Re: [MBZ] OT: Wheaton Van Lines

2007-08-25 Thread Zoltan Finks
I agree that if you are situationally capable - don't even bring any moving company into the mix. We all need to jettison a lot of stuff, don't we? I have on a couple of moves left some things behind and taken only what I could fit inside my trusty car. But as in so many other areas, marriage

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Can pickup my neighbors broadband from the driveway by the house with a laptop, but can't pick it up by the shop which is about 200 ft behind the house where I would like to. Thought about buying a TVDirect reflector from a used store and mounting a USB Linksys remote in it in place of the

Re: [MBZ] Gasket paper WAS Motorcycle success

2007-08-25 Thread archer
The ball end of a small ball-peen hammer works well in cutting gaskets as long as you use many light hammer blows around the edges and in the holes. On heavy gasket material I only mark it with the hammer and then cut it with a razor knife and snips. Gerry - Original Message - From:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Motorcycle success

2007-08-25 Thread archer
- Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On that one I know the bolts will break when I pull the seat Kroil! Craig --- Tried Aerokroil, Tal-5, WD-40, Marvel Mystery Oil, heat, and a couple of

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread LWB250
A buddy of mine at work has a summer home on Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan. The closest access point is the public library, a straight shot across nearly 3/8 of a mile of open water. He used a satellite dish and a Linksys repeater to get a signal. Says it works great, and the best part is that

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but the big dishes have gotten scarce. Thanks, Gerry - - Original Message - From: LWB250

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread LWB250
I dropped him a note. I'll post his info here when I get it. Dan --- archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but the big dishes have gotten scarce.

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Thanks, Dan. Gerry - - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] I dropped him a note. I'll post his info here when I get it. Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Thanks, Dan. Gerry - - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] I dropped him a note. I'll post his info here when I get it. Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Thanks, Dan. Gerry - - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] I dropped him a note. I'll post his info here when I get it. Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Luther
You will need a wireless bridge. Then, for the connection to your shop, connect another wireless router to the bridge. You will have to configure the bridge with a computer attached to it, then add the second router. There are standalone bridges, or routers with bridge capabilities (USR

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Luther
Bridge mode is used to connect two isolated networks wirelessly. If this feature is enabled, wireless clients will not be able to connect to the Wireless MAXg Router. Bridging is used if you are trying to connect two networks or two groups of wired clients, each with its own Wireless MAXg

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Mitch Haley
archer wrote: It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but the big dishes have gotten scarce. What about the mid-size dishes? I've got a Channel Master C-band dish (it was one way

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Allan Streib
I use B because it works more reliably with various OSes and is fast enough for me (i.e. faster than my broadband connection). Allan Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: do you know why i'm on B though? it's something that i've thought of asking you guys now for 2 years, but have always been

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread LWB250
The Apple AirPort has done bridging since it was introduced. You could also use an AirPort Express to do it, too. MacDan --- Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You will need a wireless bridge. Then, for the connection to your shop, connect another wireless router to the bridge. You will

Re: [MBZ] OT: Motorcycle success

2007-08-25 Thread Rick Knoble
Tried Aerokroil, Tal-5, WD-40, Marvel Mystery Oil, heat, and a couple of others I've forgotten on a large and very rusty nut with no success. Finally used something called Rust Eater from Autozone. Each time I applied it more dissolved rust would come out. After many applications the nut

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Luther
Here's what I made. http://www.gulseth.net/wifi/index.html Luther On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:17:11 -0500, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: archer wrote: It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Luther
Sure, if you want to pay the premium that Apple products command. Luther On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:44:18 -0500, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Apple AirPort has done bridging since it was introduced. You could also use an AirPort Express to do it, too. MacDan -- Luther KB5QHU

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Thanks, Luther, that looks like a good possibility if the dish doesn't pick up the signal from the shop. Gerry - Original Message - From: Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] You will need a wireless bridge. Then, for the connection to your shop,

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Gary Hurst
not quite. here is the logic. i presume i have a finite amount of signal from comcast. i want to run many computers on that signal, basically having a computer in every room of the house. if i used a G system, each computer would suck more signal than if i use a B system. so to be able to add

Re: [MBZ] OT: Motorcycle success

2007-08-25 Thread Curt Raymond
I could put a cup of Kroil on those bolts every night for the rest of my life, they're going to break. Idiot PO installed them upside down so the threaded part lives right above the track and gets snow thrown on it all the time. Its covered from the sun so it stays wet. They do that so the

Re: [MBZ] OT, the good, the bad, the ugly?

2007-08-25 Thread Curt Raymond
I heard a remix on a pop station the other day. Interesting and that theme does tend to stick in my head... -Curt Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:54:05 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] OT, the good, the bad, the ugly? To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] ditching stuff (was Re: OT:PODS)

2007-08-25 Thread Curt Raymond
I had a job offer in Barbados once. My plan was to sell 90% of what I owned. Why not? None of my electric appliances would have worked correctly, my TV was the wrong format, same with VCR and DVD. I'd already scoped out a little house I could rent reasonably cheaply about 100 yards from the

Re: [MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines)

2007-08-25 Thread Curt Raymond
5 nights at Motel 6 is going to be something like $250 (assuming you can find cheap hotels). Food is going to be something like $40/day unless you make sandwiches so another $200. Its still going to be cheaper with the Uhaul but I'm not sure I'd do it... Although we used Uhaul last year to

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Airport Express looks like it plugs into a 110v socket? - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Apple AirPort has done bridging since it was introduced. You could also use an AirPort Express to do it, too. MacDan --- Luther

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Clever! Is that a special curve? Looks like a plywood base plus aluminum valley reflector? Gerry --- - Original Message - From: Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's what I made. http://www.gulseth.net/wifi/index.html Luther archer wrote: It

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Luther
Parabolic shape with the antenna at the focal point. I'm using the same shape for my solar veg oil heater. Luther On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:10:27 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clever! Is that a special curve? Looks like a plywood base plus aluminum valley reflector? Gerry

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread LWB250
Sure does. It also has Ethernet , USB and audio jacks. Dan --- archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Airport Express looks like it plugs into a 110v socket? - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Apple AirPort has done

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Got a picture of the veg oil heater? Gerry Parabolic shape with the antenna at the focal point. I'm using the same shape for my solar veg oil heater. Luther On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:10:27 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clever! Is

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread LWB250
The computers don't suck signals or bandwidth, for that matter. They only create traffic on the network when there is input or output on the network port. There are packets that are used to ping the access point from time to time, but they are pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread LWB250
True, but I've had Linksys, Motorola, Cisco and others and they were a PITA when it came to configuring and setup. (I'm a net admin at work, so I've got a *little* bit of experience doing this.) Apple's stuff is a breeze to set up and configure compared to them. Right now you can buy refurb

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Luther
http://www.gulseth.net/solar/ Luther On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:36:29 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Got a picture of the veg oil heater? Gerry Parabolic shape with the antenna at the focal point. I'm using the same shape for my

Re: [MBZ] OT Waxing/Polishing Car

2007-08-25 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 8/24/2007 5:05:30 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: polishit your bad! Jim Friesen Phoenix AZ 79 300SD, 267 K miles 98 ML 320, 151 K miles ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at

Re: [MBZ] What a waste.

2007-08-25 Thread Robert Rentfro
I saw that clown on one of those goofy show on TV. He needs to be analyzed...he ain't hooked up right. Bob R. '77 300D whose only pen is in the glove box. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Booher Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:51 PM

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Jim Cathey
i presume i have a finite amount of signal from comcast. i want to run many computers on that signal, basically having a computer in every room of the house. if i used a G system, each computer would suck more signal than if i use a B system. so to be able to add more computers

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Ed Booher
On 8/25/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but the big dishes have gotten scarce. Thanks, Gerry The small dish works better than 200' for direct

Re: [MBZ] ditching stuff (was Re: OT:PODS)

2007-08-25 Thread LarryT
Hi Curt, You wroteplan was to sell 90% of what I owned I've always loved sailing and my dream was to sail away and spend my life in the Carribbean or South Pacific. One quote from a famous sailor said something to the effect of I never realized I needed so little to be happy. My

Re: [MBZ] OT Waxing/Polishing Car

2007-08-25 Thread LarryT
Thx Jim, Just what I need to see - my obscene typo's! ;-) Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
On 8/25/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but the big dishes have gotten scarce. Thanks, Gerry The small dish works better than 200' for direct

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
On 8/25/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but the big dishes have gotten scarce. Thanks, Gerry The small dish works better than 200' for direct

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
So you mount it east-west and change the tilt according to the time of year. Should work well. Gerry http://www.gulseth.net/solar/ Luther On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:36:29 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Got a picture of the veg oil heater? Gerry

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread archer
On 8/25/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the small DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used stores but the big dishes have gotten scarce. Thanks, Gerry The small dish works better than 200' for direct

Re: [MBZ] O/T Router

2007-08-25 Thread Luther
Negative. It will be sloped N/S. Only gravity flow to allow any vapor to travel up away from clean warm product. It will also be used to reclaim methanol. Luther On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:28:58 -0500, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So you mount it east-west and change the tilt according to

Re: [MBZ] Airport Express

2007-08-25 Thread RELNGSON
Airport Express looks like it plugs into a 110v socket? That's all. Plug your printer into it plus the cable from the cable modem. No configuring at all unless you want to make your network secure. RLE ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at

Re: [MBZ] Airport Express

2007-08-25 Thread Ed Booher
On 8/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's all. Plug your printer into it plus the cable from the cable modem. No configuring at all unless you want to make your network secure. and you do want to make your network secure. -- Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study

Re: [MBZ] Airport Express

2007-08-25 Thread archer
Airport Express looks like it plugs into a 110v socket? That's all. Plug your printer into it plus the cable from the cable modem. No configuring at all unless you want to make your network secure. RLE - Interesting. If I didn't have several Linksys