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1) Yes 2) A straight through network cable will suffice 3) CAT5e supports gigabit speeds, so it you already have Cat5e cables, you can use them. If you are purchasing new cables anyway, just purchase CAT6. The cost difference is minimal.

As someone mentioned, the 2500 or 2600 series routers will do just as well. They also tend to be a bit cheaper on ebay as well. The newer wireless routers (800 series) are probably a more expensive starting off point. They would probably be a better choice as your knowledge of configuring...

Items located in SE Pennsylvania for anyone interested in saving on shipping and picking these up. Dell Poweredge 2550 (2U): Price: $100 + Shipping 2x1GB ECC Memory 2x18GB SCSI drives 2x74GB SCSI drives Dell/PERC RAID Controller Power cables included. Has a CD-Rom and floppy drive...

APC EMUs (Environmental Monitoring Units) will do that. They are expensive when new, but you might be able to find a used one.

IIRC some of those 108Mb routers just run to seperate 54Mb networks and combine them for a theoretical 108Mb maximum. True speed will be dependent on many factors including your distance from the router and any obstructions (walls, etc) that may be in the way.

How long have you had the router and how long has it been doing this? I have found several wireless routers and access points that do this. I have always chalked it up to crappy hardware.

During a network upgrade I unplugged the WAN feed going into one of our core switches. It wasn't too bad since there was only one other IT guy that was RDPed into a server to shut it down, but the network guys looked at me like I was an idiot! In my defense the WAN feed was the same color cable...

You are using the Xbox 360 wired controller? That works fine, but other controllers that look excatly like the 360 controller (Like the Logitech Chillstream) do not work in some games even though they are detected as the same controller.

I usually use the KB & Mouse as well. I use the controller for racing games as well as when I want to sit in bed and play a game. It's not really a matter of accuracy (I stink either way :)), it's just being about to move away from my desk.

My GF ordered a laptop from them on Thanksgiving. I think she had it a few weeks later. They may have been inundated with orders for the holiday season.

Do you have it setup to dump when it crashes? If so, use the XP support tools to read the mini dump files. Sometimes that will point to another driver that is causing problems.

Cell phone service? Sprint has an early termination fee. Sometimes they will waive it if you have had the service for less then a certain amount of time (only some providers will give you this trial period). If you are unhappy and willing to pay the termination fee, then just pay it and move...

The Xbox 360 wired controller works. I'm not sure what the difference is, since Windows detects the Chillstream as an Xbox 360 Controller as well.

No dice. The more I read the more I was pushed towards the conclusion that only the Xbox 360 wired controller will work in certain games. Logitech conformed to some universal button mapping when they created the chillstream (which looks exactly like the Xbox 360 controller). The problem is, not...

Are you open to other operating systems? I just upgraded my file server using 5 X 500GB drives in a hot swap enclosure. It uses openSUSE with a PCI 1x SATA II controller (SIL 3132 Based) and a single 1-in 5-out SIL 3132 based port multiplier. All of this runs on an Athlon 300+ with openSUSE...