Questions tagged [internet]
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Should non-browser applications connect to a URL?
I have written a game that users will download. When the game is started, I want it to automatically connect to the matchmaking server. Does that mean that, somewhere in the source code for the game, ...
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Implementation of DHCP protocol?
I am taking a networking course, and am trying to understand protocols such as tcp/ip, DHCP etc.
I did a google search for the source-code for TCP/IP protocol, and learnt that it resides in the kernel ...
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Is it possible to connect two devices on the internet if both are behind NAT using this method?
If i understand NAT correctly, by default a device outside of the NAT cannot reach a device inside it. If the two devices use a central server to connect however they can obviously communicate. My ...
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Is it possible to implement a RESTful API with a protocol other than HTTP(S)?
I was confused by the distinction between REST and HTTP, and I found this article that cleared things up for me. In summary, it explained that REST is a set of general principles for web communication,...
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Creating an internet gateway for a Bluetooth Low Energy device
I have a device that connects using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). I want it to communicate with a server over the internet using a smartphone as a gateway.
I have thought of different approaches and I ...
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Why does YouTube save Restricted Content filter locally?
I was scrolling down on my YouTube Homepage and found that beside the filter marked Restricted Content, a point mentioned that the setting of this filter applies to this browser only. Here's the ...
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Why multicast IP use TTL setted as 1?
I am wondering why multicast messages like the membership query and the membership report have a TimeToLive setted to 1. I mean: messages like these shouldn't be retransmitted over the net (for ...
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Making apps communicate with each other (?)
A friend of me and I would like to easily know if stuff like chores were done, and we're both in two different locations.
So, would it be very hard (would I need a lot of experience?) and take a lot ...
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Slow Internet vs Slow System Response Hosted by Local Server
How does slow internet access affects the response time of a web based system hosted on local server that is being access by other clients from the local server?
I'm accessing the web based system on ...
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Android continually checking Internet, Bluetooth and GPS status?
In my app I want the ability to continually check for Internet, Bluetooth and GPS status (if one is off/on). I need each of these to be on at all times for my application to work effectively.
For the ...
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How to debug javascript in browsers that don't have a console interface? [closed]
It's unbelievable but my company is still building web app on IE 6. Although the online dashboard for IE 6 is limited in functionality, I've found extremely difficult to debug anything on it. It's ...
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What is a URI Scheme?
I have searched for this question, but I haven't found a good answer.
Even the Wikipedia Article on URIs does not explain it thoroughly. I thought it was the protocol for accessing a web page. e.g. ...
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Is there any way to establish a direct connection between 2 mobile devices over internet?
In the company I’m working we have our own iOS\Android\WP apps which allow our employees to share a certain type of files to each other. This app works through our server but recently we encountered ...
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Does streaming video pass through the website's server when embedded with javascript from another site?
Not sure how else to phrase this question, so my apologies if it's been asked before.
We use Brightcove for streaming video. They offer an option to embed one of their players on your webpage using ...
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Is there any algorithm pattern to protect any content in the web to ensure I am the first one who created it?
A few years ago there was this hacker (don't remember who he was) that full disclosed a vulnerability in a given system, but to make sure nobody took credit for that, he created some kind of PGP key.
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