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    Forget how to share files from ony one computer to another on a network.

    You use ftp. install on one side as a server, on the other side as a client, and you're good to go. ( filezilla ) Now, you would like to secure the ftp channel if you transmit some sensitive data ( bad porn, financial details, etc ).
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    I feel a lot smarter now

    Ok, so, here's the deal. A friend gave me a Christmas present, Syberia 1. Installed, played, finished. Boy, am i glad that i played this game. Wonder how i didn't noticed it till now. Nice graphics, pretty simple puzzles, good story, can't wait to play the sequel. There was though a puzzle...
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    #1 Reason to go with eyefinity instead of a single 30"

    Oh my, you have a strong woman there. I hope that domestic violence is not present in your home and she's not beating you. Jokes aside, you'll see in time some benefits for multi-monitor display ( extended fov in shooters; etc )
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    Building a home network from the ground up

    My mind must have malfunctioned when i wrote that. L2 forwards by mac
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    Router won't register with the pppoe server

    Thanks, Merry Christmas to you too. I connected to the ISP successfully using three machines: two pc's and another router. The problem was in the router. In a nerd rage, i tried to install another firmware. That bricked my router ( noob 0 - router 1 ). Not all is lost, as i can still fix the...
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    Router won't register with the pppoe server

    There is one router ( SWR54BGA ), wan interface functional ( connected as a dhcp client to the lan interface of another router , packets are forwarded). When i connect the wan interface to the isp line, and provide the pppoe login details ,it won't work. When i try to connect manually to the...
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    Building a home network from the ground up

    ++1 With a layer 2 switch, you will be able to create vlans just fine. You are interested to assign machines to the vlan by port or by mac. A layer 3 switch will forward the trafic by looking at the mac. Also, a l3 switch can act as a dhcp server, relay, it have a routing engine -> can...
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    Can't VNC, am i getting blocked/filtered by Comcast?

    VNC over ssh? try to run vnc with an unasigned port ( ex: 22979 ). Maybe this will do.
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    Can't connect to router

    Yes. Dunno, maybe startup-config was stored on the flash memory, and force restarting the router didn't erased it? If i'm telling IT blasphemy sorry, my networking skills are not that sharp.
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    Can't connect to router

    Bingo, systems are online. I did a hard reset as you told, and waited for the ip. Than, the self assigned ip kicked in ( 169. ). Didn't worked. So the router would not want to lease the ip's. The default ip of the router is 192.168.16.1 ( what noob of me not to read the router's manual. To have...
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    Can't connect to router

    I have a router ( SWR54BGA ) connnected to a machine using a simple patch cable. On the machine is installed windows 7 ult, automatic ipv4 and automatic ipv6 settings on the lan card. When connected to the router, the ipv4 is 169.254.x.x /16 and the ipv6 is a realy long string of numbers (...
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    How easy/hard hard is it for someone to hack into a laptop on a public network?

    If i remember well, using ubuntu without any special setting ( all default ) could allow you to see files from an ms machine that is running without user authentication( both machines on the same lan ). I don't know if that's the case when both clients are fed by the same AP ( my netwoking is a...
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    MS security essentials, good or trash?

    +1 for the MSE I used it from the beginning ( beta, early days ) and it's a nice piece of software. It's " free ", it won't pop up every 2 minutes showing pro advertising or other craps, and it's rather effective. If you are unsure about it's detection rate, pair it with mbam, and you're done...
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    Gigabyte Holiday [H] Give-Away!!!

    I want that piece of hardware because i heard it's great at tessellation and it can even beat an HD 6970. In my hands it could become a great weapon to tackle the newest games. ( btw, what a motherboard is? ) Also, don't pick them, i'm smarter.
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    Mobo Fried?

    Ok, start psu with green/black trick. Take a multimeter, check the voltage ( 5red, 3.3orange,12yellow ). If you don't have an measurement tool, take apart the power source, see if it's something baked in there. If this passes the inspection, it's a mb issue. Remove the mb from the case, look...
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