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Questions tagged [domain]

In Information Technology, a domain can refer to any number of things. At its core it refers to a general area in which a specific type of data exists. Under internet terminology, domain refers to a realm of control on the internet. Under networking terminology, a domain can refer to a group of machines, addresses, or server that all support a common function.

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What is 1e100.net and why do I have TCP ports open to it?

I see my PC has TCP connections open to 1e100.net. Then I checked the whois record and find it is registered to Google. Weird. A quick search seems to indicate that 1e100.net is pretty popular - about the same reach as adobe.com or bbc.co.uk…
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What is the "Search Domains" field for in the tcp/ip DNS settings control panel/preference pane for?

On Mac OS X, if you go to System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> DNS on the left is an area where DHCP DNS resolvers show up, or you can enter in your own to override any that your router is dishing out. On the right is a large field for…
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Can I monitor a local unix domain socket like tcpdump?

I'd like to monitor responses on a unix socket without disturbing the original connections and pipe them to a script for processing. I know how to do this with tcpdump for tcp connections but I cannot seem to find a solution for local unix…
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How can I find out which user groups my domain user belongs to?

Running Windows 7 on my work PC, how can I check which groups I am a part of on the domain from my PC? I know how to check the local groups using MMC (Microsoft Management Console), just not the groups managed on the domain. I do not have remote…
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Why does the registered domain name “localtest.me” resolve to 127.0.0.1?

I was reading an article about Server-Side Request Forgery. In that article the attacker found that 127.0.0.1 was open to the internet. The victim then blocked 127.0.0.1, but because many other IPs and apparently also some domains are also resolved…
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How can I add a search domain in Windows 7?

How can I add a search domain in Windows 7? For example, if I typed mail into a URL, it'd automatically add .google.com when I hit Enter. On my Mac, this is equivalent to going into my network settings and adding a search domain.
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How to add a domain user to Administrators group in Windows 10

I just reinstalled my work computer to Windows 10 Pro, created a local account, connected to our VPN, joined our domain and logged in with my domain account, no problems so far. Since the local account is automatically in Admin group, I'd like to…
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Use runas with a domain account on a non-domain machine in Windows 2k/XP/Vista/7

My Windows 7 computer is on LAN in an intranet with a Windows domain, but it is not a member of that domain. However, I need to run some applications under domain accounts while I'm logged on locally as a local admin. I know you can use the runas…
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How do I change my windows domain password from Mac OS X?

Macs work well in Windows corporate environments, but a lot of companies require you to change your password after a period of time (3 months for example). How do you change your Windows domain password without having to boot a PC?
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.com registration details leaked

I recently registered a .com domain name though a well known registrar. I made the mistake of adding my phone number to the domain. The domain name is fairly obscure, and I registered it for an extended period (5 years). There is no publicly…
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Can a registered domain name have no DNS records at all?

Normally, after a domain name is registered, it has some DNS records. But recently, I found some registered domain names that have no DNS records. For example, I ran dig 00000onlinecasino.com any but it did not return any DNS records, not even the…
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Re-joining a computer to domain

I have a problem with a Windows 7 PC that had been a member of the domain. When I try to logon to this PC with domain credentials I get a message similar to The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain could not be…
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how to hide public ip adress on irc channel

I have public ip address (for example 77.77.77.222). When somebody type /who on irc channel he sees: [email protected] How can I hide under a domain? For example [email protected]
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Windows Domain Authentication with Firefox

We have many internal web sites on our domain: a.blah.com b.bhah.com c.blah.com IE authenticates automatically using the currently signed in domain user but fire fox pops up a login box, sometimes multiple times per page load if assets on…
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Where do I enter "domain" in remote desktop

I'm trying to connect to a remote desktop. They gave me computer name domain username password Now where/how should I enter "domain"? If I don't enter any, I can't connect ("your credentials are not recognized...").
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