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Hosts File: Where It Is and How to Edit It
The hosts file maps names to IP addresses before DNS is asked. Find it on Windows 11, Mac and Linux, edit it as administrator and reset it if it was changed.
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What Are Cookies and What Are They Used For?
Cookies are small pieces of text a website stores in your browser to remember your login, cart and settings. What they do, their types and how to delete them.
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What Is a Default Gateway and How Do You Find It?
A default gateway is the router address your device sends traffic to when the destination is outside your network. See how it works and how to find it.
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What Is a Subnet Mask and How Do You Calculate It?
A subnet mask splits an IP address into a network part and a device part. Learn to read 255.255.255.0 and /24, calculate a subnet and find your own mask.
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What Is DHCP and How Does It Work?
DHCP is the service that gives each device on a network its IP address, gateway and DNS servers automatically. See how leases work and how to fix DHCP errors.
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What Is Localhost? 127.0.0.1 Explained
Localhost is your device's name for itself: 127.0.0.1 in IPv4, ::1 in IPv6. Learn what localhost:3000 means, why the traffic stays local and who can reach it.
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What Is Phishing? Types, Warning Signs and Protection
Phishing is a scam in which someone poses as a trusted sender to get your password, card number, a code or a click. Types, warning signs and what to do next.
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What Is Traceroute and How Do You Use It?
Traceroute lists the routers your traffic crosses on its way to a site. How tracert works, how to run it on Windows, Mac and Linux and how to read the output.
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4G vs 5G Mobile Proxies: Differences and Which to Choose
4G and 5G mobile proxies exit through the same carrier IP pools, so websites cannot tell them apart. See what really differs and how to choose one.
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What Is Typosquatting? Examples and How to Protect a Brand
Typosquatting is registering a domain one typo or look-alike letter away from a real one, so mistyped addresses land on a copy. How to spot and prevent it.
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What Is an ASN? Autonomous System Numbers Explained
An ASN (autonomous system number) identifies a network with its own routing policy. See who assigns ASNs, how to look up an IP's ASN and why websites read it.
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SEO Poisoning: What It Is and How to Protect Your Brand
SEO poisoning pushes malicious pages to the top of search results so people looking for software or logins land on them. How to spot, report and prevent it.
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Hosts File: Where It Is and How to Edit It
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What Are Cookies and What Are They Used For?
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What Is a Default Gateway and How Do You Find It?
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What Is a Subnet Mask and How Do You Calculate It?
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What Is DHCP and How Does It Work?
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What Is Localhost? 127.0.0.1 Explained
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What Is Phishing? Types, Warning Signs and Protection
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What Is Traceroute and How Do You Use It?
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4G vs 5G Mobile Proxies: Differences and Which to Choose
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What Is Typosquatting? Examples and How to Protect a Brand
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What Is an ASN? Autonomous System Numbers Explained
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SEO Poisoning: What It Is and How to Protect Your Brand
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