I.P. address?

Written by Seamus Dolly


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I.P. addresses are comprised of four sets of numbers with each set ranging from zero(0) to two hundred and fifty five(255). This addressing system is known as thirty two(32) bit. That’s four sets of numbers with eight bits each (a byte) and one multiplied byrepparttar other gives an output of thirty-two, asrepparttar 107728 name would suggest. The way it is written is called decimal dotted notation.

The version that is currently in use is known as I.P. version 4. Hey! there’s nothing wrong with it but we are now “running out” of such addresses. I.P. version 6 isrepparttar 107729 upcoming, agreed version with tighter security implications and has an address limitation inrepparttar 107730 order of seventy octillion addresses. An octillion is ten torepparttar 107731 power of twenty-seven and is a relatively large number and somewhat, mind boggling. Whoever brainstormedrepparttar 107732 current version would, perhaps, agree. Under conditions where hosting occurs, separate or different addresses are allocated to each site so each computer is not limited to one. Future trends are also envisaged and allowed for, by such a multi-octillion number. In conclusion; it works and wherever would we be without it?

Seamus is the webmaster of CountControl.com


The Essential Data Recovery Report

Written by Greg Duffield


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The time frame for recovery is generally 5-10 business days for physical issues and 2-4 days for logical issues. Sometimes if components are not readily available, then it may take weeks to completerepparttar recovery. Some firms offer expedite service and you definitely pay for this added attention.

What About Data Recovery Software

This is one area where you really do get what you pay for. Try to stay away from software inrepparttar 107727 $20-$60 range, since these utilities are generally very limited in what they can do. Also make sure that you NEVER and just to emphasize, NEVER EVER get data recovery software that writes anything at all torepparttar 107728 damaged disk. You runrepparttar 107729 risk of overwriting data that may otherwise have been recoverable, but will be lost forever. If you are fairly computer savvy, then there are a few good data recovery software solutions available.

What To Look For When Shopping For Data Recovery

There’s an old saying, “you get what you pay for.” In most cases this is true. However, just because a company with a fancy website quotes you $3,500 for data recovery, does not mean that they are any better than a company that quotes you $1,500. Also, try to stay away from companies that want to charge $50-$300 for evaluating your drive. There has been a movement inrepparttar 107730 data recovery industry overrepparttar 107731 last couple of years to offer a number of free services. Most reputable data recovery companies will evaluate standard IDE drives free of charge; so don’t letrepparttar 107732 word “free” this or “free” that stop you. The data recovery market is quickly becoming saturated, and a company does not necessarily cheapen itself or lack expertise by offering free evaluations.

You will find as you shop around for data recovery that prices vary greatly. You will get quotes that range from $300 to $5,000 for standard hard drive recoveries. It’s not uncommon to literally get quotes that have at least a $1,500 high/low spread. We shopped one prominent data recovery company where we gave them specific indicators of a physical hard drive failure. We were eventually quoted a price range of $600 to $2,900 forrepparttar 107733 recovery. Many times this is a bait and switch type tactic. They get you to send inrepparttar 107734 drive withrepparttar 107735 low-end $600 price, then they let you know it’s going to cost $2,100 forrepparttar 107736 recovery. You end up being well underrepparttar 107737 $2,900 high-end price, but well over what other reputable companies would charge. Since most customers won’t go throughrepparttar 107738 pain of havingrepparttar 107739 drive sent back, only to have to send it out to another company, these bait and switch companies end up making huge profits off of unsuspecting customers. Try to find a company that will give you an up front cost for either a logical or physical recovery. Most companies will be able to tell you within a couple hundred dollarsrepparttar 107740 cost of a recovery. However, don’t misunderstand a company that gives you a price for two different procedures. For example, some companies will give you a price ifrepparttar 107741 failure is logical and a price ifrepparttar 107742 problem ends up being physical. We called one firm and were told that ifrepparttar 107743 drive had a logical failurerepparttar 107744 price would be $400 and if it ended up being a physical issuerepparttar 107745 price would be $1,600. This is not a high/low spread as mentioned inrepparttar 107746 earlier example, this is simply quoting a price for two different types of recoveries.

On average you can expect to pay anywhere from $400 to $600 for logical recoveries, and $1,200 to $2,000 for physical recoveries on standard IDE hard drives. If you have RAID drives, SCSI, etc. depending onrepparttar 107747 configuration prices can be as high as $15,000. Remember, backup backup backup backup backup!!

Can My Data Be Recovered?

In most casesrepparttar 107748 answer to this question is yes. On average,repparttar 107749 success rate for data recovery professionals is about 75-85%. However, there are times whenrepparttar 107750 data is just lost, either due to extensive damage torepparttar 107751 platter or unavailability of replacement parts. How Do I Get Started?

If you have a hard drive that has crashed,repparttar 107752 most important thing you can do is contact a data recovery professional immediately. Make sure you aren’t being charged an evaluation fee if you have a standard IDE hard drive. Most companies only charge evaluation fees for complex RAID and network server drives.

It is important to do your homework, call and talk withrepparttar 107753 companies. When you find one that you feel comfortable with, give them a chance. Your hardest job, may be finding data recovery firms that actually have someone available to answerrepparttar 107754 phones. Ask questions and be sure to haverepparttar 107755 following information available:

· Size ofrepparttar 107756 drive · Operating system (i.e. Windows 98, Windows XP, etc.) · Situation of failure (what happened just beforerepparttar 107757 drive stopped working) · Isrepparttar 107758 drive recognized byrepparttar 107759 computer or not

Good luck in getting your data recovered, and make sure you always backup your important information on a daily basis.

Greg Duffield is the founder of ACS Data Recovery, a premier provider of data recovery services. You can visit them on the web at www.acsdata.com or call toll-free 1-877-646-0546.


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