Recent content by ludeicruz

sure, WiFi wireless would work just fine... 802.11b actually has a fairly long range. However, the range of the reception is more dependent on the antenna than anything else. Unfortunately, every WiFi device comes with a proprietory antenna that's fairly weak out of the box. With a decent...

hmm, so your saying this $40 thing, even if my computer behind this router/firewall using NAT is completely vulerable, every port open, every service possible running...etc. as long as I dont open any ports on the router/firewall, i am completely 100% safe?

I've always wondered, how secure are these Home DSL/Cable router/firewall things you get for $40? Do they actually offer any protection? Are there any good reviews online about this? How exactly could you test the security? Are they as good as a Linux router/firewall using my spare PC?

win2k seems like a good choice, a lot more stable and much better power managment than win9x... though a RAM upgrade might be necessary

i guess it all really depends on your needs.. as a simple workstation w/ occasional game playing and such, win2k/XP is definitely much more user friendly.. but for developers and servers, apache, ftp, etc., linux just feels a lot more solid and stable... though i'm not saying it's not good as a...

u mean the system tray icons? those are most likely services you have running at start up, you'll need to edit your registry to remove those... easiest way though is to just right click on them and goto options/properties/etc. and see if the services have any way of turning itself off through...

a simple 'fdisk' should give you an idea