Re: [H] odd file found?

2007-10-22 Thread Gary VanderMolen
The problem is that the CD installs all sorts of unnecessary crap. It is best not to use the CD. http://www.dslreports.com/faq/5764 Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] -- From: "j maccraw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Main purpose of the CD is to create your D

Re: [H] WINS Server?

2007-10-22 Thread j maccraw
What kind of server are you running? No need for WINS if you have your own DNS server running, even less so if running a windows domain and everyone is a member. DHSinclair wrote: > What is the service name I need to find on my server to deals with a > WINS Server? > > Can't find a similar ser

Re: [H] HD questions

2007-10-22 Thread j maccraw
No, I wasn't aware usenet.com was being sued http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/10/riaa-sues-usene.html RIAA can cry all day long, usenet (the protocol) has been around too long to suddenly be labeled as having no greater purpose than facilitating copyright infringement not to mention go

Re: [H] HD questions

2007-10-22 Thread Al
"Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With the new DPI (deep packet inspection) hardware becoming more and > more popular multimedia downloads of any size are going to come under > increasing suspicion and the ISPs are going to start throttling > anything they don't like. Comcast Is Star

Re: [H] HD questions

2007-10-22 Thread Brian Weeden
You do realize that Usenet got sued last week by the RIAA? Now the lawsuit was against usenet.com and really can't touch the real usenet but it's not like it will stay a haven forever. With the new DPI (deep packet inspection) hardware becoming more and more popular multimedia downloads of any si

Re: [H] odd file found?

2007-10-22 Thread JRS
That's true.. :) In the old days you used to have to call when you signed up and they made your ID right then over the phone, now the CD has SW that does it. :) I used to have an URL to the SBC website where you could enter and get your ID and such without having to use the CD.. Not

Re: [H] odd file found?

2007-10-22 Thread j maccraw
Main purpose of the CD is to create your DSL account. Once that's done you don't need any part of it again. JRS wrote: > Not too cautious to my way of thinking. I have never to this day installed the software or CD pacbell wanted me to for my DSL. > > I just found the settings pages online an

Re: [H] HD questions

2007-10-22 Thread j maccraw
Usenet is still king over P2P on the "accountability" side and a good hedge on the speed side! Torrents of any form are asking for trouble IMHO even if they are legit content and it's just the ISP throttling your connection. Brian Weeden wrote: > Oops forgot - RIAA is only music. MPAA is movie

Re: [H] Private networks?

2007-10-22 Thread j maccraw
Either way should work as long as the subnet masks are right. If you are having issues browsing shares but can run them directly "\\machine\share", then you have a master browser issue AFAIK.. Using classic "classful" addressing a private class C network, 192.168.x.y, was /24 (255.255.255.0) su

Re: [H] Private networks?

2007-10-22 Thread Christopher Fisk
On Sun, 21 Oct 2007, W. D. wrote: At 17:37 10/20/2007, DHSinclair wrote: Am living through the initial weeks of high-speed bliss. I may have gone really goofy with my re-address of my machines. Initially, I set up all my clients (4) with a 192.168.2XX.x IP addy. The subnet mask is 255.255.0.0.