Recent content by jazzman42379

Hi All - So I've been out of touch with newer hardware lately, and my dad bought some components for me to build for him while I'm home over the weekend. I told him an Antec 350W PSU would be enough, but I'm thinking now that I'm wrong. Can I get some feedback on this before I tell him to go...

Hi Everyone, It's been a while since I've been able to buy new hardware, so I'm a little out of touch and could use a few recomendations... I'm building a file server for an office of about 40 people. For storage, we're looking at 2x160GB SATA Baracudas on a RAID mirror, and then have a...

zephyrprime: Is the halt on idle feature of the P4 something you have to activate or is it automatic? And what defines idle? These systems are mostly supporting servers running AD, DNS, WINS, etc...so they aren't heavily used at all. Would using little VIA EPIA systems help out? Or would those...

Thanks for the tips everyone.... I know 5 systems 24/7 is a bit excessive (hence this post)...but in working towards MCSE/MCSA, I work with Windows OSes a lot, and use my home network as a lab environment. So the 5 PCs include 2 domain controllers/DNS servers, 1 firewall, 1 public web...

Hi All, Through the last couple years working for my school's IT Center, I've acquired a number of less-than-modern PCs that I've used for a number of things. Now that I don't live on campus anymore, and pay for my own power bill, I'm thinking maybe using all these old PCs isn't such a good...

Hey Everyone, I've been trying to research this, but haven't found a clear answer. I host my own web sites for a couple of domains, including some secure areas protected with SSL. I only have 1 public IP, so I have to host everything on 1 box. I've been doing this under Win2k3/IIS6 by setting...

Hey All, Just put together a cheapo system with a T-Bird 1.4 and a Shuttle AK39N. Everywhere I look, it says that the multiplier is adjustable (the 1.4 is naturally unlocked, and I've tested this chip at 1.6 in a lesser board) but I can't find it anywhere? Is there a secret performance part of...

Hey Everyone, Craziest thing....I have a nice little Win2k Server (SP3 with all the patches) in my domain that is running IIS with both FTP and Web servers. It works nicely, and I particularly enjoy the NTFS security on the FTP side. Like any sysadmin, I'm checking the logs regularly, but have...

Hey Everyone, I want to turn one of my boxes into a development box for web applications. I'd like to be able to run Win2k server and Red Hat 8 on it for sure, and I have no problems setting this up with bootpart. But what I'm looking for help on is adding another windows server to the...

Short answer: Yes...it's a terrific board! Long Answer: I've been a long-time MSI fan. Have been running most recently a duron on a KT266 and now an XP2000+ on a KT3-Ultra2. It's fast, stable, and looks pretty good to boot! Great features for the price (raid, S/PDIF out, USB 2.0...) I do agree...

Hey Everyone, I've got a Samsung 955df 19" monitor that says it's capable of 1600x1200@68Hz. I'm wondering if there is some way to increase the refresh to that without the use of Powerstrip, like a registry thing or something. I do a lot of programming and web development, so I usually have a...

UDP 53 from clients and TCP 53 from secondary dns server? So let's say I put a primary and secondary dns server up behind a NAT firewall like ClarkConnect. Which "clients" do I need to forward UDP from? Wouldn't I just set the firewall to forward both UDP/TCP 53 to both servers? Please...

What OS is Computer 1 running?

Hey All, Thanx so far for the opinions. I'm swaying more towards the open source solution due to the fact that for other solutions, like the appliances, the cost goes up drastically for users, and I don't want that cost restriction just to expand my network. As far as the specific solution...

This may be a silly question, but what is TS?