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The Internet and its pitfalls

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View your computer's IP by visiting http://hostip.info. You can also view the IP addresses associated with your favourite websites through this system.
Assignment Hidden from students: Exercise 3 Assignment
Exercise 3 Assignment
1. Use the http://hostip.info tool to find out the IP addresses of your favourite websites. 2. Open the Control Panel and locate your Network Connection settings (LAN or Wireless). Manually set the DNS servers to OpenDNS addresses (208.67.222.222208.67.220.220) or use two of the root DNS servers.  Page What is Internet surveillance? Page A distinction must be made between what we perceive as surveillance in the physical world – a person watching and shadowing your movements, and what occurs on the Internet. Assignment Hidden from students: Exercise 4 Assignment Install the Wireshark network protocol analyzer (http://www.wireshark.org/) to view traffic on the local network (this exercise is only for those using a cable connection to the network).
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