Re: [H] Save XP!

LOL Uwe's so bad his either infamous for being bad or totally unknown! Steve has always been controversial and like some of the geekier geeks a bit hard to listen to without good filters on the listeners. I dig SN even if there is not total accuracy I think they manage to explain some tough

Re: [H] Mystery applets?

Nor is that I what I said, geez I hate text vs. voice! That was not meant to be an attack or insult, just advice that I thought was needed. My irritation with my father have more to do with once a question is asked answered you don't expect to answer the same thing again because you assume the

Re: [H] Overheating laptop

Heatpipes rely on a cooling material inside the coper tube and do wear out. All laptops made in the past few years use heatpipes, not simply heatsinks. One of the parts I was sure to swap before my Dell went off warranty just to be safe. DHSinclair wrote: Well, I do not know the actual

Re: [H] win scripting problem

Probably an issue with the .reg file format not being DOS ascii vs. utf-8 or unix format. Open it with a hex-editor BEFORE appending it you'll likely seem some extra bytes or find the file is in unicode format. High time to learn REAL scripting using WSH VBS not batch files to manipulate the

Re: [H] Odd network problem

Singnal strength, not speed defines the quality of the link. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 03:59 PM 1/29/2008, Joe User typed: Already redid their network drivers? The software they use to manage wireless (and they all have their own crap) is probably the issue. Just had the same issue with an

Re: [H] Odd network problem

Signal strength, not speed defines the quality of the link. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 03:59 PM 1/29/2008, Joe User typed: Already redid their network drivers? The software they use to manage wireless (and they all have their own crap) is probably the issue. Just had the same issue with an

Re: [H] Clearing Drivers in XP

Delete the OEM inf file for that device? Ben Ruset wrote: I seem to remember that there is a way to remove cached drivers in XP. I have an HP Laserjet 1020 printer that is having some print quality issues, and apparently a downgrade of the drivers helps. The problem is, even when I load

Re: [H] Clearing Drivers in XP

%windir%\inf Look for oemx.inf, where x is a number with one or more digit (0,2,10, 300, etc...), containing reference to the printer's device ID or name then delete it + the accompanying .pnf file. Ben Ruset wrote: Where might I find it? j maccraw wrote: Delete the OEM inf file

Re: [H] Save XP!

V as in Via, go figure you'd have problems with any brand of board! Now if you had bought the A7N instead we would not be having this conversation. Asus may not be perfect but have made way more good products than bad. Enough to be considered a safe choice as one of the top manufacturers IMHO.

Re: [H] Strange Video Card Behavior?

Sounds to me like the TV does not report back it's video modes correctly or you are not loading a monitor device driver that reports them. Any desktop setting above a display device's detected max gets rendered in a pan scan view port the size of the detected max display resolution. James

Re: [H] Strange Video Card Behavior?

confused on where to look in the Catalyst Control Center to allow the 1920x1080 display without panning. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: j maccraw Sounds to me like the TV does not report back it's video modes correctly or you are not loading a monitor device

Re: [H] Save XP!

Mass-manufactured PC's suck in general! Until you consider it's cheaper to replace one then it is to debug/repair it esp. if your corp. bought a large number of them at a clip which elevates your support level. Joe User wrote: OK... so we've had XP/Vista, 'The AV argument', next is Dell vs.

Re: [H] Roaming Access to Printers

So the FollowMe concept would be print to a central network que but then have user authenticate at the local printer which would then pull the job down print it? Had not thought of that! Seems just as efficient (in this case) to use VBS to query user for what room#? and set default printer to

Re: [H] Roaming Access to Printers

Not automatic but you could like run a script that asks what room they are in then sets windows default printer to it. At least then they would only have to run the menu once upon entering the room rather than choosing the right printer for each print job or worse having to know how to set the

Re: [H] DROBO

, 2008 3:05 PM, j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What makes this any different from the usual RAID setup beyond the dumbed down interface? I think for $500 I'd want something with a few more bays, an ability to daisy chain units together, and an optional interface like eSATA. Interesting

Re: [H] Possible router faliure

They're padding the time removing the variables (having you remove the cables) IMHO. Standard was on the old wrt54 series to pull the power out, push hold the reset, plug in power, release reset after 30sec. From that point it was factory without any more cycling or cable swapping. Of

Re: [H] lmhosts file?

LMHOSTS is a stand-in for DNS in the sense that it does domain-to-ip translation. Odds are that your router is your DNS server and as such should be able to resolve all of you lan machine names into IP's w/o using the lmhosts kludge. All this extra mental gymnastics go out the window if you'd

Re: [H] Possible router faliure

Router issues are a little more subtle in that everything may look peachy route until you put a few chained together dropping packets along the way. This of course doesn't completely break the path but rather impairs it by some % from negligible/un-perceivable to WTF is up??? If you want to

Re: [H] Using VBscript to get a list of software installed

Could be because they were not installed via Windows installer? from http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394378(VS.85).aspx The Win32_Product WMI class represents products as they are installed by Windows Installer.

Re: [H] USB ADDON

It's their diagnostic LED's is my guess. GMrtn wrote: I have a USB add on bracket that came with my MSI P35 Platinum MB. It has two cables one which is normal connector that attaches to the header pins on the MB (add 2 USB ports) and a second one which has the same type of connector (black

Re: [H] Free AV ?

Agreed, we know NAV MacAwful suck for over 5 years now. Let's talk to the other Symantec AV product that is most definitely NOT norton SAV. I don't care if you have to get a copy by nefarious means it's better than any consumer level AV. Sure the updates are large, welcome to 2008. They can be

Re: [H] DDR2

Doesn't the 3 denote the DDR3 version of the P5E and therefore DOES NOT support DD2??? The more I look the more I want to shoot someone since all good X38 DDR2 boards are priced same as their DDR3 versions. You spend ~$250 on any X38 either to lock yourself into DDR2 or fork over 10X cost on

Re: [H] realy quiet

I do the same with an Acronis TrueImage recovery CD. Brian Weeden wrote: I just carry a bootable CD with Gparted on it: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ Works for me with Windows and Linux (probably Mac too but I haven't tried it). On Dec 29, 2007 12:38 PM, DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] NAS storage

Jesus 32G solid state would be more than enough! That's like paying a premium for 160G Raptors instead of just buying 500G Barracudas. Chris Reeves wrote: I should take a picture of a box we just did for a total idiot for Christmas. 1 128g Transcend Solid State and then 3 1TB Hitachis. Sent

Re: [H] Grounding problems in Computer room

Bottom line: Computer outlets should be dedicated circuits dedicated earth grounds. Brian Weeden wrote: Sounds like a ground loop. Basically, the ground the computer is on is floating and not really grounded and allowing stray current.

[H] X38 DD2 mobo's was Re: gigabyte MB's ?

How about DDR2 X38's like the P5E? Chris Reeves wrote: X38 is exceptionally nice. The Asus p5e3 wifi is easily one of the best boards I've ever used. We got in the first round of 780is on Friday, 5 EVGA boards and 2 Asus Striker 2s. The striker 2s are pure garbage, using a qx9650 they

Re: [H] Is the Zune really back?

LOL, I'd buy another Creative ZEN Vision:W then a Archos or something before I'd buy a Zune. Hell I'd buy an Ipod before Zune and I'd NEVER buy an Ipod... Thane Sherrington wrote: According to this article, Apple is worried about MS' Zune - I thought that product crashed and burned.

Re: [H] Logitech Bluetooth trouble

I've sworn off Logitech since the 1st gen DiNovo burnt me so bad. To pour salt in the would, they never upgrade the stack beyond v2 swearing that Widcomm had dropped support for CSR's BT radio while switching to a new dongle + cradle system to replace the 1st gen integrated radio/cradle. Your

Re: [H] Is the Zune really back?

M is not W, flat out Zen W has the bigger screen and slightly less annoying software to load files with. Ben Ruset wrote: I bought a Vision:M and within 2 days sold it and bought a 5th Gen iPod. For me nothing is better than iTunes + iPod. j maccraw wrote: LOL, I'd buy another Creative

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

DHSinclair wrote: j, I've put my comments inline below... At 01:51 12/16/2007 -0800, j maccraw wrote: Non-domain system's volume root shares are generally local users list folder/read data + transverse folder/execute file for this folder, sub-folder, and files with most user created

Re: [H] gigabyte MB's ?

In favor of an Intel X38 then or something else down the road at top dollar again? It's my impression 680i is OK as long as you don't want to do Quad core? Not that I plan on buying quad and the recommended rev 2.0 Gigabyte 680i board is off the market as of November anyway. Meanwhile here

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

Non-domain system's volume root shares are generally local users list folder/read data + transverse folder/execute file for this folder, sub-folder, and files with most user created subfolders set to inherit those settings. Rule of file share rights is most restrictive settings define the

Re: [H] Ideas - new server case?

Or the TT Armor? Got mine for $160 w/ $80 rebate just after T-day! Anthony Q. Martin wrote: What about that Cosmos case? DHSinclair wrote: So, I have this server contained in a 'getting old' Chenbro 4U case. And, I'd like to freshen it up with a new case, if possible. I really do like the

Re: [H] Good backup software

There are X10 setups that can do this by hardware or software schedule. A PUM01 has 24VDC dry-contacts I'd imagine could handle [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are also 120V appliance 3-prong modules but I find that loads like PSU's tend to turn the module back on when you turn it off. Partially by

Re: [H] Good backup software

You'd get more out of a customized windows installer if Windows is gonna need one every 6-12 months than simple backups. Customization like nLite, setup.txt, or even just some custom .INF's beat a image backup IMHO since they can recreate their magic selectively. Then you have WPI which is a

Re: [H] Good backup software

Don't reinvent the wheel, X10 (carrier current operated) switches exist for both AC dry-contact! Clapper is just bad... DHSinclair wrote: Well yes. Sort of. Not a 'physical switch' like a wall switch, but 'physical' enough to control hd's remotely. If you want to control AC, like for a

Re: [H] QX9650 Phenom 9500 thoughts

Greg Sevart wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of j maccraw Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:20 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] QX9650 Phenom 9500 thoughts Got a heads up on what's good in X38

Re: [H] AGP video upgrade

So true! Ever since like Catalyst 7.6+ they have been fracking the AGP users and to a lesser extent the non-HD series PCIe users! Still loving my X850XT AGP with older drivers but am in the process of aquiring parts for a new Intel system will likely not buy ATI even if I go X38 chipset. No

Re: [H] How do you turn off connection actions in XP?

I think you need to kill Auto Insertion Notification (AIN) also. Brian Weeden wrote: Already tried that the last 10 times it has connected. Still pops up both windows :( On Nov 26, 2007 7:01 PM, Bobby Heid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Off of the top of my head, I think that you click on the

Re: [H] Links to MWOven TS?

Someone say Reefer? LOL Yes, I know there is also a meaning for this context! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefer DHSinclair wrote: Thanks Rick, This one did float thru my brain ! I am going to try this one also, after I move the MWO to the other side of the reefer. If that doesn't do it,

Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...

XB 360 = 1 in 3 failure rate. There are cheaper ways to destroy media LOL! WII on the other hand looks cool, cheaper, has a few good titles inovative controllers. PS what? They still make those? ;) Christopher Fisk wrote: On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids

Re: [H] Video Card Question

Agreed on Sapphire's RMA being no sweat, good company. HD3850 Best bang compared to 8800GT when they hit $200 in a few weeks??? News to me! zaske wrote: James Maki wrote: I've owned several Sapphire cards and even had a Radeon 9600XT go out on me. Sapphire gave me an RMA no questions of

Re: [H] QX9650 Phenom 9500 thoughts

Got a heads up on what's good in X38 boards that are DDR2? Frackers are damn expensive at over $250, never mind the $300+ ones, so I want to choose right. Was going to try track down the disco'd GA-680i-DQ6 until I read the bad press on 680i's SATA problems from last year combined with trouble

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

Hehe, tinfoil hat time! W. D. wrote: At 20:21 11/26/2007, DHSinclair wrote: Wayne, Is there a reason you have suggested another 'wireless' router? Yes, I know I should be able to turn OFF the wireless part of it. I harbor some doubt that the wireless side can really be fully disabled!

Re: [H] Video Card Question

I'd skip the x1650 and look into a X1950 or better. The X1300 X1650 series are rebadging jokes played upon the consumer. The X1650XT's can't even match X850XT's which have older RV480 chipsets, lower clock, a larger 256-bit memory bus.

Re: [H] The Erosion of Internet Privacy

. More on topic, Truecrypt is one of the greatest software tools ever. On Nov 15, 2007 9:31 PM, j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's why I like my 2-step process. Thumbdrive w/ encryption strong passphrase contains keyfiles to mount all other encrypted volumes. Loose the thumbdrive

Re: [H] subnets?

DHSinclair wrote: OK..inline below.. At 22:56 11/12/2007 -0800, you wrote: Modem in bridge mode should not be doing anything but giving you a live IP (internet rout able, not 192.168.x.x) on the WAN port of your router. Define live IP. UMean a route-able IP transfers through

Re: [H] Laptop optical drives

IDE, slim optical drives are physically standard enough. The mounting screw holes are in the same spot, same connector, same opening/depth dimensions, but the tray bezels will vary and the mounts for those are not universal. Not that I would fret it since it's mostly cosmetic resulting in a

Re: [H] The Erosion of Internet Privacy

That's why I like my 2-step process. Thumbdrive w/ encryption strong passphrase contains keyfiles to mount all other encrypted volumes. Loose the thumbdrive, loose access to all encrypted data on other drives because the huge, random passphrases used to create them are not known or written

Re: [H] Re: Letting your HD spin down every 2-3 minutes?

I assume you mean off when you leave a room? Energy usage to power on seems obviously small vs. leaving the light on all the time. On the other hand, the light bulb will fail sooner if being power cycled vs. running constantly. This stress could be solved if intelligent switches like newer

Re: [H] Steam Account?

Sucky thing Valve doing is leaving out what was in HL2's original bundle: CS:S HL2:DM. So yeah you give away HL2 to a buddy when you upgrade with Orangebox, but he can't HL2 deathmatch online OR (if you combine with the ATI freebe, HL2:DM) they can't do CS:S. Even suckier for new buyers who

Re: [H] The Erosion of Internet Privacy

I read an article that quoted that Nazi Kerr about how we need to change our definitions, puh-leez! Sure I trust my government to do the right thing, just like I trust Russia's gov't to clean up corruption, or the Chinese (people or gov't) to give a shit about quality safety by 1st world

Re: [H] subnets?

Modem in bridge mode should not be doing anything but giving you a live IP (internet rout able, not 192.168.x.x) on the WAN port of your router. Also, if you were running a 192.168.x.x/24 net from the modem to router's WAN and then a 192.168.x.x/16 on the router's LAN side no wonder you had

Re: [H] Steam Account?

Best deal on orange box was circuit city for like $38 which best buy will price match. Valve charges MSRP through steam which is moronic given what you agree to by using the service. Valve licenses based on the user, not the PC, so you can install steam on any PC play your licensed games. Now

Re: [H] Steam Account?

Great, same here, except many games actively prevent their use via virtual discs. Some even refuse to run if popular virtual cd programs are installed even though they are not being used to mount the game's media. I think it even came down to if you had SCSI, they would blacklist your setup

Re: [H] Domains and spam blocking

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dns The Domain Name System (DNS) distributes the responsibility for assigning domain names and mapping them to IP networks by allowing an *authoritative server(s) for each domain to keep track of its own changes*, avoiding the

Re: [H] Domains and spam blocking

Yes, trees leaves! :) Just think of an industrial park with main directory of buildings that contain businesses, maybe sub-directories within those buildings of offices/departments/people, then back out and consider there are many such parks all over the world. At each level you have domains

Re: [H] Domains and spam blocking

Simple- make sure you have root access to the authoritative DNS servers and your zone files will never be wrong unless you make a fubar! dnsstuff.com's dnsreport seems to give great info. Thane Sherrington wrote: I'm seeing more small companies hosting their own domain (or getting it hosted

Re: [H] Domains and spam blocking

What he said! ;) Ideally you want to be in control of the authoritative DNS servers for your domains not going through a 3rd party. Just one less thing for a 3rd party to FUBAR. Ben Ruset wrote: If you own a domain, you can either host DNS yourself or have a provider do it. Most web hosts

Re: [H] Private IP classes

Netmasks determine what bits of the 32-bit address is network id vs. machine id. Whatever you choose for the 1st 3 octets with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 IS important only in that all machines must use the same 1st 3 octets. 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.254. If you switch to a 255.255.0.0 netmask,

Re: [H] My Documents won't open

Anytime! ;) Thane Sherrington wrote: Thanks! This will be very useful - didn't fix my problem - I ended up creating a new user and moving everything to that user, but this will be helpful in the future, nonetheless. T At 07:40 PM 25/10/2007, j maccraw wrote: This has what the folders

Re: [H] Dual Monitor Video Card

You're kidding right? Why bother with anything but ATI or NVidia based for 1 or 2 monitors? 4-16 in 2D mode I hear is still Matrox's market, if you're like a stock broker or network operations manager. Michael Decker wrote: This is for business, not gaming, right? Good old Matrox.

Re: [H] WINS Server?

accounts in the old AD copy would be valid anymore--so you'd be doing a disjoin/rejoin for each one. Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of j maccraw Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:49 PM To: The Hardware List

Re: [H] WINS Server?

Maybe we do, but eventually has come and gone twice in 7+ years over 2 PC's due to the machine or HDD dying recovery has been same as you would do to maintain redundancy, restoring the last backup or swapping the drive into another system. So time wise to repair I loose no more than you would.

Re: [H] My Documents won't open

This has what the folders are currently mapped to: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders This controls the mappings: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders There are similar keys under HKLM. The .INF I use to custom set mine:

Re: [H] My Documents won't open

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310746/en-us Handy free registry guide: http://www.ebooknetworking.com/programming-windows-registry-guide-book-p-28623.html Author's website: http://www.honeycutt.com/ Anthony Q. Martin wrote: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_mydocs.htm Thane

Re: [H] purge flash drive

Not throw-away level if you had one of these: http://www.ironkey.com Of course then the contents probably wouldn't matter anyway because the way it's described it's not sealed in such way that opening it for remanufacture would destroy the FLASH anyway. Not too mention they claim it's really

Re: [H] purge flash drive

Nothing that wouldn't void the warranty! ;) You could try micro-clip test leads to attach the drive to USB long enough to remove your container. Winterlight wrote: I am sending back a 2GB USB flash drive for warranty replacement. I know what is wrong. The USB plug wasn't very secure to start

Re: [H] COX DVR HD

IF the 1394 is enabled has always been the issue with cable boxes AFAIK. I'd suppose the DVR would show up same as a FW camcorder. There was supposed to be law a process to get 1394 output from cable boxes by asking in the right way of the cable co. Winterlight wrote: Anybody use a COX DVR

Re: [H] Email aliases

You can also setup GMAIL to be accessed via POP3/SMTP using an email client. Michael Resnick wrote: You can achieve email address Independence in a couple of ways. You can change over to GMAIL and then tell GMAIL to reroute all email it receives to your current real (Bellsouth/ATT) email

Re: [H] purge flash drive

err: it IS sealed in such a way... j maccraw wrote: Not throw-away level if you had one of these: http://www.ironkey.com Of course then the contents probably wouldn't matter anyway because the way it's described it's not sealed in such way that opening it for remanufacture would

Re: [H] WINS Server?

No, I've gotten by for 7+ years on a single DC. Of course my domain does not change much and I only have 5 PC's on it. I do every year or so boot up a second machine with 2K server, promote it to DC from member server get my domain synced to it. Then I image that second server just in case.

Re: [H] HD questions

Still talking about Gnutella, a P2P client, fit's the mold so no surprise there. Then you have someone SENDING a huge email attachment. Upload bandwidth is concern #1 for them. Of course they are now admitting to download cap which is more of a direct breach of contract with the customer and a

Re: [H] WINS Server?

that we spoke of this before, but most of it went over my head. I parked the topic until I could get the LAN re-addressed and BB working. Now may be the time to grapple with it again. I am clearly in over my head! LOL! Best, Duncan At 21:51 10/22/2007 -0400, j maccraw wrote: What kind

Re: [H] Private networks?

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)

Re: [H] HD questions

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 movies.

Re: [H] odd file found?

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 and

Re: [H] HD questions

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

Re: [H] WINS Server?

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

Re: [H] Did Firefox CPU usage spike for anyone else recently?

I assume playing songs from LAN is fine when not browsing then? Firefox maybe maxing out your link somehow. Have you tried browsing with IE to a safe but content rich site? Do you get stuttering if playing mp3 while transferring a large file across the wifi? If so I'd be looking into a link

Re: [H] Strange CHKDSK problem

Evidently it's an MFT error and may not be fixable w/o reformatting. Net is full of people complaining about this error with no fix short of reformatting. Thane Sherrington wrote: I have a computer in (about three months old, running XP Home with a Western Digital 80GB SATA drive and an

Re: [H] Did Firefox CPU usage spike for anyone else recently?

Only like most of the FF base for the past 2+ years! ;) Use Process Explorer look at the FF process' threads, I'll bet you find JPEG_FDCT_ISLOW eating all your CPU. Here are a few suggested links: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_CPU_usage http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions

Re: [H] Cause of artifacts on an LCD screen

If it does it under 2 different OS and mirroring mirrors the artifacts I say video RAM issue. Make sure the clocks are at right speed for your model using ATI Tray Tools. Make sure there's no cooling issues. Best I can think of at 3AM... James Maki wrote: snip Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 mobo.

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

You're putting more of your connection's supporting hardware software under your control. With separate router you can choose what firmware to use and can be sure you're not locked out of settings because the ISP chose to remove them. If you run firewall logs, I feel WAP's like the WRT54GS

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

Which is (was?) more commonly referred to as Demarc or Demarcation point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demarcation_point Gary VanderMolen wrote: Network Interface Device, see http://www.homephonewiring.com/nid.html Gary VanderMolen --

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

Because most routers offer BETTER IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL than any DSL modem! BRIDGE MODE, BRIDGE MODE!!! DHSinclair wrote: I have not re-tried the reorder yet. Spent the last several hours reading the pdf's for the Westell and 2Wire modems. First thing I notice is that xdsl modems

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

Uh, that would be normal if you changed it's IP to a 10.0.0.x and were trying to talk to it from either a 192.168.x.y network or as if it was a 192.168.x.y node. UNROUTABLE. Router 10.0.0.1, then all clients IP 10.0.0.1; Though why you would use a class A/8 private network in a house is

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

Because they are not using modem in bridge mode and most routers default to WAN DHCP. I never refer to a DSL modem as nor use it as a router. line - liveip - wan ppoe client - modem - nat - lan dhcp server - 192.168.0.x - wan dhcp client - router - nat- lan 10.0.0.x static - switch - multiple

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

Yes, the modem become transparent and the router does the PPoE negotiation to Verizon, thus the router's WAN is your live IP same as a cable modem setup would be. Difference of course is the cable co ships their modems configured to auto-negotiate AND pass (bridge) the live IP to the CPE so you

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

Sounds about right Wayne. Add a Win2K Domain controller running DHCP DNS. Solves the staic IP/WINS problem and opens up other advantages like setting policies running other services for the LAN. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 23:35 10-10-2007, DHSinclair typed: Yes, I do like the bridge mode

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

I was advised against bridge mode, but guided through the setup by a Verizon tech last year. YMMV! Nothing short of bridge mode makes sense anyway if you do logging since router/firewall would log all attempts as coming from the same private IP the modem has mapped you to rather than the true

Re: [H] research questions

Switch to T-Bird, better ITHO of a former Eudora user. If port 25 (outbound, to send mail) is blocked, the SMTP server you're contacting must support an alternative port known as MSA @ port 587. GMail uses different smtp port, 465. Pop3 (port 110 inbound) is for checking mail and is not likely

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

-- From: j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Because most routers offer BETTER IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL than any DSL modem! BRIDGE MODE, BRIDGE MODE!!! Be a better Heartthrob

Re: [H] New ATI drivers cause overheating?

All I know is when Steam bitched my X850XT's v7.6 driver was out of date I loaded Catalyst v7.9 which screwed HL2 so bad it would not run at all even though other games worked (after reconfiguring them, weird). Put v7.6 back on, no problems and I'm there for a while. Scott Sipe wrote: Not

Re: [H] thinking broadband?

Similar Westell here in bridge mode to a Linksys WRT54GS w/ DD-Wrt firmware working great. Seems to be their standard modem with multi-client NAT basic router+firewall if you want to use it that way. Personally no matter what the tell you, I suggest bridge mode since it brings a live IP your

Re: [H] Motorola SB5101

They laugh and say BFD because they have no competition since there is no common carrier access for cable unlike POTS DSL services. We're suffering here with one of the few surviving local cable co's that have a 20GB/mo cap @ 3Mb for $49 or you can get same speed no cap on DSL for $39 from

Re: [H] Motorola SB5101

Using the modem's own status page you should be able to read the power levels. SNR has to =32 The rest I have forgotten other than all the db/mV's must be positive numbers, but I'd compare your modem's signal info to his I'll bet it's a signal issue. Remove all splitters connect the modem to

Re: [H] I wanna play with it!

In other words, turn off the routers DHCP server until you need it. Otherwise, no damage in having it installed powered up. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 02:40 PM 03/10/2007, DHSinclair wrote: Do I risk any damage to the new router if I place it on my LAN (under power) w/o a valid connection

Re: [H] blue Screen

I remember re-installing 2K on an old P2 (Asus P2B) box that booted off the Promise ATA controller card and having a BSOD issue during (text mode) install. Stacks or heap issue maybe? If you want to switch to SATA boot drive, then your PATA/promise configured windows image will no longer work.

Re: [H] Windows Media Player - out of the box...

If it's codecs you need, may I suggest KLite MegaCodec Pack which also includes MPlayer classic: http://www.codecguide.com/about_mega.htm VLC on the other hand does not need codecs from what I understand, so it is also a great choice. Anthony Q. Martin wrote: W. D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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