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They are both home computers. To secure the wireless interfaces on each machine, can't I just apply encryption?

Hello. I have a PC running Windows 7 Professional which has an Ethernet-wired internet connection that I use. If I put an Alfa AWUS036H-V5 WLAN card into the machine as well, is it possible to link the two adapters in some way - so that I can use another WLAN-enabled laptop to connect to the...

Can now Tracert & Ping. My hardware firewall was the problem - I hadn't opened the ping rule for incoming traffic. Many thanks for your help, TC

Hi. I have got myself a new PC and I have discovered that I cannot use the Ping or Tracert commands: they both timeout. Why is this? I have a hardware firewall and have tried to adjust its settings, but still can't get a Ping or Tracert response. Please help me to resolve this problem. Many...

Hi. I'm in the market for a new flat screen monitor and would really like some opinions on whether an analogue or digital screen would be best for me. I have seen the Acer V243W - 24'' which seems nice (analogue), but should I pay more for digital? Please help me to decide on what type I...

How do I tell whether RAM on sale is of the PC4200 or PC5300 type. Thanks.

Hello. How do I determine which memory will work with my CPU? Thanks.

Oh yes, which RAM will run on the E6550 CPU?

Hello. Please would you tell me more myocardia as to why the RAM will not run on an E6550 CPU. How do I tell whether RAM on sale is of the PC4200 or PC5300 type. When looking at the Kingston website for RAM I couldn't see any reference to this characteristic. Many thanks for your advice...

OK, thanks for your advice. Tim

Finally, will DDR2-533MHz RAM run on a DDR2-800MHz motherboard (an ABIT IP35P)? Thanks.

An Intel Core 2 Duo E6550.

Hello. Will DDR2-533MHz RAM run on a DDR2-800/667MHz motherboard? Can the memory be overclocked to match the speed of the motherboard, so meeting it's requirements? Thanks, Tim