Recent content by MasterofNone

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    Partition size for WinXP only?

    8GB is too small; once a small C partition gets about half full it really slows down. Sometimes it is hard to separate drivers or other programs from the OS. C is the inside portion of the disk and it is slower than the outer portion. For all those reasons make C big. Now I use 16GB with 5+GB...
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    Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router: Behind or in Front of Wired Router?

    Cable Modem ----> Wired Router-----> Wireless-G Access Point ----> 2 PCs ____________________l-----> 2 PCs This is the way I have mine. Where I live I'm not worried about anyone getting in through the wireless. DCHP is provided by the wired router, it is turned off in the wireless AP.
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    HELP PLEASE!!! ROUTER ?

    But it is OK to use caps at the beginning of a sentence and other appropriate circumstances.
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    need wireless to laptop for cable

    Most any wireless router also includes a built-in four port switch. You run a wire from the modem to the router, and another from the router to the desktop. It is much better, from a security standpoint, to have a router between the modem and computer...
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    New to wireless...what is needed?

    You need a wireless Access Point and an Ethernet cable. Plug it into an open LAN port. I use this 3Com g AP, they have a b version and an a/b/g version. http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/detail.jsp?tab=features&pathtype=purchase&sku=3CRWE454G72
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    MS Optical Mouse problem HELP!

    You have the same problem with PS/2 and USB. Did you install the software and did you pick the correct mouse from the list? I have four Microsoft Optical Wheel mice. The last two Microsoft Optical Wheel mice I bought came with IntelliPoint 4.1 Mouse Software. When I went to reinstall the...
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    ps2 or USB for a mouse. Which is better?

    PS/2 is better - It was good enough for Pa and good enough for Ma so its good enough for me. PS/2 has its own little bus, save the USB bus for scanners and printers. When was the last time you read a post where someone was having trouble with a PS/2 mouse? Try a Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse, it...
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    Wireless adapter....USB or PCI??

    I would not use USB. I just set up a wireless network with a 3Com Office Connect Wireless 11G Access Point plugged in to a Netgear router. This AP also can be configured as a client bridge. This would seem to be the best choice because most all motherboards have on board LAN, available cat 5...