Re: [H] Two NICs
Hi Christopher, On Saturday 04 May 2013 23:19:28 Christopher Fisk wrote: A lot of what you can do as well is to bond the NIC's into 2GB with a small intelligent switch. In my case internal speed isn't a problem since I am limited by the ISP for internet traffic and the only way the two networks can talk to each other is via the internet. -- Best Regards: Gaffer Pontefract Linux User Group.
Re: [H] Two NICs
That depends upon whether you use your machine as a router or not ! I have a system where I have three network cards and two internal networks attached. On Saturday 04 May 2013 20:42:02 Winterlight wrote: Every Motherboard I have purchased in the last ten years has twok Gb NICs. I understand that they can be used for two different Networks, but I have yet to find anyone who needs to do this let alone actually uses them. It seems to me to be about as useful as the Firewire port they seem to put on all high end boards. Does anyone here use their two motherboard NICs? Is there a great use for the extra NIC that I am unaware of? Has someone found a creative way to employ two NICs or is this just another dead feature that hasn't fallen to wayside as of yet? -- Best Regards: Gaffer Pontefract Linux User Group.
Re: [H] Two NICs
On Saturday 04 May 2013 21:01:03 Winterlight wrote: I used a PC with multiple NICs as a router as well... but back in the nineties before inexpensive quality routers were readily available. Are you doing this for a home network? Yes. It allows you to have a pair of completly isolated networks. At 12:53 PM 5/4/2013, you wrote: That depends upon whether you use your machine as a router or not ! I have a system where I have three network cards and two internal networks attached. -- Best Regards: Gaffer Pontefract Linux User Group.
Re: [H] T60 Network Gbit card
On Wednesday 27 February 2013 07:29:42 Winterlight wrote: I have an older, but still good Thinkpad T60. It came with XP Pro but I upgraded it years ago to Win7 PRO. Something has happened to the Ehternet card = Intel Pro/1000 PL. It is getting terrible speeds, averaging only 9 MB/s. All the network components are working fine on the other computers. I am guessing it is the driver. I have removed and restored the driver. I have manually downloaded and installed Intels generic driver rather then the Lenovo driver but nothing helped. I think I need to remove all traces of the driver and install fresh new files but I don't know how to get a clean removal.. is there an easy way to go about this? Thanks The solder and cable joints degrade over time ! As far as the driver is concerned simply reinstalling it will refresh the code. -- Best Regards: Gaffer Pontefract Linux User Group.
Re: [H] Loss of power, followed by overheated smell
On Wednesday 27 February 2013 08:10:09 Tim Lider wrote: Hello, Check your memory. Pull them out and put them all back in. 1 long and 3 short usually means a memory error. Regards, The memory power supply capacitors failing can cause memory errors. If doing the above clears the problem fine, but I would be inclined to test the memory by putting it into another machine to check it. Either way run Memtest or similar if you can. -- Best Regards: Gaffer Pontefract Linux User Group.
Re: [H] Copying bootable USB sticks
Hi Thane, On Wednesday 30 January 2013 13:59:47 Thane Sherrington wrote: Is there a way to do a clone of a bootable USB stick to another one? I built a bootable USB stick, and I don't feel like doing all the steps to make another one. :) T Use dd ! Linux disk dupe, I don't know if there is a Wins version. -- Best Regards: Gaffer Pontefract Linux User Group.
Re: [H] Outdoor B/G WiFi extending
Hi Joeuser, On Monday 28 January 2013 01:39:35 joeu...@chronic.org wrote: I'm checking out a device from Newegg from Hawking but wanted to see if anyone has experiences they care to share. Basically, we want to extend the signal of a WRT54G with DDWRT Hot Spot about 300 yards to another building. I'm assuming semi directional is the way to go, since omni directional wouldn't have the range and we really only need to put the signal on that building... Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... I have a couple of clients doing a similar thing over about 500 metres. The antenna at each end is a pair of stacked dipoles which are omnidirectional. Another useful device would be a Cantenna. This would give you point to point coverage as well as increasing signal strength. The major loss is in the co-axial feed to the antenna so idealy the TX/RX wants to be as close as practicable. -- Best Regards: Gaffer Pontefract Linux User Group.
Re: [H] Laptop memory
Its hidden under the keyboard ! On Sunday 30 December 2012 22:14:56 FORC5 wrote: Have a older Dell Inspiron E1405 I am cleaning up to use, manual says there is two memory sockets but there is only one under the door. Would like to bump it to max memory. Is there another one under the back panel hidden somewhere or is the other half of the memory built in ? Back panel does not look like it is easy to remove without causing harm, may be a trick to it. thanks fp Date: Sunday, December 30th, 2012 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** To cure insomnia, get lots of sleep. ** -- Best Regards: Gaffer Pontefract Linux User Group.
Re: [H] Backing up Win7 woes - an update with more woes
On Friday 08 October 2010 19:59:12 Soren wrote:
Booting from a normally usable floppy on CD (floppy disk emulation),
it only generates this exact error message:
Type the name of the command interpreter (e.g.,
C:\WINDOWS.COMMAND.COM) A
Basically that error message is saying I can't find Command.com on
drive C: In which case just reply A:\command.com assuming a DOS
bootable floppy disk.
Or make sure that the disk is bootable and Command.com is in the root
directory of the floppy disk. You may need a Config.sys file with
the line A:\command.com in it.
Well, after getting an external USB floppy drive ('only' 45 US bucks
here in DK...), the laptop now boots properly from a floppy disk,
except no CD/DVD drive is detected. I tried this with no less than
eleven diferent boot disks, and all were no-go. The CD driver isn't
loaded is the common error message.
In that case you need a driver for the CD and a line in the Config.sys
file pointing to it eg: A:\CD.sys. You will now need
an Autoexec.bat file with the correct parameters for the CD drive.
The second - and maybe most important thing - is that while it's
possible to start ghost.exe from this USB floppy drive, the error
message is ...no drive to clone (11093)... appears. Nice :)
Thats simply because you don't have a CD driver loaded ! Ghost can't
see the CD drive.
This could be caused by either the fact that a CD driver is not
loaded, or that a 2003 Ghost is not supporting newer systems. A
Google search didn't bring me any closer.
Ghost works just fine from a floppy with access to a usable CD drive.
To say it straight, forget about Linux's dd, and Acronis in this
case, as I want absolute reliablity, and neither do serve that.
Rubbish ! If used properly then both work as advertised.
I know Symantec is working on a new version of Ghost that works
within Win7, so this could be a common problem?
Any suggestions?
If SATA's the problem (seems obvious), where do I find a boot floppy
for this??? (bootdisk.com doesn't fix this)
Assuming SATA is supported by the BIOS then it shouldn't be a problem.
If drivers are needed then they will probably be available somewhere on
the net. Though I must admit I've not yet met a situation where I've
needed SATA drivers.
Thanks.
/soren
HTH, YMMV.
--
Best Regards:
Derrick.
Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] replacing a laptop LCD
On Monday 20 September 2010 18:15:43 Winterlight wrote: At 08:21 PM 9/18/2010, you wrote: You can normally find a screen for about 60-100. how can you identify the right screen ... I assume on Ebay . by part number? In my experience HP have used several different part numbers for the same size panels. Though I have to confess that I have an Acer machine that should have a 15 inch panel driving an 19 panel from a desktop display. I was surprised that all the connections were identical on both. So I suspect that a similar size panel with similar connectors would work. If you've got time it takes about 30 minutes. Better is fixing lcd tvs. I picked up a 'dead' 56 samsung lcd, just blown caps.. $4 spent to digikey, some solder work, and *bam* perfect. :). Best $200 I spent on craigslist in a while Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:13:58 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Reply-To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] replacing a laptop LCD Just curious...what is the charge to replace a LCD screen? HP wants 375 for a new display and that makes it prohibitive for a laptop that was 800 14-18 months ago even if I do it.. or is does it matter where you buy the display. At 03:16 PM 9/18/2010, you wrote: And do like I do: Take plenty of pictures while you're disassembling... On 9/18/2010 9:42 AM, Gaffer wrote: On Friday 17 September 2010 04:27:10 Winterlight wrote: Today, somebody gave me their old laptop. Actually, it is not very old at all, it was purchased new in 09 a little over a year ago. It is a HPG70-463CL which is laptop with a 17 inch screen designed to be parked. The had it on the floor while moving their furniture and stepped on the LCD which pretty much killed it. The computer itself works fine plugged into a an external monitor. I see where I could buy a new screen for around 120-150 but how difficult is it to replace? Anybody recommend where to buy a screen, and any tips of replacing this one ... thanks. If you take care and use common sense then its not too difficult a job. You will have to take the whole machine apart to separate the screen from the chassis, so take anti-static precautions. You can replace the LCD panel without dismantling the whole machine but its much more difficult and far greater risk of causing further damage. I have a multi compartment container for holding and grouping the screws, though a sheet of paper with notes identifying where each group of screws came from works just as well as does a photo of the more complex disassembly. Just be a bit careful, I think that machine has a pair of fastenings hidden under the edge of the wireless card that have to be removed before the case will separate. Good Luck. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5460 (20100918) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] replacing a laptop LCD
On Sunday 19 September 2010 04:13:58 Winterlight wrote: Just curious...what is the charge to replace a LCD screen? HP wants 375 for a new display and that makes it prohibitive for a laptop that was 800 14-18 months ago even if I do it.. or is does it matter where you buy the display. Considering that the display is the most expensive item, $375 seems not unreasonable. However taking into account that HP would rather you buy a new machine, this sort of pricing is intended to discourage a repair. Very often a salvaged panel can be obtained for much much less. At 03:16 PM 9/18/2010, you wrote: And do like I do: Take plenty of pictures while you're disassembling... On 9/18/2010 9:42 AM, Gaffer wrote: On Friday 17 September 2010 04:27:10 Winterlight wrote: Today, somebody gave me their old laptop. Actually, it is not very old at all, it was purchased new in 09 a little over a year ago. It is a HPG70-463CL which is laptop with a 17 inch screen designed to be parked. The had it on the floor while moving their furniture and stepped on the LCD which pretty much killed it. The computer itself works fine plugged into a an external monitor. I see where I could buy a new screen for around 120-150 but how difficult is it to replace? Anybody recommend where to buy a screen, and any tips of replacing this one ... thanks. If you take care and use common sense then its not too difficult a job. You will have to take the whole machine apart to separate the screen from the chassis, so take anti-static precautions. You can replace the LCD panel without dismantling the whole machine but its much more difficult and far greater risk of causing further damage. I have a multi compartment container for holding and grouping the screws, though a sheet of paper with notes identifying where each group of screws came from works just as well as does a photo of the more complex disassembly. Just be a bit careful, I think that machine has a pair of fastenings hidden under the edge of the wireless card that have to be removed before the case will separate. Good Luck. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5460 (20100918) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] replacing a laptop LCD
On Sunday 19 September 2010 06:43:49 David L. Gabler wrote: At 10:13 PM 9/18/2010, you wrote: Just curious...what is the charge to replace a LCD screen? HP wants 375 for a new display and that makes it prohibitive for a laptop that was 800 14-18 months ago even if I do it.. or is does it matter where you buy the display. Check this out maybe: http://www.impresscomputers.com/index.php?page=shop.product_detailsf lypage=shop.flypageproduct_id=8376category_id=978manufacturer_id=0 option=com_virtuemartItemid=1gclid=CPfCrvzyj6QCFRFW2godtiiuHwvmcchk =1Itemid=1 David L. Gabler 1719 Lindy Lane Conroe, Texas 77301-4019 Home: 936-756-4614 Mobil: 936-537-5574 ICQ # 123822 E-Mail upsd...@suddenlink.net Notice that the $64.95 is only the labour charge. The cost of the panel is on top of that ! -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] replacing a laptop LCD
On Friday 17 September 2010 04:27:10 Winterlight wrote: Today, somebody gave me their old laptop. Actually, it is not very old at all, it was purchased new in 09 a little over a year ago. It is a HPG70-463CL which is laptop with a 17 inch screen designed to be parked. The had it on the floor while moving their furniture and stepped on the LCD which pretty much killed it. The computer itself works fine plugged into a an external monitor. I see where I could buy a new screen for around 120-150 but how difficult is it to replace? Anybody recommend where to buy a screen, and any tips of replacing this one ... thanks. If you take care and use common sense then its not too difficult a job. You will have to take the whole machine apart to separate the screen from the chassis, so take anti-static precautions. You can replace the LCD panel without dismantling the whole machine but its much more difficult and far greater risk of causing further damage. I have a multi compartment container for holding and grouping the screws, though a sheet of paper with notes identifying where each group of screws came from works just as well as does a photo of the more complex disassembly. Just be a bit careful, I think that machine has a pair of fastenings hidden under the edge of the wireless card that have to be removed before the case will separate. Good Luck. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Need parts?
Hi Duncan, On Thursday 08 July 2010 17:19:08 DSinc wrote: Does anyone have links to vendors that handle NOS stuff? It seems that my old (12-15yrs) keyboards are finally beginning to go south. I would like to buy 6 spares, but I am kinda picky: o- need PS/2 interface for my KVMs, o- really want the double-wide Backspace key, o- like beige color, o- Yes, I will think about USB interface. Just now I use old IBM and Dell keyboards. Visited NewEgg, but all I see are KBD/Mouse combos. I will go back and drill some more. Links appreciated. Best, Duncan You're going to hate me... I have, today, started scrapping boxes of old keyboards, many of them the genuine IBM ones. I wish you were in the UK because you could have just taken them away. It would have saved me the time to process them ! :-( The same with dozens of PSU, CD drives, cases and floppy drives. All have to be processed for scrap. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] IP Question
Hi Josh, Duncan, On Wednesday 30 June 2010 08:03:57 J MacCraw wrote: Should I re-write the paragraph verbatim? What clarification do you need? You were talking about the ROUTER in bridge mode missing Duncan's query about the MODEM in bridge mode, that was the thrust of my response. Right I see the confusion. The only DSL modem that I know of that has internal configuration settings enabling it to be set into bridge mode, is actually a single port router. And yes I agree can do NAT. Here in the UK its very rare to see a straight modem. Virtually all the DSL boxes over here are usually four port routers, with or without wireless. I often set these to bridge mode when they are feeding a firewall appliance, which is not very common in a domestic environment. So apologies to Duncan if I've confused the issue. I hadn't realised that you were talking about two separate items of kit. Clearly he was asking from the standpoint of the modem, as would anyone talking DSL with half a clue as he very well seems to on this matter. I respect that Duncan comes [H] for answers I like to be sure he gets a clear, concise answers. In that case wouldn't it have been incumbent on you to have stepped in sooner to make clarification ! Quotes: If you are using your router in bridge mode then it is not doing NAT or firewalling. Just because Wins has what it calls a firewall has nothing to do with NAT. and You can't have it both ways ! If you have the router firewall switched on and NAT switched on its not in Bridge Mode' On 6/29/2010 12:14 PM, Gaffer wrote: Hi Josh, On Tuesday 29 June 2010 08:00:18 Josh MacCraw wrote: Uh Gaffer needs to read process the info better! The only bridge mode here is on the *DSL MODEM* which is where the *ROUTER* sends the PPOE credentials (if even needed) instead of the modem resulting in a live IP on the router's WAN port instead of being double NAT'd. Would you care to clarify your comments. On 6/28/2010 3:47 PM, Gaffer wrote: Hi Duncan, On Monday 28 June 2010 21:50:10 DSinc wrote: Gaffer, My replies are inline TNX, anyway. On 06/28/2010 15:45, Gaffer wrote: On Monday 28 June 2010 18:54:39 DSinc wrote: I still use xDSL. Soon I will move to FIOS. Well, as I get smarter and answer my ?many? questions (another thread in play!) I am beginning (again) to have trouble with my xDSL connection. I suspect someone local (or ?) keeps camping out on my assigned IP addy from my ISP so that they can just dick with my xDSL modem or my Router. I know I have my xDSL modem set to a bridge mode. I suspect this makes it a straight wire connection to my Router's WAN port. I would never use Bridge Mode unless I was feeding a box that was specifically setup to be a firewall, something like IP Cop. Should I NOT use bridge mode in my TELCO-supplied modem I would be Double Nat-ng and have 2 firewalls. If you are using your router in bridge mode then it is not doing NAT or firewalling. Just because Wins has what it calls a firewall has nothing to do with NAT. I view this as excess overhead. Perhaps my bad. My router does both NAT and supports its' own firewall and SPI. Both of these selections have been activated since day one! You can't have it both ways ! If you have the router firewall switched on and NAT switched on its not in Bridge Mode I think I have my Router as |strong| as I currently comprehend its' directions. Your router is not being used as anything but a modem. Its most valuable assets are being thrown away by it being configured as it is. Can you please share some more logic to this? I believe that my Router is my single point of 1st protection to Inbound stuff. Or, perhaps you and I are wired differently. This comment I do not understand. I doubt that we are wired differently. :-) But you are right, the router should be the 1st point of protection. If you really have Bridge Mode turned on, then its simply a modem without offering any protection. All Bridge Mode does is pass on the IP address that the ISP assigns to your connection. Turns out, I have to save Router logs and reboot the Router about every 3-7 days to recover a semi-firm connection. The Router is a DLink DGL-4300. All wireless is disabled. I use wired LAN only. I use a Dlink router. I have mine set to firewall and NAT. The firewall blocks all unrequested incoming traffic and lets everything out. NAT allows me to use a range of IP addresses that are not Internet routeable effectively allowing the use of several machines from the single IP that my ISP assigns me. Which incidentally changes each time I restart the router. OK. Understand this logic. Same-same. That's how life is here too. The problem is I have to re-boot the Router several times a day! This is a totally different issue ! This could simply
Re: [H] IP Question
Hi Duncan, On Wednesday 30 June 2010 21:23:39 DSinc wrote: Gaffer (Josh), My apologies. I somehow forgot that my traffic (queries) go to many places around our globe. It was not until our 1st exchange that I realized that you were sharing from a UK TELCO system I do not have. Once I figured this out (too late!), I did fail to step back in and toss some water on an increasing camp fire. Sorry. Not to worry. I'm equally guilty ! I just didn't realise you were talking about two items of equipment until Josh pointed it out. Yes, here in the USA, all xdsl is done via a TELCO supplied MODEM. AND, it is always (in my experience!) pre-loaded w/firmware to BE my Gateway/Router (Firewall/DNS/DHCP/WINS/XYZ?). Like One MODEM=One PC attached to the TELCO line. Legally (?) USA TELCOS have spent much energy trying to preserve this corporate TOS policy. Yes I can see the financial advantage to the teleco by doing that. Generally there is no objection to running several machines behind the router, over here. About the only time you might get a warning is if you are constantly running big data transfers. That comes under fair use rules. Since joining the LIST, I have learned that I can re-admin these MODEMS and make them essentially DUMB DEMOD devices. Essentially, transfer the above 'services' to a device I buy and choose to use for my home/private LAN. Yes ! You are quite right ! That is how they should be. I do see another advantage in having a separate device to the router. It would be a lot cheaper to replace if it got damaged. If my TELCO suspects that I MIGHT have more that ONE PC attached to THEIR MODEM, they can query, and/or, deny me service. I accept this; as I have since 1996. Shortly I will leave xDSL. This whole topic will then become academic. Its not easy for the telco to monitor every user for multiple machines, but they will monitor traffic and try to charge an additional fee for it. No harm, no foul! Now that I fully understand your UK perspective, your points provide some things to think more about. My primary firewall lives at my Router. I chose my Router for the on-board SPI. My previous Router did not offer SPI; it was NAT only. Can you tell me what SPI is ? Yes. I do use the internal client WinXP firewalls also. I thought I had a strong set of Router Inbound Rules set/allowed. Perhaps not. I will look deeper into this. (though, I admit, it does often put me to sleep!!) Basically a firewall (part of the router) should deny all incoming traffic but should allow all outgoing traffic. Basically it works like this, your machine makes a request (you typed an address into a browser) the firewall knows you made that request and lets it out. When the reply comes back the firewall knows that it is in response to your request and lets the reply in. You have ultimate control over how the firewall handles all the traffic. Google IPtables or Netfilter, that will give you a very good insight as to how it all works. Perhaps my Router is no longer up to the task. Stuff happens, because time marches on. I have a new Router delivered and under investigation ATM! Best, Duncan I'm often around, except when I'm not... -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] IP Question
Hi Josh, On Tuesday 29 June 2010 08:00:18 Josh MacCraw wrote: Uh Gaffer needs to read process the info better! The only bridge mode here is on the *DSL MODEM* which is where the *ROUTER* sends the PPOE credentials (if even needed) instead of the modem resulting in a live IP on the router's WAN port instead of being double NAT'd. Would you care to clarify your comments. On 6/28/2010 3:47 PM, Gaffer wrote: Hi Duncan, On Monday 28 June 2010 21:50:10 DSinc wrote: Gaffer, My replies are inline TNX, anyway. On 06/28/2010 15:45, Gaffer wrote: On Monday 28 June 2010 18:54:39 DSinc wrote: I still use xDSL. Soon I will move to FIOS. Well, as I get smarter and answer my ?many? questions (another thread in play!) I am beginning (again) to have trouble with my xDSL connection. I suspect someone local (or ?) keeps camping out on my assigned IP addy from my ISP so that they can just dick with my xDSL modem or my Router. I know I have my xDSL modem set to a bridge mode. I suspect this makes it a straight wire connection to my Router's WAN port. I would never use Bridge Mode unless I was feeding a box that was specifically setup to be a firewall, something like IP Cop. Should I NOT use bridge mode in my TELCO-supplied modem I would be Double Nat-ng and have 2 firewalls. If you are using your router in bridge mode then it is not doing NAT or firewalling. Just because Wins has what it calls a firewall has nothing to do with NAT. I view this as excess overhead. Perhaps my bad. My router does both NAT and supports its' own firewall and SPI. Both of these selections have been activated since day one! You can't have it both ways ! If you have the router firewall switched on and NAT switched on its not in Bridge Mode I think I have my Router as |strong| as I currently comprehend its' directions. Your router is not being used as anything but a modem. Its most valuable assets are being thrown away by it being configured as it is. Can you please share some more logic to this? I believe that my Router is my single point of 1st protection to Inbound stuff. Or, perhaps you and I are wired differently. This comment I do not understand. I doubt that we are wired differently. :-) But you are right, the router should be the 1st point of protection. If you really have Bridge Mode turned on, then its simply a modem without offering any protection. All Bridge Mode does is pass on the IP address that the ISP assigns to your connection. Turns out, I have to save Router logs and reboot the Router about every 3-7 days to recover a semi-firm connection. The Router is a DLink DGL-4300. All wireless is disabled. I use wired LAN only. I use a Dlink router. I have mine set to firewall and NAT. The firewall blocks all unrequested incoming traffic and lets everything out. NAT allows me to use a range of IP addresses that are not Internet routeable effectively allowing the use of several machines from the single IP that my ISP assigns me. Which incidentally changes each time I restart the router. OK. Understand this logic. Same-same. That's how life is here too. The problem is I have to re-boot the Router several times a day! This is a totally different issue ! This could simply be a noisy incoming line providing a weak noisy signal. In fact a weak noisy signal to the router could be anywhere between the CO and the router. Or it could be that the router is dieing. I've replaced my router several times because its performance has become degraded, probably due to high voltage transients on the telephone line feeding it. I've also had the spark gaps replaced because they have been damaged during thunder storms. Is this possible? Do not know why someone local chooses to pick on me? I will suppose giggles and laughs for the present! This is the same view to me as past electrical storm interference I had with an older (retired) xdsl modem. The more I read your post, the more I'm inclined to think that the router could be suspect and the electrical storm interference you refer to could be the reason. Its quite possible that you have a tracking beacon installed on your machine that reports your machines presence on the Internet. In all probability you wouldn't know if you had. Please share more about tracking beacon's? I will go do a search/destroy on them as necessary. I have yet to find one/any yet! OK ! how about the ones that you installed as part of installing the driver for a piece of hardware... Yes, I do NOT KNOW that I might already have an internal baddie in play; other than every scanner I have used comes up negative. What makes you think a scanner will find and report every baddie that you might have on your machine. Oh, I do not. I use what I use. I then use what is suggested to me by my
Re: [H] IP Question
On Monday 28 June 2010 18:54:39 DSinc wrote: I still use xDSL. Soon I will move to FIOS. Well, as I get smarter and answer my ?many? questions (another thread in play!) I am beginning (again) to have trouble with my xDSL connection. I suspect someone local (or ?) keeps camping out on my assigned IP addy from my ISP so that they can just dick with my xDSL modem or my Router. I know I have my xDSL modem set to a bridge mode. I suspect this makes it a straight wire connection to my Router's WAN port. I would never use Bridge Mode unless I was feeding a box that was specifically setup to be a firewall, something like IP Cop. I think I have my Router as |strong| as I currently comprehend its' directions. Your router is not being used as anything but a modem. Its most valuable assets are being thrown away by it being configured as it is. Turns out, I have to save Router logs and reboot the Router about every 3-7 days to recover a semi-firm connection. The Router is a DLink DGL-4300. All wireless is disabled. I use wired LAN only. I use a Dlink router. I have mine set to firewall and NAT. The firewall blocks all unrequested incoming traffic and lets everything out. NAT allows me to use a range of IP addresses that are not Internet routeable effectively allowing the use of several machines from the single IP that my ISP assigns me. Which incidentally changes each time I restart the router. Is this possible? Do not know why someone local chooses to pick on me? I will suppose giggles and laughs for the present! This is the same view to me as past electrical storm interference I had with an older (retired) xdsl modem. Its quite possible that you have a tracking beacon installed on your machine that reports your machines presence on the Internet. In all probability you wouldn't know if you had. Yes, I do NOT KNOW that I might already have an internal baddie in play; other than every scanner I have used comes up negative. What makes you think a scanner will find and report every baddie that you might have on your machine. Thought? Suggestions? Ideas? Best, Duncan -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] IP Question
Hi Duncan, On Monday 28 June 2010 21:50:10 DSinc wrote: Gaffer, My replies are inline TNX, anyway. On 06/28/2010 15:45, Gaffer wrote: On Monday 28 June 2010 18:54:39 DSinc wrote: I still use xDSL. Soon I will move to FIOS. Well, as I get smarter and answer my ?many? questions (another thread in play!) I am beginning (again) to have trouble with my xDSL connection. I suspect someone local (or ?) keeps camping out on my assigned IP addy from my ISP so that they can just dick with my xDSL modem or my Router. I know I have my xDSL modem set to a bridge mode. I suspect this makes it a straight wire connection to my Router's WAN port. I would never use Bridge Mode unless I was feeding a box that was specifically setup to be a firewall, something like IP Cop. Should I NOT use bridge mode in my TELCO-supplied modem I would be Double Nat-ng and have 2 firewalls. If you are using your router in bridge mode then it is not doing NAT or firewalling. Just because Wins has what it calls a firewall has nothing to do with NAT. I view this as excess overhead. Perhaps my bad. My router does both NAT and supports its' own firewall and SPI. Both of these selections have been activated since day one! You can't have it both ways ! If you have the router firewall switched on and NAT switched on its not in Bridge Mode I think I have my Router as |strong| as I currently comprehend its' directions. Your router is not being used as anything but a modem. Its most valuable assets are being thrown away by it being configured as it is. Can you please share some more logic to this? I believe that my Router is my single point of 1st protection to Inbound stuff. Or, perhaps you and I are wired differently. This comment I do not understand. I doubt that we are wired differently. :-) But you are right, the router should be the 1st point of protection. If you really have Bridge Mode turned on, then its simply a modem without offering any protection. All Bridge Mode does is pass on the IP address that the ISP assigns to your connection. Turns out, I have to save Router logs and reboot the Router about every 3-7 days to recover a semi-firm connection. The Router is a DLink DGL-4300. All wireless is disabled. I use wired LAN only. I use a Dlink router. I have mine set to firewall and NAT. The firewall blocks all unrequested incoming traffic and lets everything out. NAT allows me to use a range of IP addresses that are not Internet routeable effectively allowing the use of several machines from the single IP that my ISP assigns me. Which incidentally changes each time I restart the router. OK. Understand this logic. Same-same. That's how life is here too. The problem is I have to re-boot the Router several times a day! This is a totally different issue ! This could simply be a noisy incoming line providing a weak noisy signal. In fact a weak noisy signal to the router could be anywhere between the CO and the router. Or it could be that the router is dieing. I've replaced my router several times because its performance has become degraded, probably due to high voltage transients on the telephone line feeding it. I've also had the spark gaps replaced because they have been damaged during thunder storms. Is this possible? Do not know why someone local chooses to pick on me? I will suppose giggles and laughs for the present! This is the same view to me as past electrical storm interference I had with an older (retired) xdsl modem. The more I read your post, the more I'm inclined to think that the router could be suspect and the electrical storm interference you refer to could be the reason. Its quite possible that you have a tracking beacon installed on your machine that reports your machines presence on the Internet. In all probability you wouldn't know if you had. Please share more about tracking beacon's? I will go do a search/destroy on them as necessary. I have yet to find one/any yet! OK ! how about the ones that you installed as part of installing the driver for a piece of hardware... Yes, I do NOT KNOW that I might already have an internal baddie in play; other than every scanner I have used comes up negative. What makes you think a scanner will find and report every baddie that you might have on your machine. Oh, I do not. I use what I use. I then use what is suggested to me by my betters. And, most of the time, I do find a hint from this List! I have both patience and trust in this List. This anomaly is just another matter of time at best. At worst, I do so hope the miscreant will eventually burn in hell! Thought? Suggestions? Ideas? Best, Duncan Wireshark is good... -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] File association?
Hi Duncan, On Sunday 20 June 2010 03:30:58 DSinc wrote: On 06/19/2010 16:28, Gaffer wrote: On Saturday 19 June 2010 20:38:39 DSinc wrote: OS: Win2000 Server WinUpdate patches: 06-11-10 Browser: FF 3.6.3 (and I suspect IE6sp1) So, I've had this icon on my desktop for years that opens/calls my NAS. Like: http://10.0.0.x/;. It does not work. If I use the FF browser, and type in the address by hand, I can get thru to the address. OK. If I then drag the little 'doc' icon from the open browser window to the desktop, the dragged icon is broken again! The red-X msg reads: This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this task. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel. This what you need to do. Associate the desktop file with a web browser. Matters not whether I change the shortcut's icon or not. Visited the Folder Option control panel. Confused I reamain!! MW or Virus still possible, but ESET indicates no problem ATM. Confused I be!! Ideas Duncan Gaffer, Understand. Think I did this. Still no work. Do you have a W2K specific process for this. Seems that I lost my crib sheet! Duncan I don't use Windows at all ! However as far as I recall the desktop icon is an Internet link and clicking on it should call the default web browser. So the link should be associated with a web browser, or more accurately http, or htp or htm or mth should be. Windows doesn't make it easy... -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] File association?
On Saturday 19 June 2010 20:38:39 DSinc wrote: OS: Win2000 Server WinUpdate patches: 06-11-10 Browser: FF 3.6.3 (and I suspect IE6sp1) So, I've had this icon on my desktop for years that opens/calls my NAS. Like: http://10.0.0.x/;. It does not work. If I use the FF browser, and type in the address by hand, I can get thru to the address. OK. If I then drag the little 'doc' icon from the open browser window to the desktop, the dragged icon is broken again! The red-X msg reads: This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this task. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel. This what you need to do. Associate the desktop file with a web browser. Matters not whether I change the shortcut's icon or not. Visited the Folder Option control panel. Confused I reamain!! MW or Virus still possible, but ESET indicates no problem ATM. Confused I be!! Ideas Duncan -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Win XP stop error D1
On Thursday 03 June 2010 04:11:18 David L Gabler wrote: - Original Message - From: Bobby Heid bh...@sc.rr.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 8:15 PM Subject: [H] Win XP stop error D1 Hey, A neighbor's pc (Gateway 500SE) was showing SMART errors so I suggested that we replace the HD with a new one. It turns out they had a 40GB HD in it and I got a 500GB HD to replace it with, I ghosted the old drive and restored the image to the new drive. I then put the new drive in and booted up. I get a blue screen with a D1 error (DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. In looking around in the BIOS, I saw that the BIOS could only see 137GB max of the HD. SO I made 4 partitions and restored the image to the C: partition and rebooted. Still the same D1 stop error. So I then upgrade the BIOS (this machine is about 8 years old and I'm sure it had the BIOS that shipped with it) to the latest version. The BIOS can now see all 500GB on the HD. But I am still getting the D1 blue screeb. Well, I had the very same error after cloning to a larger new hard drive and when I checked the 7+ year old DFI mainboard I found 8 blown capacitors leaking onto the motherboard. I am curently trying to decide wether the thing is even worth repairing. My experience over the last 15 years has proven to me at least that a blue screen at bootup is an indication of a hardware problem of one kind or another. David, Yes I agree that it is very likely to be a hardware issue. Bad capacitors can cause all kinds of problems. Personally I would just replace the capacitors and carry on. Don't overlook the smaller capacitors in the memory psu circuits. There is usually two or more. The problem with those is that they don't often show any sign of failure, but the ESR goes up and the capacitance drops. Bobby, Now that the machine can see the whole HDD, you should reformat it and then do your restore. If you still get problems, download the manufacturers HDD tools and check the drive for any problems. It is possible that the drive could be iffy. Bad caps is very common and the larger HDD will have increased the load on the PSU, possibly to the point where errors always occur. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Interesting problem with Hosts file
On Tuesday 01 June 2010 02:51:15 Winterlight wrote: Not if you go at it from another OS, which is why I like to dual boot. Sometimes they don't delete because they aren't really there. If can be copied, then its real. NTFS can display ghost files, though they often disappear after a reboot. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Odd CPU issue
On Friday 21 May 2010 22:59:23 Scoobydo wrote: If you've had experience of several bad CPU's then you must be a system builder with hundreds of builds under your belt. I'm just a hobbyist and have only built 20 or so boxes over the years and I've never even heard of anyone having a CPU go bad until you said it. Bad mobo's, PSU's, hardrives, floppies, optical drives, video cards, RAM, fans etc. I've seen it all with the single exception of the processor. CPU's are by far the most reliable component of any PC, period. Intel and AMD deserve great respect for that major accomplishment. Of course static electricity can kill one pretty easily but that's not going bad, that's user error. Somewhere in this area in a land fill is my original IBM PS/2 486 SX-25 and I'd bet anything that if it were buried functional with no bent or broken pins it would still run if socketed in a working box. I really believe that.. With 40+ years as a hardware engineer you see all kinds of strange things. The first bad cpu I ever saw was dropped on the floor and the chappie that dropped it straightened the pins and put in into service (circa 8088/86 Linotype character and font generator 8 floppy drives, two of them). The characters produced had weird distortions. It took days to find that one and two minutes to fix it. The original technician admitted what he had done when it was proved to be the cpu. The other suggestion I would make is to check the BIOS beep codes to see what the beep code means. I note that no one has commented on using the beep codes as a pointer to a possible MB/CPU fault. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Odd CPU issue
On Saturday 22 May 2010 03:24:27 DSinc wrote: Scoobydo, If I dig in by bone pile I could offer you a brand new old stock and only use once, spare for your current P2-333. I bought mine because it had some special S-Spec #. If interested, I can share critical numbers. I've just binned around 400+ SIL CPU for scrap metal. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Odd CPU issue
On Friday 21 May 2010 15:02:35 Scoobydo wrote: I assume you've looked for a borked BIOS setting? Doesn't make sense the CPU is bad. I've never heard of one going bad so must assume something else is happening.. On Fri, 21 May 2010 06:24:39 -0500, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: I have an HP machine that won't boot with its CPU in it (boots to three long beeps and then one long continuous beep.) It has a ADA4200IAA5CU in it http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon%2064%20X2%204200+%20-%2 0ADA4200IAA5CU%20%28ADA4200CUBOX%29.html When I put in another CPU ADA5600IAA6CZ http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon%2064%20X2%205600+%20-%2 0ADA5600IAA6CZ%20%28ADA5600CZBOX%29.html It boots fine. So one would assume, bad CPU. But when I move this CPU to a test motherboard, the machine boots fine. Any ideas? T I've had experience of several bad CPU. Having said that, and in view of the tests that the OP has done, BIOS settings are the first place to check. The other is the CPU psu itself. I've seen bad capacitors cause the psu to shut down on heavy load but supply power just fine to a lighter load, ie a CPU that draws less power. The other suggestion I would make is to check the BIOS beep codes to see what the beep code means. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] File Transfer Rates over Shared Network
On Thursday 13 May 2010 13:41:34 Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Ok...then this makes perfect sense. I guess I got confused as before I had 1 Gbps adapters on the PCs, but a router with a 10/100 Mbps switch. Everything was bottlenecked to the router's speed. But now the router is jacked! Start at the Wan. If the data rate coming into the modem is 8Mbs (1MBs) then the maximum data rate out cannot be greater than that irrespective of the network card speed. So a router with 10/100 Mbs transfer rate into Ethernet ports should max out at about 8Mbs. The data transfer rate between two computers on the same network will be as fast as the slowest network cards in the machines. That is assuming that the computer can feed the network cards with data such that the card can achieve its maximum transfer rate. So if two computers have 10/100/1000 network cards in them and they were connected directly together, then you should see 800Mbs or so data rates. But if you connect them via a 10/100 switch then the maximum data rate will be limited by the speed of the switch. Also you have to take into account having more than two computers connected to the same network. Since the network maximum speed is also limited by the collision detection mechanism used to prevent more than one device talking at any one time. Wireless communication speed is limited by the same rules in addition to limits imposed by signal strength and other wireless networks in the vicinity. I did have a link to a really good tutorial from Cisco that explained networks and traffic in much greater detail, but I'm blessed if I can find it. HTH. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Open question?
On Thursday 13 May 2010 00:24:52 DSinc wrote: Is it fair for me to NOW believe that the majority of this LIST is now actively using WIFI for their internal home LANs? No. I do not wish to start a firestorm with those that use both! The basic question is about the use of WIFI... :) (Are there many of us old fools still using only wired CAT5/6 LANs?) Just wondering? Best, Duncan Lets put it this way... I can't sit outside your place and hijack your wired lan. ;-) -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] 1000 Mbps vs 100 Mpbs????
On Saturday 08 May 2010 18:23:39 Anthony Q. Martin wrote: I'm using a linksys wrt54g with a wsb24 booster. My mothers claim to do 1000 Mbps yet on file transfers I only get like 11 MB/s which is more like 100Mpbs/8 = 12.5 MB/s. If my wired network is running at 1000 Mbps shouldn't I bet getting around 125 MB/s file transfers over the wired network? What gives? Your speeds will only be as fast as the slowest link in the chain. If I recall the wrt54g is only 10/100 Mbs on the Ethernet ports. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Network issue
On Wednesday 28 April 2010 22:21:22 maccrawj wrote: Gaffer was talking about a destination IP not the gateway, IP, DNS values. If the WD has ability to access local media shares by IP then that would fit the test Gaffer means (I think). Yes ! If he can access by IP but not by name, that would confirm that his DNS was not getting propagated to the last switch in the chain. That would explain why the TV stuff wasn't being resolved. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] VPN connection seals computer off from LAN
On Monday 26 April 2010 15:14:56 Brian Weeden wrote: I even deleted and re-created the VPN connection using the same settings on both machines. This just got even weirder - I rebooted the machine, and now it works fine. I guess we just chalk this up to a Windows feature. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US Something changed settings and waited for a restart ! -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Network issue
On Monday 26 April 2010 18:26:55 Winterlight wrote: At 02:44 AM 4/26/2010, you wrote: Well then all resources are localized per subnet, thus should not be an issue. This assuming you have linked downstream routers via their WAN ports to LAN ports on the upstream router I am using the WAN ports to LAN ports, and are relaxing downstream routers' firewall rules to allow traffic in/out their WAN ports to the main SubnetA which in turn serves as gateway to the Internet. but I have no setting for adjusting the Firewalls in these older routers, other then on with DHCP or off, and of course port forwarding which is probably my next thing to try. thanks w Earlier you said Invalid DNS name Please check DNS settings which implies that whatever made a request for DNS services wasn't able to to get a valid NAME for the server. Try making a request directly, say 64.233.169.93 and see what it returns. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Network issue
On Monday 26 April 2010 21:15:17 Winterlight wrote: Try making a request directly, say 64.233.169.93 and see what it returns. By this, if you mean manually inputting the DNS numbers then I did do that on the TV but it didn't help m What I was trying to find out was whether the machine could resolve an address without using DNS. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Network issue
On Sunday 25 April 2010 08:31:16 John R Steinbruner wrote: What about that 3 switch or 3 hub limit for an Ethernet connection? What switch limit ? -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] (no subject)
On Sunday 25 April 2010 07:05:52 maccrawj wrote: Spam? Virus? Seems like an odd post! On 4/24/2010 7:05 PM, al wrote: http://gedebeq.tripod.com/ Viagra, Sex Pills, Spam + Avoid like the plague ! Someone has had his Email A/C compromised. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Network issue
On Friday 23 April 2010 23:33:50 Winterlight wrote: OK, now I have replaced that router = Linksys WG54 with another Linksys WG54 that I updated the firmware on and checked it out as working well. Then I set it up for my Network = DHCP at defaults 192.168.1.1, disabled wireless completely, gave it a password and plugged it into my network. Everything works great ... except for the TV devices. Same issue. Invalid DNS name Please check DNS settings Could it be that you are double NATing ! -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Problems with HP Proliant DL140
Hi James, On Thursday 08 April 2010 04:22:41 James Maki wrote: I purchased a refurbished HP Blade server, Proliant DL140 with dual 3.06 GHz Xeon CPUs. It worked just fine and I was able to install Windows Server 2008. I had a slim format HP laptop DVD I was going to utilize, but the interface was different. In addition, the server was LOAD! So I decided to move the server to a different case. I removed the motherboard and placed in a full tower Antec case and purchased 2 3U heatpipe equipped heatsinks. When I try to start the server now, the power light comes on for several seconds and then shuts down again. The system does not have a speaker so I don't know if I am getting any beep codes. The only things connected to the motherboard are the two cpus and power connectors and original power switch. Any ideas on how to trouble shoot this situation? The original cpu heatsink mounting hardware connected directly to the case bottom. The new heatsinks in the new case required a backplate. Otherwise, it seems I have everything connected in the same way as it was in the original blade server case. Any hints or suggestions are most welcome. Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net Check that the Antec PSU has the same pin connections as the one in the server case. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Old Floppy Drives-Closed
Replying to myself... On Wednesday 07 April 2010 19:59:06 Gaffer wrote: On Wednesday 07 April 2010 03:41:50 gibney wrote: I'd still like to hear if anyone runs across such a thing in a 5 1/4 :) Certainly not commercially. I've never seen one. Hacking the wiring is quite easy. A five minute job ! Whether or not the USB interface recognises the drive as a 1.2Mb/360K/180K/120K/100K would have to be tested. I found time to do a quick test today... Yes a 1.2 Mb Floppy drive is correctly recognised via a USB/Floppy interface. I didn't get chance to actually test a disk read/write, but it showed up as a 1.2Mb floppy. YMMV. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Problems with HP Proliant DL140
Hi Jim, On Thursday 08 April 2010 21:23:27 James Maki wrote: Reconnected to the original power supply with the same results -- the system will not boot. Found out it is a failsafe for the fans not being connected. Thanks, Jim Glad you found the problem. I had visions of the same trick that Dell used to do with the PSU. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Problems with HP Proliant DL140
Hi Jim, On Thursday 08 April 2010 21:22:01 James Maki wrote: I was worried about that potential, so I moved the motherboard back to the original case. Hooked up the power supply and switch and still did not boot. I added back the fans and found that it will only boot if 1 fan in each bank is connected (There are a total of 5 fans, 2 for each CPU and on for other corridor of the blade server). These fans have 5 pin connectors. Is there a way to fool the motherboard into thinking I have the fans connected? I am checking the web for potential answers. Thanks for the feedback. Jim You need the pinouts for both original and new fans. If the new fans are only three wire you may need to provide a jumper to provide feedback to the sense pin on the mainboard. If both original and new fans are four wire then its just a matter of getting the connections the right way round. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Old Floppy Drives-Closed
On Wednesday 07 April 2010 03:41:50 gibney wrote: I'd still like to hear if anyone runs across such a thing in a 5 1/4 :) Certainly not commercially. I've never seen one. Hacking the wiring is quite easy. A five minute job ! Whether or not the USB interface recognises the drive as a 1.2Mb/360K/180K/120K/100K would have to be tested. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Old Floppy Drives
On Wednesday 07 April 2010 09:21:43 gibney wrote: I know. I've been hanging on to parts until someday, I'll try to network the an old box with 5 1/4 and recover my dad's files from old disks. I was hopeful when this thread popped up. Most if not all machines that support a 3.5 floppy drive should support a 5.25 floppy drive. All you need is an old style cable with both connector types on it... And a 5.25 drive, preferably 1.2Mb, if you can find a working one. Just for information: The heads form microscopic rusting while they are stood for long periods of time. Good for trashing the oxide layer on the first disk that you put into it. So if the disks have precious data on them, don't put them into the drive without giving the drive a few disks to chew up first. Sometimes the drives will clean themselves, but its worth testing with a few scrappers. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
Re: [H] Acer P244W 24 Monitor - Looking for WinXP .inf Driver
On Sunday 21 March 2010 19:29:18 Michael Resnick wrote: It doesn't bother me that XP identifies the monitor as Default Monitor. What I'm trying to do is stretch my screen image to fill the monitor and I'm missing the rightmost inch. Thanks again, Mike Resnick What you are describing is potentially a fault in the display panel itself, where the pixels from the right edge of the panel are dead. This can be caused by a failure in the chip driving the vertical rows of those pixels. I suspect that if you use Auto Adjust you loose the right most inch of the display. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk
