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Anonymous - Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:55 pm
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My Internet Explorer can current download only 2 files from the same site at the time, how do I redefine the setting?

Help me, Thanks!

CypherJF - Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:18 pm
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I don't know, since I don't use it.

Solo Ace - Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:36 pm
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I guess you mean the files IE displays in the browser window, if so, you're correct.
IE only downloads 2 of the files on a website at the same time per instance and there's no way to change it in IE's settings.
Maybe you could change it in some configuration file or in the registry (no idea where or how).

Otherwise, if you mean files it cannot display (like .exe or .tar etc.) it should be able to download more than 2 of those at the same time.
If this is your problem then maybe the server you're trying to download from doesn't allow you to have more than 2 (or any other number) connections.

If you're trying to download files, not browse them, get an alternate download program.
I used to like NetTransport, but the guy who took over development from his dad made it partially paid software now.

A ported version of "wget" might be cool to use too.

Cyan~Fire - Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:27 pm
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I think Cypher's hitting it a bit closer... just don't use IE.

Phyran - Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:48 pm
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Die! nothing wrong with IE X[

Bak - Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:25 pm
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yes there is, but firefox does the same thing (2 dls at a time). Maybe it's a webserver limitation so no one can download the entire site and lock everyone else up?

Solo Ace - Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:36 pm
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I guess you're ignoring me; I just said that.

Mine GO BOOM - Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:37 pm
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This is standard. The HTTP standards say that you should have no more than two concurrent connections to any one server. IE, Firefox, Opera, etc all follow this rule. Some servers even force it, though most don't. Abusing this standard harms webservers, because then you attempt to open 50 different connections to one server, thus making Apache/whatever open up 50 threads just so you could load images half a second faster. If you want to bypass this 2 concurrent connections per server for downloads, I'd suggest using any of the numerous file downloading softwares. WackGet, based on WGet, is a very good free downloading tool.

That all being said, there are two methods to help speed things up. The first is called pipelining, which is supported in about everything except IE. This is where in one connection, it attempts to download everything on the site at once. So it would act exactly like opening 50 threads, except uses a hell of a lot less resources on the server side because it is all sent down one connection.

The second option would be to edit your registry file and change the coded maximum limit. If you don't know how to use the registry editor, use one of the registry files for either 2000/XP or 9x/ME.

Code: Show/Hide

HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000020
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000020

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000020
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000020

I'd seriously recommend not changing the concurrent connection settings. Some sites may send you garbage if you attempt to open too many concurrent connections with them, because it is beyond the HTTP specs, and because all normal web browsers don't make it very easy to change it.

Gravitron - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:24 am
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And why should they?
It's hard in this day and age to fight for bandwidth.
The last thing a host or hosted need is someone psuedo-DDOSing them just so he can get the page to load faster.

lp_street_soldier - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:24 am
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Anyways, just stop using IE..

Phyran, find out why IE is so bad at www.stopie.com. You can find an alternative there.

Erm, yeah... go Mozilla Firefox! $$

Bak - Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:56 am
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apache uses threads? coulda sworn it spawned processes for each new connection...

Mine GO BOOM - Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:55 am
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It depends. Under Linux, its not a normal threading of what you'd think. You can fork() or clone(), but there is no kernel threading in Linux. Under NT, I'd guess they'd use the kernel threading, though only a guess.

Read up a bit on user-level threads and kernel threading. PThreads, which is what ASSS uses, is a user-level threading library, while CreateThread() under NT actually makes a new kernel thread. In most cases, it won't make a differance, which is why I went with threading for the example above, even though Apache may fork() instead.

Technically, Linux doesn't distinguish between processes and threads. Instead, they call them tasks.

Gravitron - Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:05 pm
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Unf.

Mine GO BOOM - Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:37 pm
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Oh yes, IE is so much better. (4meg WMV clip)

Solo Ace - Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:22 pm
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People who know how to browse know how to stay away from spy / adware.

SuSE - Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:24 pm
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no, they really don't

Phyran - Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:25 pm
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and for those who have trouble getting rid of spywares and trojans

check out this site...very helpful ppl

http://computercops.biz/forum67.html

Solo Ace - Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:38 pm
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Lies SuSE.

Gotta love it how friends ask "Oooh, so you have to click NO there!?" when they see me rejecting an ActiveX component in IE.

I think it's sad how all these people get owned by spy/adware, just because they're too stupid to use their browser right.
What happens in that movie you posted there only happens to newbies.
Stop blaming the browsers.
Blame the spy/adware spreading companies, and, of course, yourself.

I don't think this is available in English, but I thought it was pretty good since it combines all the known powerful spy/adware removal tools and configures them automatically.

Phyran - Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:12 pm
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all u really need is spybot, adaware pro, hijackthis

and maybe spywareblaster and spyhunter

Solo Ace - Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:17 pm
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Hijackthis isn't user/newb friendly.

Those programs are what it combines and controls.

Gravitron - Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:36 pm
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Oh, is that what movie is about? LoL.
It's like putting a movie about getting infected by virii and saying : well, if you had linux (or MAC, since they brag about that) it wouldn't happen.

LoL.

Getting infected by stupid activeX crap, haha, how newbish.

Dr Brain - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:14 pm
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People who know how to browse are also smart enough to use a better browser.

Yes, savvy users can use IE without problems, but the savvy people almost always choose to use something else.

There's really no good reason to use IE for longer than it takes to install Firefox on a fresh install.

Gravitron - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:16 pm
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Yes!
Because then, you can goto a site, where you will be linked to an e-bay fraudulant site with spoofed credentials, try to buy something, give them your CC and get mugged!

Hooray for firefox!

Phyran - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:19 pm
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Solo Ace wrote:

Hijackthis isn't user/newb friendly.

Those programs are what it combines and controls.

thats why i posted that link in an earlier post
ill post again
http://computercops.biz/forum67.html

the people there are very helpful in finding whats wrong from yer hijackthis log and pointing it out to you so u can safely remove malicious stuff.

Quote:

bleh -.- i did something stupid like that once, but mercy has been shown in the form of castle cops forum (link above)

Gravitron - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:24 pm
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AdaWare is a good friend.

Phyran - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:50 pm
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Gravitron wrote:

AdaWare is a good friend.

yes but it doesnt remove everything and detect everything, hijackthis is your final defense against spywares and trojans that refuse to go down

Solo Ace - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:52 pm
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Dr Brain wrote:

People who know how to browse are also smart enough to use a better browser.

I was expecting someone to say that.

IE hasn't ever given me any problems, as long as it doesn't I'm keeping it as my default.
Nobody has shown me a good reason to switch, all the reasons I've heard don't affect me.
I don't need a "better" browser then, obviously.

Hey, and, uhm, as soon as I'm switching to Linux I'll probably use Konqueror, HOW ABOUT THAT EH?

Solo Ace - Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:56 pm
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You, Phyran, seem to be missing a big part of what Hijackthis was made for.

The main reason is to make "browser hijackers" inactive, so that they won't be loaded when Windows loads.

Ad-aware and Hijackthis have different purposes.

Phyran - Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:38 pm
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yea but hijackthis can clean up what adaware cant fix...(those it wont detect or those that keep coming back over and over and over...)

SuSE - Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:31 pm
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No idea how you can stand IE unless you're using a clone that just uses the engine with a better GUI, like MyIE2 or something. It's just so...gawd how do you live without tabs.

Anyways, I do use IE; I use it all the time to identify new stupidass bugs it has.

Gravitron - Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:41 pm
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LoL, tabs is pathetically overestimated.

Solo Ace - Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:45 pm
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Phyran, yeah, Hijackthis' a registry editor aimed at a few keys, it doesn't do anything automatically except enumerate through those registry keys.
Ad-aware is a adware detection and removal tool.
So, yes, they do different things, but both are good at what they're supposed to do.

I hated MyIE2, heh, a friend who tried it says it comes with adware, I think it kept spamming me with "NEW UPDATE!111 DLOAD NOW!!1" messages.
Konqueror has tabs, I think.

SuSE - Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:59 pm
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so...Grav is an idiot, who knew?

Bak - Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:07 pm
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gui is overestimated... so are color moniters and personal computers

D1st0rt - Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:03 am
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yeah, I just read webpages as plain text and convert the html in my head. I'm getting pretty quick at writing up http requests

CypherJF - Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:08 am
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Lets see, I'm spyware free; and 1.) i dont use IE, 2.) if i do scan, i use AdAware 3.) use CCleaner, and coupled with it i run 4.) TWeakNow RegCleaner, and at all times Norton Antivirus.

Not like this really pertains to the topic but eh, there it is.

Gravitron - Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:31 am
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Yo, su, suz-e-q, come down here trencher newb and kneel over so I can ass fuck you, bioch.

SuSE - Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:29 am
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it's impossible to get owned in TW

Dr Brain - Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:34 am
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I beg to differ

Solo Ace - Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:26 pm
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Teh chete!

Anyway, sorry for the nerdy question, but uhm, since when is SoftICE a packet sniffer?

Dr Brain - Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:38 pm
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It's TW. Newbs come with the territory.

EdTheInvincible - Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:37 pm
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nice screenshot.
ship 12 in continuum does wonders

Cyan~Fire - Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:02 pm
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Nice.

So how did you do that?

EdTheInvincible - Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:09 pm
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I fidgeted with the fudgets till they fodged.

D1st0rt - Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:27 pm
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That explains the netban a little more lol