Re: Free Software Stammtisch and Router weirdness

2008-10-12 Thread Stephen
This suggests to me the routers is done. generally if you connect to device a and all is well then to device b and it drops link something is not right. On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Jamie Shackles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a D-link ~ Jamie --- On Sat, 10/11/08, Eric Shubert [EMAIL

Re: Free Software Stammtisch and Router weirdness

2008-10-12 Thread Eric Shubert
I'd suspect the router too, but double check the ethernet cable(s) before trashing it. Stephen wrote: This suggests to me the routers is done. generally if you connect to device a and all is well then to device b and it drops link something is not right. On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 5:14 PM,

OT: hardware question

2008-10-12 Thread Vaughn Treude
Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is at least computer-related. :-) I'm trying to resurrect an old 300 MHz PC I was using to run an ISA scope card, and to run an old test suite that only works on - get ready for this - Windows 95. (It worked fine for that.) I was having trouble

Re: OT: hardware question

2008-10-12 Thread Stephen
I have an old Supermicro ICH3 based dual p2 400mhz board in my storage bin it has ISA, but also the old 12v supplemental power connector. i have about 1gb of ram in it i think. On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Vaughn Treude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is

Re: OT: hardware question

2008-10-12 Thread koder
I have seen this happening because of a software issues. Test to see if the tray will open as the computer boots up just before Windows starts loading. That will distinguish between software and hardware. A hardware failure will not open under any circumstance. -Original Message- From:

Re: OT: hardware question

2008-10-12 Thread koder
I have a couple of old systems that are going to recycling Thursday that are available for the asking. I haven't opened them up in years and am not sure what is in them. I think I may have an ISA and a PCI with one at leas having both. I will look if anyone cares. -Original Message-

RedSeven Ubuntu release party

2008-10-12 Thread der.hans
moin moin, Mike from Red Seven asked me to pass this along. http://www.RedSevenLinux.com/events/ REDSEVEN PARTY! 10/30/2008, 6:00pm Please come and join us for our Open House / Ubuntu Release Party this October 30th at 6:00pm! This time we will have a DJ, plenty of tasty snacks, a professional