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      <description>These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Computer Networking in Today&#039;s Schools]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/library/weekly/aa082300a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Primary and secondary schools are growing their computer networking capability.  Learn what's happening with school networks and decide if this investment will pay off.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[DivX]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/p2ppeertopeer/g/bldef_divx.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[DivX is a popular, free encoding standard for digital movies (video files). DivX technology allows movies to be compressed to a fraction of their original size, speeding up their download over the Internet. DivX is based on the industry standard MPEG-4 compression format.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warez P2P]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/aresp2pnetwork/qt/warezp2pclient.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Warez P2P is an alternative client application used to connect to the Ares file sharing network. Warez P2P began as a clone of the standard Ares Galaxy client but has since forked off to become a completely separate application.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SoulSeek Downloads]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/p2ppeertopeer/qt/soulseekdownld.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SoulSeek P2P client downloads exist for Windows computers only. SoulSeek downloads are free although paid donations are accepted that increase your client's file sharing performance. Check the locations listed to find SoulSeek downloads.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[dongle]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/ethernetcards/g/bldef_dongle.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In computer networking, a dongle is a short network cable that joins a PCMCIA adapter and a cable. Dongles can attach to either a RJ-45 connector for Ethernet networking or an RJ-11 connector for dial-up networking. The term dongle also has become popular in USB networking.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenVPN]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/vpnclientsoftware/p/openvpn-free-vpn-software.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenVPN is free VPN client and server software that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. OpenVPN improves the security of public Internet connections. Both command line and GUI interfaces exist for OpenVPN, which uses SSL browser-based security.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gnutella]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/p2ppeertopeer/g/bldef_gnutella.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Gnutella is a decentralized P2P file sharing network. Users with Gnutella clients and download and upload files across the Internet. More than 10 different free Gnutella network clients exist including Bearshare, Limewire and Shareaza.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[HDSL - Computer Networking Definition for HDSL]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/dsldigitalsubscriberline/l/bldef_hdsl.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[(A definition.) High-speed Digital Subscriber Line (HDSL) is an implementation of DSL that uses multiple phone lines.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Internet Protocol 101 - IP Networking Fundamentals]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/c/ec/1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Internet Protocol 101 - IP Networking Course]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[symmetric and asymmetric]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/dsldigitalsubscriberline/g/bldef_symmetric.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a symmetric network, all devices can transmit and receive data at equal rates. Asymmetric networks support more bandwidth in one direction than the other. ADSL and SDSL are examples of these network architectures. Symmetric and asymmetric technology also exists in the areas of P2P networks and network security.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Passphrase]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelesssecurity/g/passphrase.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A passphrase is one or a few small words used as a security setting. In computer networking, the passphrase represents a long password. In Wi-Fi home networking, the passphrase may be used to generate static WEP keys.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Does VPN work over satellite?]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/vpn/f/vpnandsatellite.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[VPN and satellite Internet technologies were not designed to work together. However, it is possible to set up virtual private networks (VPN) over satellite connections in many situations.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Home Networking Practice Test - Test Question - Serial Parallel USB Connections]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/l/bl070801q4.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A question from the interactive home networking test on About Computer Networking. What technology supports direct serial, parallel, and USB connections?]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Home Wi-Fi Networking Books]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wifihomenetworking/tp/wifi_homebooks.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[These books explain how to properly build and manage a wireless home computer network based on the popular 802.11 &quot;Wi-Fi&quot; technologies. Most titles assume very little prior experience in computer networking and are suitable for beginning- to intermediate-level readers.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Home Networking Practice Test - Test Question - Maximum Recommended Length of CAT5 Cable]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/l/bl070801q1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A question from the interactive home networking test on About Computer Networking. What is the maximum length of a CAT5 cable?]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Skype Phone Headsets]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/internetphone/tp/skypephones.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A Skype phone allows you to use the popular Internet VoIP service away from your built-in PC microphone, speakers and keyboard. These Skype phones offer more convenient dialing and often cordless roaming and/or support for both traditional and Internet telephone service.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Maintain a Wi-Fi Home Network]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wifihomenetworking/tp/improvehomewifi.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Once you have a basic Wi-Fi home network up and running, consider these ideas for improving its capability and performance. Maintaining a network is important to keep it stable and to get maximum benefit from the setup.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Anonymous Web Proxies]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/proxyserversandlists/tp/anonymousproxy.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[These sites support Web-based, free anonymous proxy servers. An anonymous Web proxy is an alternative to configuring HTTP or SOCKS proxies in the Web browser. ]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Home Networking Practice Test - Test Question - HomePNA Data Rates]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/l/bl070801q9.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A question from the interactive home networking test on About Computer Networking. What are the supported data rates of HomePNA 1.0 and HomePNA 2.0?]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cluster Computing - Cluster Network Architecture]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/networkdesign/l/aa041600a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Network clusters come in three basic flavors:
shared-disk, shared-nothing, and mirrored-disk.  Learn something about each one
and how they compare to each other.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kilobit - Megabit - Gigabit]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/basicnetworkingconcepts/g/bldef_kilobit.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A kilobit in computer networking normally represents 1000 bits of data. Much larger amounts of data can also be represented in units of megabits or gigabits. Kilobits, megabits and gigabits traveling over a computer network are typically measured per second.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[SONET]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/sonet/g/bldef_sonet.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SONET technology offers high availability, high bandwidth signaling over fiber. SONET was designed to function over relatively long distances compared to alternatives like ATM and Ethernet.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[X.25]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/design/g/bldef_x25.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[X.25 is a standard suite of protocols used for packet switching and delivery between networks. The X.25 protocols works at the physical, data link, and network layers (Layers 1 through 3) of the OSI model.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fiber Optic Cable]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/networkcables/g/fiberopticcable.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fiber optic cable is a network cable made from strands of glass fibers. Fiber optic cables carry signals using pulses of light. These cables are designed for long distance network communications, although fiber to the home installations are becoming more common.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hosts Files]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsnetworking/g/hosts-file.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A hosts file is a list of computer names and their associated IP addresses. Hosts files are used by Windows and other network operating systems as a means to redirect TCP/IP traffic in special circumstances.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Home Networking Quiz Question]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/l/bl090201q10.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A question from the interactive home networking quiz on About Computer Networking.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[TCP UDP Practice Test - Test Question - TCP Stands For]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/networkprotocols/l/bl121001q1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A question from the interactive TCP and UDP practice test on About Computer Networking. What does TCP stand for?]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[H.323]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/voicefaxoverip/g/bldef_h323.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[H.323 is a protocol standard for multimedia communications. H.323 was designed to support real-time transfer of audio and video data over packet networks like IP.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Release / Renew IP Addresses]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/win9xnetworking/ht/renewipaddrw9x.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Step-by-step instructions to quickly release and/or renew Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME computers.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows XP Networking - Creating Network Connections in Windows XP]]></title>
            <link>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/l/aa121402c.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Follow these step by step instructions to set up broadband or dial-up connections to the Internet in Windows XP.]]></description>
            <category>compute</category>
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