Internet security & stuff

Interesting conversation yesterday between Dunster and Megasplat Walt the Almighty, amongst the usual preaching about how others should conduct themselves on air, the use of the Internet came up.

Dunster couldn't understand why upload speeds were slower than downloads...  Well Dunstie its like this...

The original reason, which is still valid for most subscribers, is a physical limitation of bandwidth.

For example, with DSL or Cable your connection uses a single wire (yes, DSL actually uses two wires, but they are unshielded and closely coupled so they act like one) to handle download and upload, and depending on the quality of the connection and distance it can handle a maximum number of total bits per second. 

So, if you have a DSL connection with a max bandwidth of, for the ease of an explanation for Dunstie... 2Mbps, you can either split that 1Mbps down and up, or more commonly 3/4 down and 1/4 up. Most of what you do is download all those photo's... means more info needs to come down the wire (the photo's) than needs to go up the wire (sending instruction to download photo...).

Next subject to come up was Internet security that Mega Splat didn't understand...


Dunstie was trying to explain how you can hide your web browsing from the outside world (probably all those photo's again) by directing his connection from different places around the world.

Not exactly Dunsties best subject this one! Its a wonder that he managed to get that SDR working at all! Or does he just say he is using an SDR radio so he can feel part of the club?  After all, anyone can get a license by spending time memorising the questions from the QDAV Advanced course tutor application & Hamtests!

Oh and Talking about hiding where you go on the Internet, we see you visit us from all over the world, thats cool but its still you sitting in Dunstable at the end of the wire!

You were up early this morning Dunstie? ip:37.130.224.22 

Say around 7.47am? But it is nice to know your a regular reader of the blog, even if you say your not.

Moving on..

Nice comment came in yesterday:

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "The Preacher has a cleaner!":

what you hear is a permanently fart from his mouth ho ho ho
the Optimod sounds like bull shit was too loud and distorted (Italy) heights sounds clinically without dynamics the background noises (Indonesian midget vacuuming the floor) are bad. but I prefer listen to the Indonesians as his stupid diarrhea comes out of his mouth

Posted by Anonymous to This is Germany Calling at 5 April 2013 13:16