Problem: Can’t Upload Files, Photos to Internet, FTP 0 Byte Upload Errors

The best way to troubleshoot problems is to check step by step, if any recent settings might be causing this problem.

# Step 1 : How to know if you Really Can’t Upload  Files, Photos etc Online

Well, this is easy to know. Any upload based online web applications stop working. This mean you can’t upload photos on facebook, can’t upload files on online file managers etc.

Another way I checked was at speedtest.net. It is flash based tool to estimate your download upload speed of you internet connection. When I tried, the download estimation worked fine, but while calculating the upload performance the tool stopped responding. This clearly indicate that something is wrong with file upload system in my PC.

# Step 2 : Check Exactly How Serious the "Can’t Upload Files" Problem Is

What I mean is, sometimes there might be a simple corrupted  addon, plugin in your browser which creates problem uploading files to internet.

Try Switching Browsers, check with different types of browsers, in most cases the browser is the problem maker. For eg: I remember after I installed a plugin (download manager for faster downloads in Firefox), I was facing some sort of errors while uploading and downloading files. I removed it and every thing was fine.

If Possible, Try the same Broadband Connection with a different PC, as this will let you know if there are any local problem with your ISP (Internet Service Provider). I use a BSNL connection, and they are renowned for their service downtime issues. Manage a Laptop and connect to internet from that laptop in the same way as in your pc, which will solve your file upload problem in most cases. If you still can’t upload anything there might be an error with your modem or router settings (see below)

# Step 3 : Does Your PC have a Problem

I know you have heard these everywhere. But they really work. Try the following steps :

System Restore : This is a life saver. I have been rescued from so many other problemswith this option. It basically restores the Windows Registry (the core of your os) to any recent backup made during a critical system settings change. Go to Start > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore and restore it to few days earlier to the file upload problem. Work most of the times…

Anti-Virus + Firewall : Sometimes this combo overreacts to your internet actions and disables suspicious internet activity from your PC. But, it fails horribly sometimes disables access to many http and ftp protocols in your windows network services which is why you can’t upload files, and sometimes cant access websites. Simply, disable the Firewall, stop the antivirus and try uploading files.

Re-Install Windows : I know this is painful since it formats the drive, like I mentioned in Step2, try from a different computer, but if you don’t have a laptop or a 2nd PC. This is the only way to troubleshoot. This is because this is the best way to start from scratch when you don’t know why you can’t upload files and other similar network problems.

Still, can’t upload anything ? Then Step 4 is the only hope.

# Step 4 : Check Modem, Router’s Internet Settings

None of the above steps worked for me, so this was my only hope. But this step did…

Why Couldn’t I Upload Files ? Recently, I reset my router to access the admin settings page to enable wireless (wi-fi) in my home. Now the "can’t upload files" problem started after that, and this is why…

After resetting my router all the Internet Settings in the router becomes default. Well this is good but not always. After a lot of searching online I found that there is a option calledTCP MTU (details) (Maximum Transmission Unit of a single data unit (e.g., a frame). MTU sizes are measured in bytes), set to 1500 bytes by default in your router’s internet settings. This means you can’t upload files more than 1500 bytes (LOL). Simply set it to 0 to remove this restriction. (See below).

Set TCP MTU Settings in Router (eg : UTstarcom, BSNL)

• Go to http://192.168.1.1/ (your router’s setting page)
• Go to Interface Setup and Click Internet
• Look for the TCP MTU option.
• Generally 1500 bytes is set. Set it to 0.
• Click Save.
• Go to Maintenance (tab) > SysRestart > System Restart with : Current Settings
• Click Restart and wait for the 2nd Message "System Rebooted"

OR, Set the MTU Size for the Network Interface (Router) Manually from Registry (Not Recommended)

Note : Follow this step only if you can’t access your router settings page as above. If you set the MTU size for a network interface manually, this setting overrides the default MTU for the network interface. To set the MTU size Router, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\<ID for network interface>
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type MTU, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type the value of the MTU size, and then click OK.
7. Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

After this simple setting, my file upload problem vanished… So if you can’t upload files, please follow these steps and let me know in comments if it helped you.

Suggestions are Welcome…

Also See : Enhance, Boost Internet Connection Speed

Upload Pictures from Windows Explorer to Photobucket Directly

The following tutorial is a step by step guide on how to use FTP with Windows Explorer to upload content to your Photobucket account.You must be a Pro Photobucket account holder. This tutorial is based on using Windows and Explorer (‘Explorer’ is built into the Windows operating system, this is NOT ‘Internet Explorer’).

Tip : Best Free Photo Upload Sites

Upload Images Directly from your Windows Explorer

Note: The display size or file size settings in the ‘Uploading Options’ of your Photobucket account will affect the size of images uploaded with FTP. You may want to review the current image size options set in your Photobucket account Upload Panel prior to uploading with FTP. To make any ‘Uploading Options’ changes permanent, you must upload at least one image directly from the Upload Panel section of your Photobucket account.
Note: Video files cannot currently be uploaded into your Photobucket account using FTP.
Steps to Take:

1. Open ‘My Computer’ from your Windows ‘start’ menu or desktop. You can also open any folder on your desktop that you have created.
   
2. Paste the following URL into the ‘Address’ field of the Explorer window:ftp://username:password@ftp.photobucket.com
   Note: Make sure you replace ‘username’ with YOUR Photobucket username, and ‘password’ with YOUR Photobucket password.
   
3. Open up another window and locate an image (or images) on your computer that you would like to upload. Simply ‘drag and drop’ this file (or files) into the FTP window.Note: Supported image file types are jpg, gif, png, bmp (bmp will convert to jpg on upload) and swf files. SWF files can currently only be uploaded as an image if you are a PRO user. Please make sure your filenames do not include any special characters, i.e. ‘,"$!&. Please make sure any sub albums that are created via FTP do not contain any special characters as well.
   
4. Your files should now be visible in the FTP window.Note: The files with a ‘th_‘ in the name represent the thumbnail images in your account.
   
5. Open up a new browser window and log into your Photobucket account. Your images will now be available for sharing and linking!
   
6. The FTP settings for use with other FTP programs are:
   host address: ftp.photobucket.com
   port: 21
   username: your Photobucket username
   password: your Photobucket password
   directory: blank or default
   You may need to use ‘Passive Mode’ if you are using a firewall.Note: Image files must be uploaded as binary files. You may need to select the binary transfer type (bin) in your FTP settings. If this is not selected, your images may not appear in your Photobucket account even though it appears that they transferred through your FTP connection.
   Currently FTP does not allow renaming or deleting of folders and pictures due to security precautions.

Source : Credits
Also See : Use Laptop Camera for Recording Video & Taking Pictures

Trick to Safeguard Your Email Address/Gmail tricks

We find it a safe measure to share our personal information and images through emails  which is the common thing that most of the time we follow but what if your email is been hacked by hackers , as in today's day to day life its common. Today I'm gonna share a trick which helps you to  protect your mails just by following few simple steps.

• Fist you need to Edit Profile
• Contact Information
• Clicking on the icon beside your email address
• Checking 'Only Me'.

    

Now change your primary email address to a one that is only known to you by going to Account Settings>Email> and changing your primary email to the new one (known only to you) and removing your previous email address.

    For additional security, when in Account Settings, check 'Secure browsing' and 'Send me an email when a new computer or mobile device logs into this account' and click Save.

Some of the safety measures:

• At last Be careful before clicking on suspicious links. 
• Always check the URL in the address bar before signing in. 
• Avoid logging in through various "Facebook widgets" offered by websites and blogs.  
• Facebook's homepage to sign in. 
• Always try to use Safe Search while searching. 
• If you do manage to get phished, report the website so that others may get a warning before visiting it

Hide IP address & surf anonymously

How to hide your IP address & surf anonymously?

1) The very first thing you should do is, download FireFox browser and surf internet with that only. To download Firefox go to

2) Once FireFox is setup, restart your PC and then Download this:

3) Setup the above given software.

4) Once this is setup, You will see a program called "Vidalia Bundle", go to that program and then Start "Vidalia". Usually when the setup finishes, it automatically starts the "Vidalia".

5) Once "Vidalia" is running, you will see a Green color Onion shaped icon at the right side corner (bottom) in task bar of your PC, when you will take your mouse on that, it will say "Connected to TOR network", if not then double click on that green onion icon and then click on Start TOR, it will take some time and you will see it started.

6) Now open, Firefox and then on the Firefox, Right hand bottom corner, you will see a text written in red color "Tor Disabled", now click on that and it will become green and it will say "Tor Enabled".

7) Sometimes when you enable TOR in Firefox it shows a popup like above, just click on OK.

 Now open a web URL called "

9) Now whatever website you will open, you may feel that your internet is VERY slow, but it will be like that only. While using TOR internet will be very slow.