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Biohack
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37 minutes ago, Biohack said:

If I have a 1gbps capable PC, is it possible to downrate it to 100Mbps without changing cables?

I sense an XY problem. Can you better explain what X is in this case? 

 

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On 12/4/2024 at 8:32 AM, Biohack said:

If I have a 1gbps capable PC, is it possible to downrate it to 100Mbps without changing cables?

It is probably an "advanced" NIC option in the UEFI settings.  I must access the "classic mode" display mode to view network interface card settings.

 

Use half-duplex 10 MB, so only send, or only recieve can go through at once, and only a bandwidth of

 

1,000 kilobytes / second

 

This is still 20+ times faster than dial-up.

 

You may also be able to limit ingress (download) bandwidth at the wi-fi router, but this may be for all connections.

 

You can also change DNS settings to sonething you can view and control.

 

Pi-hole, or an account (free is available but it might be better to support the service) of NextDNS and set the pc to use that.  Might need to use the IPv6 dns address for Windows and disable IPv4 on windows inside the network adapter properties, so it will only use nextdns

 

This allows you to check what websites are being visited and block anything not ideal.

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Windows 11 will just force business to "recycle" "obscolete" hardware.  Microsoft definitely isn't bothered by this at all, and seems to want hardware produced just a few years ago to be considered obsolete.  They have also not shown any interest nor has any other company in a similar financial position, to help increase tech recycling whatsoever.  Windows 12 might be cloud-based and be a monthly or yearly fee.

 

Software suggestions


Just get f.lux [Link removed due to forum rules] so your screen isn't bright white at night, a golden orange in place of stark 6500K bluish white.

released in 2008 and still being improved.

 

Dark Reader addon for webpages.  Pick any color you want for both background and text (background and foreground page elements).  Enable the preview mode on desktop for Firefox and Chrome addon, by clicking the dark reader addon settings, Choose dev tools amd click preview mode.

 

NoScript or EFF's privacy badger addons can block many scripts and websites that would load and track you, possibly halving page load time!

 

F-droid is a place to install open-source software for android, Antennapod, RethinkDNS, Fennec which is Firefox with about:config, lots of performance and other changes available, mozilla KB has a huge database of what most of the settings do.  Most software in the repository only requires Android 5 and 6!

 

I recommend firewall apps (blocks apps) and dns filters (redirect all dns requests on android, to your choice of dns, even if overridden).  RethinkDNS is my pick and I set it to use pi-hole, installed inside Ubuntu/Debian, which is inside Virtualbox, until I go to a website, nothing at all connects to any other server.  I also use NextDNS.io to do the same when away from home wi-fi or even cellular!  I can even tether from cellular to any device sharing via wi-fi, and block anything with dns set to NextDNS, regardless if the device allows changing dns.  This style of network filtration is being overridden by software updates on some devices, forcing a backup dns provuder, such as google dns, when built in dns requests are not connecting.  Without a complete firewall setup, dns redirection itself is no longer always effective.

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