Some questions, about everything...

[Rockonmetal]

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Ok, heres the deal, I got a ton of questions...

First Question - Java Audio Player:
I was wondering whether if was possible if Java (NOT JAVASCRIPT) could be used to make a audio clip player. *With usual buttons (pause play, fast forward, rewind, and volume)* The thing is, can it look like it was made in flash, or is it going to have those default windows buttons *which look 2d*
So my question is, "Can you Make a Java Audio Player?"

(Status: Unanswered)
P.S I know flash can do this, but I don't have flash...

Second Question - IP Address security and general security questions...

I heard that you can figure out where someone lives by there "IP Address"... I didn't believe but then I thought its possible since one network has one IP Address, but thats a network, A network could be a whole community, hotel, motel, even office.
The reason I need this is because my site takes user Input (and all input which contains illegal content *like a video of someone stealing something or you know, doing bad stuff* is not legal, so I would send the video to the local officals or ask if that could be any help in any investigations *yada yada*... Also so I know where most of my users are logging in from, and able to keep track to see if someone is potentially hacking into there account... *if its possible to see where someone lives by there IP address...*
Question: "Is it possible to see where someone lives by there IP address?"

Status: Unanswered
Third Question - What really is the difference?

I know theres a reason for PHP, ASP, CGI, and JSP. Because someone made them all, they all can't do the same thing? *I hope not...*

So basicly whats the difference between them... Is there anything remarkable I can do with them?? *I learned some php*

Status: Unanswered

Fourth and Final Question - Servers:

So at my school, there giving away the old computers *windows 96-99* since there getting new ones. Is it possible for me and my friends to upgrade it a little bit, (add more memory and ram) then use it as a server for our website? Our website will probably encounter 300-500 vistors a month *maybe per week if were lucky*. We predict that 5-10% of them will send in a picture, audio clip, or video. If I get these old computers and turn them into a server will I be able to run a decent website off of them?

Status: Unanswered


Big thanks to anyone who helps out...

[thetestingsite]

Question: "Is it possible to see where someone lives by there IP address?"

It's possible to pinpoint the ip address to at least the ISP, sometimes even the city (or surrounding city) that the IP address is registered to. If you go to DNSstuff.com, you will see.

... If I get these old computers and turn them into a server will I be able to run a decent website off of them?

Yes and no. A server's performance not only includes the amount of memory, ram, processor, etc; but also includes the internet connection you have it running on. The upload speed of the internet connection is what really matters. As I have used in an example before; if you have a 6 Meg/1 Meg DSL connection and use your computer as a server on that connection, the 1 Meg upload is what really matters. In other words (for the sake of time), the more people you have visiting your site on a 1 Meg up speed, the slower it will take for others to "download"/view your site. If you were going to make these old computers into a server, I recommend you and your friends pitching in for at least a solid T1 connection dedicated for the servers.

Sorry I couldn't really answer your other questions, but I am short on time. Hope this helps, nonetheless.

[Rockonmetal]

I got a Comcast Internet Connection, the wireless speed is usually 56mbs. If that isn't fast enough how could I get a T1 internet connection?

[thetestingsite]

... the wireless speed is usually 56mbs.

That's your download speed and if I'm not mistaken, that is the speed that you are connected to their network. If this is the case, the actual download speed will more than likely be slower than that.

how could I get a T1 internet connection?

Talk to either your ISP, or even the telephone company usually can deal with that (depending on your town). The price will be a lot more a month than a regular broadband connection because it is used mostly for commercial use (datacenters, ISPs, etc).

Hope this helps.

[Twey]

First Question - Java Audio Player:
I was wondering whether if was possible if Java (NOT JAVASCRIPT) could be used to make a audio clip player. *With usual buttons (pause play, fast forward, rewind, and volume)* The thing is, can it look like it was made in flash, or is it going to have those default windows buttons *which look 2d*
So my question is, "Can you Make a Java Audio Player?"

Yes. If you want custom buttons and things, though, you'll have to handle the drawing yourself. Not a terribly tricky task, but still reasonably complex.

Second Question - IP Address security and general security questions...

I heard that you can figure out where someone lives by there "IP Address"... I didn't believe but then I thought its possible since one network has one IP Address, but thats a network, A network could be a whole community, hotel, motel, even office.
The reason I need this is because my site takes user Input (and all input which contains illegal content *like a video of someone stealing something or you know, doing bad stuff* is not legal, so I would send the video to the local officals or ask if that could be any help in any investigations *yada yada*... Also so I know where most of my users are logging in from, and able to keep track to see if someone is potentially hacking into there account... *if its possible to see where someone lives by there IP address...*
Question: "Is it possible to see where someone lives by there IP address?"

An IP address represents not a machine, but a connection. You can find where a given connection is (in fact there's a whole database mapping IPs to locations, see GeoIP) but there's no guarantee that the client using it isn't connected via, for example, a VPN from half the world away.

Third Question - What really is the difference?

I know theres a reason for PHP, ASP, CGI, and JSP. Because someone made them all, they all can't do the same thing? *I hope not...*

So basicly whats the difference between them... Is there anything remarkable I can do with them?? *I learned some php*

CGI is not a language, it's a protocol that allows a webserver to serve content generated by any program that can handle input, output, and environment variables. ASP is an interface similar to CGI which facilitates web programming with a variety of scripting languages. JSP is a method of embedding Java code inside a web page like PHP does. It's generally inferior to proper frameworks like Struts.

The languages in question vary as much as any other programming languages, no more and no less. They all have one thing in common, as used here, which is that they output HTML; that's about it. As with most other programming languages, they're Turing-complete, meaning that whatever you can do with one, you can do with another; however, the amount of effort required and the elegance of the final may differ.

Fourth and Final Question - Servers:

So at my school, there giving away the old computers *windows 96-99* since there getting new ones. Is it possible for me and my friends to upgrade it a little bit, (add more memory and ram) then use it as a server for our website? Our website will probably encounter 300-500 vistors a month *maybe per week if were lucky*. We predict that 5-10% of them will send in a picture, audio clip, or video. If I get these old computers and turn them into a server will I be able to run a decent website off of them?

I doubt you'll even need the upgrade. I ran both a website and a game server quite happily for many months off a P3 with 128MB RAM. You do need a fairly fast connection, though.