bandwidth bottleneck  is used in computing language. A real communications path usually consists of a succession of links, each with its own bandwidth. If one of these is much slower than the rest, it is said to be a bandwidth bottleneck.
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Network Attached Storage(NAS)

“Network-attached storage (NAS) is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients.”  If that sounds too technical then in layman’s language a NAS is simply a  server that is dedicated to nothing more than file sharing.

Simply speaking  using a traditional LAN protocol such as TCP/IP over Ethernet, the NAS enables additional storage to be quickly added by plugging it into a network hub or switch.

NAS does not provide any of the activities that a server in a server-centric system typically provides, such as e-mail,authentication or file management,however these services maybe later added as a add-on.

So why do we need a NAS:

Well just consider a business that has more than one employee and that has tonnes of data in its server,if that business decides to move from one location to other,then it has to take all its data with it. It would be really great option if all this data was centralized and could be accessed from anywhere but for a small business that option is not a practical one considering the cost of a file server, or an additional license  of Windows server 2003,or a support license of Linux for that matter. Now this is where the NAS steps in to provide a reliable and cheap solution to your data-storage needs.They often include built-in features such as disk space quotas, secure authentication, or the automatic sending of email alerts should an error be detected.

So how does a NAS work:

Well traditionally like a  file servers, NAS follows a client-server design. A single hardware device, often called the NAS box or NAS head, acts as the interface between the NAS and network clients.These devices run on an embedded OS . Single or multiple hard drives can be connected to a NAS . A client usually connects to the NAS head and not directly to the storage device, a client often connects using Ethernet connection,and thus a NAS  appears as a single ‘node’ in the network often the IP address of the NAS device.With a NAS device, storage is not an integral part of the server. Instead, in this storage-centric design, the server still handles all of the processing of data but a NAS device delivers the data to the user. A NAS device does not need to be located within the server but can exist anywhere in a LAN.

Communication with the NAS head occurs with TCP/IP . The two file-based protocols most commonly associated with NAS are Sun Network File System (NFS) and Common Internet File System (CIFS).
NFS was developed for UNIX based systems to transfer files over LAN.
The CIFS was formerly known as Server Message Block (SMB). SMB was developed by IBM and Microsoft to support file sharing in DOS.
Many NAS systems today support HTTP as a protocol to enable you to browse content using the browser.
Other Network protocols used to serve NAS:

• FTPS
• FTP
• UPnP
• Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)
• rsync
• Andrew file system (AFS)

Why is NAS cheaper :

Well a NAS is cheaper because of various factors like  it runs a stripped-down operating system,often FreeNAS. And  at the same time it offers very limited services when compared to a full-fledged file-server.
If you are considering to buy a NAS for yourself you may consider paying a visit to following reviews of NAS by PC magazine and CNET.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/125072/top_10_networkattached_storage_devices.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-network-attached-storage/