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    Color issues going through receiver

    I have a Pioneer VSX-912-K and tan colored skin or sand turns from tannish/red to green in blobs or lines. I've verified that it's the receiver causing the problem by plugging my TV into by Blu-ray player instead of the receiver, and the picture looks perfect. It's not a great example, but I...
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    ASP.NET 1.1 host recommendations

    @markbnj I saw there were several, but none inspired much confidence. I emailed one and they said they don't offer 1.1 anymore to new customers, so I'll keep exploring. @train I've tried running the site with 2.0 and 4.0 in IIS locally, and certain aspects of it break. I've also tried migrating...
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    ASP.NET 1.1 host recommendations

    I am in need of a decent ASP.NET 1.1 host for an old website. The current host is getting out of the business, and I'm not interested in upgrading to a newer ASP.NET version or replacing the website at this time. I'll just need <200mb of space and a single SQL server.
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    Most accurate screen on a laptop for under $550

    Thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for: something with cheap internals and an IPS. I'll see what there is on the used market.
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    Most accurate screen on a laptop for under $550

    I know someone looking for a sub $550 laptop to do photo editing. Obviously one of the most (if not the most) important requirements is that it have an accurate display. I know this is hard to come by on a sub $550 laptop, but the budget is hard fixed. Any recommendations? Thanks!
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    UDP saturation, TCP effection question

    If a router is sending UDP syslog packets over an MPLS WAN at such a rate that 100% of the bandwidth is being used, how much effect will this have on TCP traffic? I'm not sure to what extent backpressure, RED, or ECN are used.
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    Fiber SFP question

    Thanks for the tips!
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    Fiber SFP question

    Noob question: Is an SFP (in this case a fiber SFP) brand and model specific, or can I buy any generic fiber SFP and it work with any brand and model of switch? Example: I have an HP switch with an SFP port. HP lists a particular fiber 1GB LC SX SFP for that switch. What issues will I have...
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    What does your company do: BYOD and employee guests

    I saw the sticky, but that topic was pure BYOD. This is more in the realm of personal devices for personal use, and bandwidth filtering specifically. I probably should have had a better subject name.
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    What does your company do: BYOD and employee guests

    Thanks! What do you throttle your bandwidth to, and how fast is the internet? I'm trying to get an idea of what a "reasonable" limited speed is. Also, is this a per user limit, or is it for all guest users combined?
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    What does your company do: BYOD and employee guests

    We are working on a new wireless network and this is the prime time to make adjustments to our wireless use policy. Historically the company (which is fairly small) has had a lax policy on security because everyone knew everyone and there was a lot of personal trust. As the company has grown we...
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    Two APs converged in the office

    Thanks!
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    Two APs converged in the office

    Good strength. Not sure about quality. That's why I'm wondering if one AP could cause bad quality for the other. The laptop connected was maybe 30 feet away through one wall.
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    Two APs converged in the office

    Each AP has it's own SSID, and they are the only two AP's with those SSID's. I had them up for testing and noticed that I would disconnect from one of them occasionally, even when I had good signal.
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    Two APs converged in the office

    At least one is 20Mhz.
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    Two APs converged in the office

    Sitting on my desk less than 4 inches away from each other.
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    Two APs converged in the office

    If two access points are right next to each other, yet on different channels (1 and 11), can one interfere with the other so much that it knocks the users offline?
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    Enterprise wireless - Cisco vs Motorola

    Our corporate location is about 250,000 sq ft. We currently use twenty Cisco 1200 "thick" APs. There is a lot of roaming: forklifts with wireless computers, and scanners. We have four other similar locations, each between 50k and 150k sq ft. MPLS network between locations. I have used...
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    Enterprise wireless - Cisco vs Motorola

    We are looking to replace our current wireless network with something much better. How does a Motorola system with a controller and AP650's compare to Cisco's system with its controller and 1260's? Our environment is very challenging (lots of metal). Would Cisco's ClientLink technology...
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    Genius Bar help is limited to 10 minutes?

    It does, if one of the things you mentioned is done. Bouncing between customers, leaving some if not all unresolved, is pretty much the least efficient way to do it.
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    Genius Bar help is limited to 10 minutes?

    They should at least explain to the customer what is going on.
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    Genius Bar help is limited to 10 minutes?

    Maybe they should hire back some of the employees they fired. I hear the Apple stores make more money per sq/ft than Tiffany stores.
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    Genius Bar help is limited to 10 minutes?

    A co-worker just told me about his bad experience in a recent visit to the Apple store to get his iPhone looked at. He first dropped by and asked to have it looked at, but they said he would have to make an appointment for 2:30. Not unreasonable. So, he made the appointment, left, and then...
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    Recommend a managed, rackmount switch?

    The hand-off from the provider is two RJ45 jacks. I ran a patch cable from each of the jacks to our main router. We asked them about getting 2 more jacks, but they want to charge us more than we want to pay. We would like to run our email thru our second router too. We think physical failure...
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    Recommend a managed, rackmount switch?

    Our network provider allows us to have a 1\2 rack worth of equipment at their CoLo. They have given us 1 public (internet) port and 1 private (MPLS) port. We currently have two routers at the CoLo, but only one is hooked up because we only have 1 public and 1 private connection. We would...
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    Can an inverter cause this laptop display problem?

    I am fixing a laptop for a friend. I have replaced a couple of bad laptop screens in the past and this one seemed like it would be a piece of cake. This one had been dropped onto a hard surface. There is no apparent physical damage to the screen or laptop. An external monitor works perfectly...
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    Decent sound card for recording

    Is there any reason not to go with the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D? It is new and will probably have support the longest.... Same price as the X-Fi Titanium for today.
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    Decent sound card for recording

    Thanks for the help! I'm recording music and speech. The source is 3.5mm line in from a mixer. Edit: I see the M-AUDIO Audiophile 2496 ($95 on NE) takes RCA input. I do adapt from RCA to 3.5mm, so that may also be an option.
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    Decent sound card for recording

    My current on-board solution is not working for me. It has too much background noise that can comes and goes randomly, so I think I need to upgrade to an add-in card. My primary use is recording. I don't need anything "studio quality", I just want to get rid of the background noise. I tried...
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    Controler and box for two SSD drives?

    I am looking to add two Intel 710 100GB drives to an existing server, but I need an external PCIe controller and a box for the drives? Does this exist? Would it function properly? Thanks for your help! Edit: I was thinking this would work well for the case...
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    AP that will support 30+ clients

    I have been doing more reading and noticed the D-Link DAP-2553 "supports load-balancing features to ensure maximum performance by limiting the maximum number of users per Access Point." Would it be easier/better to buy 3 of those (or a similar load balancing units) than to buy more 1200s...
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    AP that will support 30+ clients

    Thanks, they are IOS.
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    AP that will support 30+ clients

    Thanks for the help everyone! Do you see any problems with adding 3 more 1200s and turning on WDS?
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    AP that will support 30+ clients

    I currently have a Cisco Aironet 1200 that has been seeing 15-30 concurrent clients. Users are generally light internet users (phones, tablets), but we have been seeing lots of situations with bad signal, dropped connections and poor speed, so I'm looking to improve that. There are two APs in...
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    Entering the HT market... speaker recommendations?

    Thanks for the help everyone! This last weekend I went to a local HT store (good listening environment) and to Frys (huge selection to try out). I took my own music on my iPod and tried a couple different styles of music to see how they sounded. At the HT store they had a very small and high...
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    Entering the HT market... speaker recommendations?

    Thanks, that was helpful! I'll find some specialty stores where I can do some auditioning this weekend.
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    Entering the HT market... speaker recommendations?

    I currently use a Logitech z5500 system for my HT needs. It was originally used for my PC before I moved out, now it is used as my HT system. Obviously there is room for an upgrade.... This last week, with some guidance from a friend, I got some deals on a Pioneer VSX-921-K receiver and then...
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    RAID 0 with two SATA drives 6Gbps interface..worth it?

    I have been running RAID0 with two WD Black 640's for 1.5 years now with no problems. I definitely enjoy the speed bump and I don't mind the risk of failure since I back up my data/don't keep important data on my desktop. I got both drives for $93, so the benefits to me are: 1.2TB of storage...
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    Idea to safely remove eSATA hard drives.

    +1000 for Hotswap! You *don't* have to use plug in cards to get it to work. I use it daily with 2 SATA drives in hot swap bays on a regular motherboard (forget the model) with an ICH10R controller. The software works *perfectly* and it is so simple and easy. You just have to make sure the...
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    Office thermostat

    The thermostat is set to 74 here (Dallas). Before you judge: it does blow its super cold air right on me when it's on. I feel it most in my fingers and nose. When it's off I'm fine. Today I got so tired of it I turned two of the spare computers on my desk around and have them running prime95...