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I just got a Seagate Barracuda 7200.11. Popped it in, and Windows recognizes it at only 465 gigs. So I updated my bios, which didn't fix the issue. Tried gparted and it also displays the drive as 465 gigs. I have a GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 if that helps. Any ideas? TIA!

Are there any programs/configurations that would allow me to specify which network connection different applications use to access the internet? Such as, I want Firefox to use Network Connection 1 but Outlook to use Network Connection 2? I would like to be able to do this in a Windows...

I have a dedicated Cisco router, but I would also like to use ClarkConnect for its QoS functions. (Yes, i know my router could do it, but its too complicated for me) I want the Cisco router to still be used as my main router and just put the ClarkConnect box between the LAN and my Cisco...

I have seen switches that are the size of wall plates and fit in an exisiting hole where a wall plate used to be. Does anyone know where to find them? I need to upgrade a wallplate to have 2 RJ45 jacks instead of just one and cannot run another cable. Adam

I need a software package that does realtime network monitoring. I want something that will show me who's using the bandwidth on my network and where its going. Doesn't matter if its for *nix or Windows, I can do both. It would be great if it supported Cisco Netflow, but it doesn't HAVE to...

I have a server that has quite a few users with quite a few folders on a seperate drive. The folders are user folders and have the permissions and disk quotas setup perfectly. I need to format the computer but I really don't want to go through and add all the users, setup the permissions and...

I am having serious issues w/ my ISP. There network is CONSTANTLY going down and they advertise "dedicated internet access." I was wondering if anyone knows of a program that will keep track of the uptime of my ISP? Something I could install on my computer to ping a website every 10 seconds...

I am looking for a layer three switch with a minimum of 24 ports and 10/00. It needs to support VLANs and basic rate limiting on a per port basis. I have looked at Cisco Catalysts and they are VERY expensive. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd like to keep it under $500 if at all...

I'm looking at buying a Cisco Catalyst 5500 switch but i have a few questions. 1. What does the supervisor module do? 2. What is a recommended amount of NVRAM, DRAM, and Flash for a network of 50 users? 3. Does the 5500 support QoS on a per port basis? Thanks, Adam

What is everyone's favorite webhost? Hopefully catering towards commercial customers. Server needs to support php, MySQL, and have shell access. Competitive prices also please. Thanks, Adam

Does anyone know of a way to limit amount of prints to a network printer by IP address? I haven't bought a printer yet, but would like to only allow each person to printer 200 pages per month and I think limiting by IP address would be easiest. Any suggestions? Adam

I use my server as a DNS server and I was wondering if there was a way to have www.my_domain.com forwarded to 192.168.1.2 for all the computers inside the network? Is it adding a CNAME (Alias) or a host (A)? Or is that way off? Thanks, Adam

I have a server on my network that I am using for a fileserver, but also webserving. When I type http://192.168.1.2 in IE, everything works perfectly. But as soon as I try to type in the external IP address, it asks me for a username and password. I have a domain name pointing to my external...

Mods, when is the search function going to be re-implemented? Thanks for your time, Adam

I am looking to get VPN to connect from my school to an outside VPN server. Are there such services that I can pay a monthly fee to do something like this? I have no desire to buy any hardware, just install software to allow me to 'dial in' to the VPN server and have all traffic encrypted...

How does my university do packet shaping? Do they look at the headers of the packets? Does anyone know what popular appliances universities use to do packet shaping? I'm not asking how to get around it either, so please don't lock this thread. I have always been curious. Adam

Knowing that the FCC allows general consumers to use 2.4 ghz amplifiers up 1 watt, what would it take to get FCC approval to use something of higher wattage? I'm just interested on how easy or hard it could be; no real reason other than curiosity. Thanks, Adam /edit Skritch, I'm sure...

I'm looking to buy a Cisco Aironet 1200 Wireless AP and was wondering where you guys buy Cisco products? I want to stay away from eBay and would prefer it be an authorized reseller. Thanks, Adam PS. I've decided on the Cisco Aironet, so please don't post if you are trying to change my...

The network I am responsible for just added a DHCP server and all the computers are set up for static IPs. There are about 50 computers and I was wondering if there is an easy way to change the settings in Windows over to get an IP dynamically? Could I write a batch file to run on each...

Hey guys, I have rj45 connectors in my LAN closet that connect to the phone line on one end and connect to wall jacks that phones plug into on the other end. The wall jacks are the type that fit rj11 and rj45 connectors. I am getting DSL and I need something to convert the rj45 connector to...