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I tried searching the forum, but couldnt find what i was looking for. Anyway does someone know of an article to modify a computer power supply to be used as a 12v dc power source outside of the computer? I know it already puts out 12v but how do i get the ps to turn on? thanks

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i currently use a b router (wireless) and a b notebook card and have the router in the basement. even when i am 3 floors up in my house, i have no problems with the b receiving or transmitting up to 100 feet away. i am using the linksys b network kit avail now for 80 bucks.

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no i never looked at this site or any other. i beleive the problem is that other people use this same puter and they download all kinds of games and crap and this causes pop-ups. as for the key logger, indows doe have a log file hidden somewhere that keeps track of sites, etc that you visit and then ...

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I need to know if anyone can help me. I was approached today at work by my supervisor who said that the person who logged on behind me came across a pop up ad for paris hiltons website. Now in the federal gov't this viewing porn can lead to termination. Now I did not view this website and never ...

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thanks xzc that worked.

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I am trying to network both my laptop and my main computer. I have a router that runs into two 8 port switches. one switch runs my down stairs and the other the up stairs of my house. both my laptop and my other machine run xp home. the problem is I have tried to run the network setup wizard ...

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actually someone can hack my computer all they want, they wont find anything as i do not keep personal info on it. i only get hit like once a month, if that.

nov0798

ok i hook the switch to the ethernet output of my dsl modem and then hook in 3 computers to the switch. each computer accesses the internet fine and i can access the internet and surf with all 3 at the same time with no probs, so why do i need the router?

nov0798

ok i understand the thing with the ip address, but when i go to the properties, every computer has the same ip and accesses the internet fine. the computers share the internet with no problem and i dont see any speed difference. i can also hook 2 computers into the modem and see no difference. so ...

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ok so this doesnt make sense to me. i bought a router and a switch so i can share internet throughout my house, but if i hook up all 3 of my computers to the switch i bought, they all still access the internet fine. so the question is why do i need a router? why not just use the switches?

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it should work fine

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try it.

nov0798

why are you messing with fiber, it doesnt move data any faster then plain old wire, it does however have the ability to carry more data at any given time. example:
if you have a 1 inch diameter pipe at 1 psi it will move x amount of water. a pipe of 10 inches diameter at 1 psi will move more water ...

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Is there a website that explains the difference between:
switches
hubs
routers

and is there a website that gives you ideas on building a network, i.e.
you need 1 router
1 switch
1 hub
etc.etc.etc. for your setup to work?

I hope i made myself clear as to what i am looking for. any help would be ...

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the mobo is a ga6-veml. the memory was bought new, and handled properly. I will try to run one stcik at a time and see what that does, thanks.

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I recently replaced my ram. I had 512 total of ram (dimm, pc133) 2x256 modules and the computer worked fine. I replaced it with 2x512 modules and am now having a problem. The giga-byte mother board says it will support up to 1g of ram. I have flashed the bios with the latest software from giga-byte ...

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thank you

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I hope someone here can help. I have a Motorola Surfboard cable modem. The insructions that come with the modem say you can use both USB and ETHERNET out of the modem at the same time, one to each computer. NOW the problem I am having is that one machine has XP home and the other has 98. when I plug ...

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ok i figured it out, i had my on board lan/ethernet connection set to 1/4 duplex in the bios. i reset it to full duplex and get an average speed of 605 now. thanks anyway.

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actually after rereading your post, i have done everything you have asked me to do, ok so maybe i forgot to post it, so consider it posted.

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protocol is tcp/ip, thats it
firewall is norton
ran spybot
ran adaware
deleted adaware
100 full duplex

cant give you the other info yet, im not at home.

nov0798

ok here are the results. i removed kazaa from my computer and plugged the modem directly into the wall and now have an average sped of 373. a little better!

nov0798

also verizon said i should use dhcp instead of ppoe, what the hell is this? aslo they said that if i only half one nic card than i should use 100 full speed , but if i have 2 cards i should use 100 1/2 speed. they also suggested i reinstall windows, but this seems extreme, because i had a cable ...

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verizon called today and said the line is supporting speed up to the cap, at my box outside the house. so now where do we go, why will my comp not accept changes or speed up? verizon suggested that i unplug the modem from the surge protector as the protector causes a "lost gasp" , what the hell is ...

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well i put them back , ran your tests and came up with an average down speed of 246. I called verizon and they said i should be getting around 5-600 hundred avearage. they are gonna send a tech out to "adjust" the line? what ever.

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im not arguing with you here, im just saying the settings in which you just gave me caused my connection speed to come to a crawl. when i reloaded the prior settings the speed came back. i dont know why, it just did. do you have any idea why?

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dude those settings made me come to a crawl, the previous settings work much faster.

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Tue Dec 31 01:06:10 2002.

SpeedGuide.net TCP/IP Analyzer
.
TCP options string = 020405b401010402
MTU = 1500
MTU is fully optimized for broadband.
MSS = 1460
Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS.
Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 64240
RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 0 bits ...

nov0798

I included it in the original message but ill repost.

This is what my settings are at:

MTU = 1500
MTU is fully optimized for broadband.

MSS = 1460
Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS.

Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 64240
RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 0 bits
Unscaled ...

nov0798

ok forgot to answer # 6
i run xp home edition
oh and i have dsl, dont know what type though?

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ok here is what i have after the tweaks and speed tests. I use verizon as my isp. they state max speed of 768/128 for my setup and here is what i have. these are the speed tests b4 and after the settings change.

Before After

Boston 272/132 316/136
NY 263/135 247/136
Atlanta 272/134 322/135
DC ...

nov0798

call motorola customer support, they can fix it. i had the same prob with my motorola cable modem on xp, i called them and within 5 minutes they had me up and going no probs since

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yea i went ahead and ran a dedicated cat5-e line from the box to the modem directly. I think it made a huge difference in the speed. it only cost me 30 bucks so it was definately worth it.

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768/128 MAX

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IS THIS A GOOD DSL SPEED. I USED SOME TWEAKS FROM THIS SITE.

2002-12-23 00:50:44 EST: 475 / 135
Your download speed : 475166 bps, or 475 kbps.
A 58 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 135089 bps, or 135 kbps.

nov0798

do this.
are you using usb or a ethernet connection?
if you are using an ethernet connection, make sure you are using the proper cable. you need a straight through cable, not a crossover cable.
next after connecting to the computer remove the power wire from your modem and let it sit for like 5 sec ...

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the original question was;
can i just buy a cable modem and hook it to the cable and get internet. the answer is NO you cannot without subscribing to the isp.

nov0798

without the isp configuring your MAC address you cannot get the internet

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whoops, sorry about that. with a litle more searching i found what i was looking for. sory for taking up space.

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I just had dsl installed. I was wondering if it would be of any benefit to install new cat5 or cat5e cable from the computer to the box outside my house or am i wasting my time?

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