Recent content by busia12

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    Comcast Service Question

    Thanks for your help, everyone. I've concluded that it will be easiest to just relocate the whole sha-bang to the 1st floor coat closet. There's a junction box there of sorts with all of the cable and telephone inputs/outputs for the whole house. The WiFi reception appears to be strong as...
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    Windows XP Wireless connection dropping

    I moved my router a little closer to the XP machine, and I haven't had any problems since. If it drops out again, I'll order a newer and better-reviewed card. Thanks, everyone!
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    Networked HP Deskjet 5850 on WinXP

    Thanks for your reply. Yes I am logged in with admin privs. Some more information: After some googling I've found out that although HP advertises this printer as WPA capable, a lot of users are having troubles getting it to connect via that security method. All of the articles...
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    Networked HP Deskjet 5850 on WinXP

    Hey everyone, I have an old HP Deskjet 5850 network-ready printer from years back that is in perfect working condition. All my Windows 7 PC's can print to it over the network without any problem. I have a windows XP machine that simply will not cooperate and intall the printer. I've...
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    Windows XP Wireless connection dropping

    Thanks for the tip, my wireless adapter is NOT in power saver mode. I double-checked in the device manager. Any other suggestions?
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    Comcast Service Question

    Okay everyone, I just got off the phone with comcast. After about 45 minutes of trying to explain myself, I finally figured out that they have no problem with me doing what I'm trying to do (split from 1 modem that's doing both internet and phone to 2 modems, one for each) but a service man...
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    Comcast Service Question

    Thanks for the reply. I'm going to give it a try now. If you don't hear back from me, it probably means I've broken something.
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    Windows XP Wireless connection dropping

    I've read all the FAQ's and googled the hell out of this problem, but nothing I've tried has fixed the issue: My parent's computer is running a fully updated copy of Windows XP. They have a USB-style Linksys wireless adapter plugged in and installed perfectly. (Along with the Linksys...
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    Comcast Service Question

    Hey Anandtech, My parents just moved houses and had Comcast come set up their telephone, internet, and cable TV. Comcast gave them a box that acts as their telephone modem, AND as their internet modem, and placed it in a terrible location in the house. (Gigantic coax cable draped across the...
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    New Wireless-N Network

    Hey Anandtech, I recently purchased a Linksys Dual-band Wireless-N router (WRT320N) for my home network. All the laptops in the house connected up just fine, using the alternate frequency (they don't have "N" adapters), but I really want to get the full effects of the "N" network for my...
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    Projector + HDTV Question

    Okay, this is what I'm going to order, unless you guys can come up with something better. I'll also be grabbing a long HDMI cable and looking for 5.1 speaker system to top the whole thing off. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1161734592183
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    Projector + HDTV Question

    Thanks for the post. I've been looking at the Samsungs... they are looking like a strong option, and $179 is pretty near perfect for my price range... I don't think i would go above $200. (Depends on the features) Do these things give you an on-screen guide? Or are those just the...
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    Projector + HDTV Question

    I'm a college student who just got an Optoma HD65 projector for Christmas, I plan to hook it up to my college campus' cable network and use it for our HDTV offerings and DVDs. I need an HDTV set-top tuner for watching television (including some HD channels). My college campus' cable...
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    New gaming headset

    ...Anything?
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    Dust resistant case

    Hey guys, Thanks for the suggestions, and panfist, I'm obsessively neat. However, thanks to the lottery that is roommate selection, I get stuck with people who do not share this quality. My girlfriend and I are quite content with the cleanliness of my corner of the room. I'm going to...