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    Gmail filtering and forwarding...

    I haven't looked into this just yet but I do know Gmail has some very good filtering options and was wondering if anyone had any insight or ideas how I would do something like this. I would like to filter all emails from a certain address that usually come with a body of text and an attachment...
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    New Rack Comparison/Opinion

    I need a new rack to house my home lab and found two options and am looking for an opinion. I will be housing 4 x Cisco 2821 (8U) 4 x 3560/3750 switches (4U) 3 x 1800's (3U) -possibly a Misc. shelf or two (unknown at this time) I count at least 15U without any shelves or other items...
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    Silent Mid Range Video Cards

    I've been mulling over getting a new video card similar to the ASUS Stryx 960 as I've read it doesn't even spin up the fans until its taxed. I've also heard on near silent systems that it can start to whine (electronic noises or coil whine) If there is anything that I hate more than fan...
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    FT/FS: Cisco ASA5505

    I have a USED Cisco ASA5505. Security Plus License, 20 VLANS, 50 Inside Hosts. The usual. I have provisioned it with an extra AnyConnect for Mobile VPN license as well. It is running ASA 8.4 and can be upgraded to the latest one, has 1 GB RAM ciscoasa# sh ver Cisco Adaptive Security...
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    HP 1910 series switch

    Does anyone have any experience with the HP 1910 series switches? I'm considering getting the 1910-8G PoE+ (65W) for home and the big issues are advanced layer 2/3 features such as VLANs and SNMP and how quiet they are. I believe they are re branded 3COM, has anyone had any issues with...
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    Practical Real World Network Lab problems

    Hey fellow network-ers, I'm looking for mostly free (but paid is fine too) network labs. I'm sick of doing questions studying for my CCNA and I'd like to see if anyone knows of any resources. For example I don't want to choose from a list of multiple choice questions such as what a VLAN is, what...
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    OpenGear OOB modem issues...

    Our (larger) company decided to get a bunch of OpenGear ACM5003-M OOB analog modem based console servers and we've run into a snag... When dialing into most of North America(From within NA), we have no issues...When dialing into them anywhere below Mexico and Latin America we cannot get the...
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    Best network differntial backup/imaging software...

    Hey guys I was wondering about moving over to an automated backup system and I'm hoping I got this in the right section(Storage perhaps? this is Network related :P ) I want some opinions on software that will: -Run on my computers -Do a network backup to a simple SMB fileshare that is...
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    WTB: Xeon X3440 or equiv. Socket 1156

    Hi all, I'd like to buy a 1156 based Xeon for my new ESXi build, anything that has 4 cores would be great, the X3440 would be PERFECT, I'm willing to pay around $250 or so if possible, if not just name your price!
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    FS: CORSAIR HX750W PSU, ASUS P7P55D-E PRO BRAND NEW

    This is PRICED TO SELL, need some emergency New Years cash :D BOTH ITEMS ARE BRAND NEW AND NEVER USED. Pictures can be had on request. All prices are OBO! ntba1 feedback on ebay
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    Best data recovery places you've used?

    I've been sitting on a dead 160 GB WD drive that I have TONS of data on that I need recovered, one day the board on the bottom just popped and gave out (ironically) during a data transfer, which I managed to get SOME of the files off but not all. I've looked into replacing the controller...
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    FS/FT: Blackberry Playbook

    Hi All, For Sale/For Trade today is a lightly used 16GB Blackberry Playbook in great condition! I'm willing to trade it for anything you might offer for it that is equal to its value (mostly computer equipment such as a shiny new SSD or Video card or perhaps to cut the cost of some hefty...
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    Cisco routers for home production use?

    The thought randomly crossed my mind, has anyone here used a more advanced cisco router for their main internet/production setup at Home? Something like a 2621XM with a home DSL connection? Any disadvantages to running an older IOS/not-latest-cisco-router in such an environment? Any...
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    FS: Multiple items, MUST GO. CHEAP.

    I have tried many times to sell a few items with no luck, maybe such low prices might entice some more people. I need some more money before the Canadian iPhone release, and to clean out my very messy work area. FOR SALE: -12" 1.2Ghz iBook G4, 512MB RAM 30GB HD APX ASKING $175...
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    FS: iBook G4 12" 512 MB RAM 40GB APX $200

    I have for sale a good condition 12" iBook G4 that has served me well over the last year or two. I bought it on eBay for about 350 USD and now am selling it for $200 USD + Shipping ($40 anywhere in continental US and Canada) The iBook has: 1.2 Ghz PowerPC G4 512 MB RAM 40 GB HD 32 MB...
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    Windows 7 triple monitor woes

    So I just finished installing windows 7 rtm and am having a nightmare of a time with it. I've used the RC with no problem and I am on antiquated hardware but the RC worked fine when I had dual mons. Now that I bought a PCI based HD2400 along with my x800xl I can't seem to get 7 to work right...
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    New cards for triple monitors?

    I just bought myself 3 new HP LP1965 19" monitors, and they are AMAZING :) <endbrag> My old ATI X800XL fan also decided to crap out and make a ton of noise right after I bought them, so it is time for a new video card, currently I'm running the noisy X800 and an old PCI vid card that can't...
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    WTB/WTT: Fileserver Equip, Mobo, proc etc...

    I'm currently using the EMC Centera in my sig right now and it's working fine for what I need but it is WAY too loud to keep running, So I'm looking for a new (read: possibly old) motherboard, or cheap motherboard/cpu combo. I currently have the following to use: a LGA775 P4 520 with 1 GB...
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    PERC 2DC Problems?

    I took out the Perc 2 DC RAID controller card from my poweredge and I stripped out my drives as well (2 Seagate U160 ST318404LC 10K RPM SCA Drives) and popped them into my old P3 computer in RAID 0 for a small speed boost. Now the problem is these are U160 Drives, and the PERC card can do...
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    Maximum price for an Opteron 185

    I'm looking to upgrade my older build, I found some second hand Opteron 185's and I'm wondering what a good price would be to pay for them without paying so much that it doesn't become worth it. $200? $250 max? I realize that 939 is a dead platform and please don't start on the "just go the...
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    Moving objects in arrays

    If I have a character array of something like this in C++: char letter[0] = 'a'; char letter[1] = 'b'; char letter[2] = 'c'; char letter[3] = 'd'; How would I go about moving the letter d from letter[3] to letter[0] I tried doing something like: letter[0] = letter[3]...
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    Audio Software?

    I'm looking for some music creation software for windows, I REALLY like Garageband for my Mac, but it's not right for me I guess, and using it on my iBook isn't cutting it. So I need to know is there any similer software for Windows, that has a nice instrument library, that can be used simply at...
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    Network folder Sync?

    Well my question starts out with me buying my new storage server, now that I have 1.2 TB of storage I would like to do some basic backups and things of that sort. One thing I would REALLY like to do is set up some sort of folder synchronization. I have one folder on my main computer that holds...
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    Centera SN3 HELP!

    A couple of weeks ago I found an AWESOME deal on something I haven't used before, An EMC Centera SN3 Storage Server, P4 Prescott @ 2.8 Ghz, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM, 4 x 320 GB SATA150 Drives...Basically something amazing for about 400 bucks. I asked in the networking forum for any details on it a...
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    EMC Centera SN3

    I'm about to get an EMC Cenera SN3 storage server for a pretty good price and I was wondering if anyone has had either any experience with them or if someone can point me in the right direction to a manual for one. I've had no luck on EMC's site and google hasn't turned up anything useful...
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    Gaming Centre Router

    I have a friend who owns a small gaming centre here in my city, He's using a simple WRT54G router with DD-WRT on a 16Mb Cable Connection. He has about 12 PC's that need to be connected to the internet for gaming and other gaming centre type things. Recently he's been having problems with the...
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    New forum section?

    I've noticed that this forum might be missing a critical section for some really [H]ard people out there. I propose an "Other hardware/Software" section that would deal with other types of hardware such as Embedded systems, Other Architectures (Alpha, MIPS, PA-RISC, etc), and other types of...
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    Cisco 2514

    I just got my cisco 2514 off ebay and I thought I was going to get a serial console cable, but in fact it was a 10 foot Serial DTE cable. So now I have to go make myself a cisco console cable:( But now I am wondering what is this cable used for? Is it to connect to other routers or even...
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    Cisco Information

    Hi guys I've been getting interested with getting some cheap cisco routers to play with, nothing fancy just for toying with I'm not thinking of going for CCIE or anything but I just wanted a general intro to what cisco routers are and what they do? Would there possibly be any web links you...
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    Keyboard/Mouse Question

    Well I'm in need of a wireless keyboard and mouse combo. I bought a Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 300 in hopes of it being what I need. It was and wasn't. For my HTPC project I need a wireless Keyboard/Mouse combo that will work at around 10-12 feet away. Currently the LX 300 works fine when I...
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    Noise Driving me to insanity!

    Ok guys I'm going to give as much detail as I can here so someone can truly help me out. I've had my computer which I built for about a year now and I can't take the noise anymore! I have an A8N-E motherboard with a 3500+ stock heatsink and an Antec Smartpower 2.0 500W modular PSU. Those are...
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    Antec PSU Problems

    Ok heres my story. The PSU I had in my main computer (see specs in sig) was an Antec 450W Smartpower 2.0, and for the 11 or so months that I had it it performed amazingly for my needs. Now about a month ago it started to make a massive grinding noise so I RMA'ed it through a local shop where I...
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    New Laser Printer

    Hello I was just wondering are there any Laser printers that are not too expensive (MAX $1000) that are specifically for photo printing and even if there are none in that price range could someone point some out for me. I was able to find a Lexmark C520n for $600 Canadian with colour printing...
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    New Laptop

    Hello Guys I am looking for a new laptop with certain things. I'm looking for a laptop from a good manufacturer with good battery life, modest amount of RAM (256-512 or greater), minimum 40 GB drive (5400 rpm or greater), NOT a Celeron or Sempron something like Centrino/Pentium M or Turion. It...
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    Microphone problem with ASUS A8N-E

    Hey guys I hope someone can help me with my problem. I have an ASUS A8N-E Motherboard with the latest drivers and updates running XP with SP2. This motherboard has been running great except for two minior audio problems I am having.The first one is this: my microphone has an On/Off switch and...
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