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FAQ
When Should I modify the MAC address for Internet port settings?
Some ISPs identify their clients by the accessing MAC address and the host names, therefore,
entering these information is the process required to prove they are who they claim to be.
MAC address required for Internet port settings is the adapter address for the IP Sharing you
are now configuring; theoretically it should be the one you already registered in your ISP,
and there is no need for modifying it. However, there is scenario that the IP sharing device
you are now using is not the one with the MAC address that you registered in your ISP.
Under this condition, modifying the MAC address is then necessary
What is DMZ?
DMZ (demilitarized zone), a barrier between the Internet and a company's Intranet. It is a
subnet that contains a firewall and proxy server, which can be in separate servers or in one
server. The firewall connects to an external firewall on the Internet side, which may be at the
ISP's location and is often called a "boundary router." The double firewall architecture adds
an extra measure of security for the Intranet.
What is Dynamic DNS?
The Dynamic DNS service, an IP Registry provides a public central database where
information such as email addresses, hostnames; IPs etc. can be stored and retrieved. This
solves the problems if your DNS server uses an IP associated with dynamic IP. The Dynamic
DNS service acts like old-style phone operators: other users call the operator, and ask to
speak to you, and the operator, who knows your extension, will make the connection. Every
time your computer comes online, it will inform the Dynamic DNS server what the current IP
address is. Users who need to connect to your server, through the magic of DNS service, will
be sent to the right place. Please visit HTTP://WWW.DYNDNS.ORG for more information.
Why "Dynamic DNS?"
With Dynamic DNS support, you can have a static hostname alias for a dynamic IP address,
allowing the host to be more easily accessible from various locations on the Internet. You
must register with a Dynamic DNS Client to use this service. Please go to
HTTP://WWW.DYNDNS.ORG for more information.
What is Wildcard?
A wildcard alias is a method which is used to give your hostname multiple identities. If you
were to register yourhost.com, everything (*).yourhost.com would be aliased to yourhost.com.
This includes host names such as www.yourhost.com or ftp.yourhost.com.
Once Wildcard feature was enabled, your host can be reached by *.yourhost.dyndns.org. First,
you need to register a dynamic DNS account with
www.dyndns.org
. To use this service, you
must register with the Dynamic DNS client. The Dynamic DNS Client service provider will
give you a password or key. Refer to what’s Dynamic DNS? Question above for more
information.
What’s MX (Mail Exchanger)? And why MX?
The Internet email system for both machines and network connections are prone to error.
With this, a chain of email hubs into the email architecture is thus built. If the "primary" mail
host goes down, instead of queuing up the mails in the unreliable host on the Internet, they
get sent to the "secondary" or "backup" mail exchanger for delivery, until the primary mail
server becomes functional again. In technical term, such service is called Backup Mail
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