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    Need to make WinXP system inaccessible during certain time of the day

    I'd like to make my Windows XP machine inaccessible during certain hours of the day. For example at a specified time, I need the system to just shut down completely (even if someone is currently using it), and then refuse to boot up again for a given period of time. Does anyone have any...
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    Installing gcc on Linux box

    I'm used to having gcc already installed on my Linux machines. One of my machines doesn't have it installed. I'm using Fedora Core... How can I install it straight from the installation CD's? Can someone give me some pointers on this? Thanks ahead.
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    Music CD won't play on computer

    I recently bought some new music CD's, and for some reason they won't play on my computer. I open my CD drive, and there aren't any music .wav files listed. There's an executable for a music video, but no actual files... is this some sort of anti-piracy deal? I just want to be able to listen...
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    CSS - Remove "highlight" from clicked objects?

    I have a couple buttons that I'm using on my site, which are being used as links (see code example below). When I click them, a dashed line appears, outlined the image. I'd like to remove this -- On click, I don't want this dashed outline to appear. Is there anyway to do this using style...
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    Where to find a product catalogue script?

    I'm trying to find a decent, and free product cataloguing script (preferably in Perl). I need to be able to list products online, without actually selling them. It would take me awhile to write something myself, so I was wondering if there was something decent available out there?
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    Getting footage from video games

    I have an XBox, and I'd like to capture some video footage from a couple games. Is there a way to hook my XBox to my computer to do this? What hardware/software is required?
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    Using Windows Media Player to Record

    How can I use Window's Media player to record desktop actions? I've heard this can be done.
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    Network bandwidth monitor

    Is there a free tool available that can monitor network bandwidth being consumed?
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    New laptop

    It's been a couple years since I purchased my P4 1.6 ghz, so that's the last laptop based processor technology that I'm familiar with. I'm looking at purchasing a new machine, and I'm trying to figure out what the "Pentium M" is. Could anyone explain some of the high level differences between...
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    Windows starts up and display folders

    Whenever I start up my system, windows opens the system32 folder. How can I stop this from happening?
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    Password crackers

    If a user has physical access to a computer, is there anyway to make pw cracking more difficult? Or is choosing a strong password the best option you have? What makes a very strong WinXP and Linux password? I've heard passwords over 7 or 8 characters on windows, does not make them...
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    WinXP Priviledge Escalation Problem

    Is it fairly easy for a limited user to escalate their privileges to administrator on WinXP home? I'm having a problem with a user who seems to be able to gain administrative rights fairly easily, even though he should be setup with just a limited account.
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    Using a Linux box as a router, limiting bandwidth usage

    Is there any software available for Linux systems that is capable of limiting bandwidth usage through certain eth interfaces? If not, how could I go about setting up bandwidth quotas on my network?
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    C structure question

    I need a C structure that can have a pointer to itself... ie: typedef struct { junk* j; } junk; Is there a way to do this?
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    setuid bit and unix scripts

    Does the setuid bit not work for shell scripts? I need a script to execute with the priviledges of the owner. So I use the setuid bit. However, this doesn't seem to work. I set the permissions exactly as they're set on the passwd program, but the script won't run under those permissions...
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    Using awk for pattern matching with regular expressions

    I'm running an awk script against a file that contains the output of all the running processes on my system using ps -ef The different fields are delimited by spaces. However, some of the fields, such as time have a ":" delimiter which makes the output look something like this: 1...
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    Perl Problems

    I have a website with about 10 perl scripts running on it. Monday morning, they all stopped working out of the blue... Unless I've been hacked, the scripts have not changed, because I haven't touched them. Here's the deal... I can log into the server via ssh and run the scripts fine...
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    Using grep to pattern match a list of files

    Hi, I have a list of files kept inside a text file, each delimited by a new line. I want to be able to take grep, open the file contained on each line, and search it for a specific pattern. ie: The text file I have (call it file.txt) looks something like this: file1.dat file2.dat...
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    Blocking control panel access for limited users on XP

    Is it possible to block out certain items such as the control panel, "run" under the start menu, etc from the screens of certain users? I'm using XP. What about on Win2k?
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    Eliminating Guest account on XP

    I want to get rid of the guest account on XP. Is this possible? Not just disabling it, but completely removing it. Can limited accounts reactivate the guest account?
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    Setting up linux to find multiple access points

    I use Fedora with my home wireless AP. That particular IP is setup with encryption. However, I also want to be able to connect to other open AP's such as at school, without having to change any of my configuration settings with iwconfig. I'd like to get it to behave similar to windows, where...
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    Browsing sites offline using wget

    I want to be able to download an entire site, so I can browse offline while I don't have internet access. Is this possible to do using wget? If so, how would I do it? I know how to download single pages using wget, but that's about it.
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    Question about a network IP address

    I'm curious. Since a network address, ie: one ending with a "0" -- x.x.x.0 cannot be assigned to a host, what is happening when you attempt to ping it? I've tried with a few different IP's. Sometimes I just get a 'request timeout' message. However, sometimes it appears to try and ping the IP...
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    Question on IP addresses

    On a large size message board, what are the chances that two posters would have the same IP address? Doesn't AOL pool their IP's so multiple people can end up using the same IP at different times? I'm trying to figure out how likely this occurence is. For example, if I block out an IP from my...
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    USB 2.0

    I'm trying to determine if I have USB 2.0. How do I figure this out?
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    add text across many files

    I need a program that can add/replace text across many different files. Anyone know where I can find something like this? I have many files that need the same changes made to them, and I don't want to go through each one.
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    C++ Question

    I'm learning C++, my background has been Java up to this point. I have a question about friend functions as they relate to operator overloading. I understand the overloading side of things when it comes to class functions. For example, you can combine operands of different types so long as...
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    Help buying Windows 2003 server

    I'd like to buy win 2003 server, so I can play around with it. Any suggestions where I could get it for a relatively low price? Every version I've seen seems to include 5 licenses. I only want 1. I found the "2003 Server Web Edition" for $390, but I'm not sure if that's what I'm looking for...
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    Mounting USB Flash Drive on Fedora

    How do I mount my 128 MB USB flash drive on Fedora? I looked under /dev/usb but there were quite a few devices listed there.
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    Maximum segment size vs. Max IP datagram size

    I'm a little confused how all of this fits together. Here's what I know. IP datagrams have a maximum size of 65535 bytes, TCP segments have a MSS of 65535 as well. IPv4 has a minimum reassembly buffer size of 576 bytes. Max MTU's for Ethernet are 1500. MSS sizes are often set to 1460 (MTU...
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    Suggestions for learning .NET and C#

    I'm a unclear on how development studios for programming in the window's environment work. I never used VB studio, but now I'd like to learn .NET. It's true that you can only use C# within the Visual Studio .NET environment, correct? So I can't go out and download a compiler like I do for...
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    Question on Macs

    Looking to learn a little bit about the Mac OS, and not sure where to start. I had a couple of questions about it. First, is it true that it's hardware independent? Do I need to buy a Mac computer to use the operating system? Or can I buy it and put it on my p4 machine? Second, what names...
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    Comparison of Linux systems

    Anyone know where I can get a good comparison of the different Linux distributions available? I'm using Redhat and Fedora right now, and I think I might try switching to something new. Any opinions from personal experience you'd like to throw in would be appreciated as well. I'm trying to...
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    Question on Snort

    I have a question about the promiscuous mode of Snort. By default, Snort says it operates in "promiscuous mode". As far as I can tell, this means it picks up packets on the line not destined for it. So here's my question... I have three computers on my home network, all behind the same hub...
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    Is IIS free?

    I heard (but find it hard to believe) that Microsoft IIS is free. I checked their website and couldn't find anywhere to download it. Is it true that it's free, and if so, how can I get it? Or am I just gullible? Thanks.
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    How do Switches handle ARP/RARP requests?

    If a switch does not forward broadcasts, then how does a switch handle ARP requests on a LAN?
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    TCP/IP question

    Question regarding TCP/IP -- As I understand it, Ethernet provides no acknowledgement, while the Transport layer in TCP/IP provides end-to-end acknowledgements using sliding window cumulative ack. What about the IP? It can provide datagram and virtual circuit services, correct? Is IP using...
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    RAID Problems

    I just installed a RAID PCI controller card for a couple of identical IDE hard drives that I purchased. I installed the drivers without problem. On boot, I get the option to configure the RAID set, so I selected the option to mirror the drivers. Everything appears to have gone properly...
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    Cleanly removing linux applictions

    How can I cleanly remove programs like apache and msyql? For reinstallation, or just plain removal? For instance, I'm having problems with my mysql server. I was able to get it setup okay, but I don't know how to remove it and start over short of reformatting the system. What do I need to do?
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    iptables, stateless firewalls

    I'm curious as to what makes a firewall stateless. I've heard that iptables is stateless and just acts as a filter. That's what I use on my Linux machine. Why is it considered stateless? Isn't jumping to a new chain similar to changing states?