Re: [CGUYS] new comcast install

2008-10-26 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Have them run all new cable. Many less problems plus you can track down any problems that prevent service. As it is all new. Stewart At 01:48 PM 10/26/2008, you wrote: questions: i have a wire from pole to house that is over 15 years old just sitting there unused ...should I make them put

Re: [CGUYS] Hawking NAS drive

2008-10-26 Thread Ellen Rains Harris
Does the NAS drive have an IP address? Have you tried mapping the drive directly to the shared folder at the IP address? - Original Message - From: "b_s-wilk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:30 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Hawking NAS drive Can't access network dr

Re: [CGUYS] what router?

2008-10-26 Thread rlsimon
Furthermore, I have been googling around and find there is a "not our problem" round robin where netgear says it's comcast's problem and vice versa ...further, there are over 100 posts for the linksys item largely negative ...of course, people don't tend to post positives as much, do they? ...I jus

Re: [CGUYS] internal iomega zip 100 drive invisible ...poof!

2008-10-26 Thread Mike Sloane
If the HD is set to "cable select" (CS), then the Zip drive has to be set the same way. If the HD is set to "master", then the zip drive has to be "slave). Mike rlsimon wrote: I got the new maxtor drive in and restored the image using EZGigII software which worked just fine ...however, the th

Re: [CGUYS] will web cam work?

2008-10-26 Thread Jeff Miles
Another question on web cams, specifically the iSight camera (not the built in version, but rather the one that magnetically attaches to the top if the iMac). Is there a way to see it outside of using iChat? I can't find anything that's asking for one. I'd like something that would allow m

Re: [CGUYS] FW: Microsoft posts emergency defense for new attac

2008-10-26 Thread Richard P.
Congratulations Jeff for being so responsible. So why doesn't the rest of the business community and government do this? To me, internal information should always remain internal, especially given the number of business traveler's laptops that "disappear". Richard P. On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 1:42

Re: [CGUYS] will web cam work?

2008-10-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>...with dsl equivalent speed comcast cable service 768kbps or does it >require 6mbps to go? It will work if you set your frame rate low enough. Figure each frame will be about 500kb and that you won't really get 768kbps. So 1 frame per second should work. (Until Comcast caps you.) ***

Re: [CGUYS] what router?

2008-10-26 Thread rlsimon
http://media2.comcast.net/anon.comcastonline2/support/help/misc/cmclist1.htm #n shows approved list ...what else? -Original Message- From: gerald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:32 PM Subject: Re: what router? i did not know komkast had modem/routers. if you

Re: [CGUYS] internal iomega zip 100 drive invisible ...poof!

2008-10-26 Thread Fred Holmes
At 01:30 PM 10/26/2008, rlsimon wrote: >I got the new maxtor drive in and restored the image using EZGigII software >which worked just fine ...however, the thing won't see my internal iomega >zip 100 drive ...downloaded the latest driver package for it ...still >doesn't see it ...rebooted and still

Re: [CGUYS] what router?

2008-10-26 Thread rlsimon
Hi...help me out with this MIMO thing ...which ones do I need to get for that? I have been looking at netgear CG814M and linksys wcg200 because they are gateway/router/wireless all in one and comcast says they work with their stuff but I don't see any MIMO mentioned... -Original Message-

[CGUYS] will web cam work?

2008-10-26 Thread rlsimon
...with dsl equivalent speed comcast cable service 768kbps or does it require 6mbps to go? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www

Re: [CGUYS] what router?

2008-10-26 Thread Jordan
I had updated the Netgears a couple times and would see improvements in some ways. When I hooked up the D-Link to my Komcast it worked great. I updated the firmware on it right away with no problem. It seems to me that most makers of updatable devices always ship with the original software versi

[CGUYS] new comcast install

2008-10-26 Thread rlsimon
questions: i have a wire from pole to house that is over 15 years old just sitting there unused ...should I make them put a new one up? i have coaxial cable to the rooms with TVs (2) and room with 2nd TV has the computer ...will that coax (also about 15+ years old but working fine with 40' tower

Re: [CGUYS] what router?

2008-10-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>so far take seems to be equal but the ability to flash the >firmware looks good for the netgear one ...waddaY'all say2that? The ability to flash the firmware will extend the useful life of your purchase by taking care of bugs and future hacks. A good idea. But I wonder how many of us actuallt c

Re: [CGUYS] internal iomega zip 100 drive invisible ...poof!

2008-10-26 Thread rlsimon
I got the new maxtor drive in and restored the image using EZGigII software which worked just fine ...however, the thing won't see my internal iomega zip 100 drive ...downloaded the latest driver package for it ...still doesn't see it ...rebooted and still no good ...looked in bios and no sign of i

Re: [CGUYS] barracuda --> diamondmax with a thrill !!

2008-10-26 Thread rlsimon
so, as I said, I sent back a Seagate barracuda 120gb ide pata drive that was noisy and they sent a Maxtor diamondmax in its place under warranty (I paid $20 for the prepaid shipping both ways and the "pass each other in the night" scheme to facilitate restoring the image). What they sent me is a 1

Re: [CGUYS] what router?

2008-10-26 Thread rlsimon
Comcast sells their rebranded netgear ...they recommended either netgear or linksys (the latter doesn't allow for firmware upgrades but depends on "versions") ...comcast said they don't recommend the dlinks ...looking at NETGEAR CG814WG or LINKSYS WCG200 both of which are combined gateway and wifi

Re: [CGUYS] FW: Microsoft posts emergency defense for new attac

2008-10-26 Thread Jeff Wright
> Well I would never allow someone to come in with their own hub/router. > Always keep a few pocket hubs around. So we differ there. I would never allow someone to come in with their own router either. They did this of their own accord and I made the mistake of not looking closer because they are

[CGUYS] Hawking NAS drive

2008-10-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Can't access network drive from HP notebook w/Vista Business. Vista "sees" the drive but gives RPC error. Says to contact administrator. Compaq notebook [Vista home premium] can't see drive at all. Drive appears on Dell with XP, also mounts immediately in OS X Tiger. Drive has its own IP addres

Re: [CGUYS] FW: Microsoft posts emergency defense for new attac

2008-10-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>And you patched this PC the last time, when? 1998? >You do have some odd issues. I've never seen that. If there is an old PC >that hasn't been on in while, I'll see a lng list of updates, all on one >page. I don't know what you did to get it to only show 10 at a time. No that is not the l

Re: [CGUYS] FW: Microsoft posts emergency defense for new attac

2008-10-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>After some additional investigation, I discovered that the "hub" they had >brought in to aggregate their laptops was, in fact, a router, with its own >DHCP server. It was having a fun time giving out its own incompatible IP >addresses. Well I would never allow someone to come in with their own h