Recent content by pmailloux

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    How long till we get 100M Wireless Networking?

    Yes this is on unlicensed bands at least in the US anyway.
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    How long till we get 100M Wireless Networking?

    How about 430 Mbps Full Duplex, this type of equipment has been out for quite some time, just not in the consumer price range of course, I know I use equipment like this daily. Click Here to Check it out
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    How to get computer to drop ping requests?

    Dlink calls this, "Block WAN Ping" there should be an option in your router to enable this feature, but beware, you will still get a response on the Ident Port to prevent this you need to port forward port 113 to an unused internal ip address so then it comes back as non existant, hope this helps.
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    HELP! Can't install Microsoft DCOM Patch

    I agree with almost everything said except this part, Internet Connection Firewall has nothing to do with SP1 I was using it way before SP1 was even a idea on paper, there is something else wrong obviously with your computer, might I suggest running a program like adaware and updating to a newer...
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    comp turning on automatically?

    There is a setting in the bios to turn on the comp on Modem Ring, and there is also one for Network card, make sure these are diabled, used to have the same problem on different machines, till I figured this out.
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    Why do I need to reboot my wireless router once a week?

    I will just add, since nobody else has, welcome to alot of Linksys products.
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    Windows XP update issue

    rofl, yep, I reloaded a computer twice not to long ago for this very reason, couldnt figure it out, guess I should have visited here first, boy was it a long night.
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    Is an 8MB cache HD worth it???

    Although most reviews I have read say that it doesnt improve things alot, I believe every little bit helps when it comes to a fast responsive system, so I will put in my vote for the WD 80 8Mb cache drive, I have this drive and love it. I will also add that most reviews I have read say that the...
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    I need upgrade advice from AutoCAD users

    Well ive got a client using AutoCad 2002 and his system I got him is only a P4 1.8 Ghz with 512 Mb ram and a GeForce 2 MX 32 Mb card and he hasnt complained about it yet. Hope this helps, Im not to sure all those fancy cards are worth it for the common user.
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    C Drive low on space - downloading

    Actually kazaa by default stores them under C:/program files/kazaa/my shared folder and it puts a shortcut on your desktop to that folder.
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    wireless network setup

    Most broadband (at least in the US) is measured in bits, not bytes.
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    Controling P2P bandwidth on a network

    Yep do a search on Dummynet it works well under BSD. Good Luck, its a great bandwidth shaper app.
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    XP Update 811493 ...it`s back

    Yep, it appears to be fixed now, I installed it on a couple of my XP machines and they seem to be fine this time around with this update, (I was one that installed the original, that saw the slowdown before)
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    Love my new 614+ and Orinoco Gold

    Mine now has Firmware 2.18, but it didnt come with that one, it had like one down from that, mine has two antenna, and has worked great since new, I can go everywhere I need to go with it in my house (I have 2200 sq ft) and if I wanted something stronger I would have got a proxim or something of...
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    Love my new 614+ and Orinoco Gold

    I have this same setup and love them as well. They do work well together.