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    Good rackmount case

    Anyone know of a good rackmount case that has dual power supplies?
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    Voltage problem

    I would say so. Those voltages are a tad low. When my p/s recently died it was dropping voltages like that.
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    New Computer Won't Start!

    did you forget to plug in the extra 4pin power connector to the motherboard? I see that a lot...
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    Hub? Router? Help!

    Maybe... A hub or switch will let you split that jack in the wall, that's for sure. Now you just have to register your laptop and see if it works. They may not let you have more than one connection. If that's the case you could set your PC up as a proxy or nat server, then use it for...
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    networking & sharing internet without a router

    You'll have to use internet connection sharing, its the only free internet sharing software available with windows 98 and above.
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    Win2k ip filtering problem

    I just recently started messing with ip packet filtering in win2k, and it works fine, except, I can't seem to get DNS to work. I have to allow all UDP packets through for DNS to work properly on the box. I have tried port 53 for tcp and udp and nothing. I currently have port 53/tcp allowed...
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    Computer is acting extreamy strange, looking for help

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;266668 support.microsoft.com is a great knowlegebase for Winblows problems.
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    Troubleshooting Tip: No POST? No video?

    Hello techie friends, this is my way of giving back to those who love computers, but don't necessarily have the expertise to troubleshoot one properly. First off, lets talk about troubleshooting and what it is. Troubleshooting is a process of elimination that one uses to determine a bad part...
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    pc died, pls help

    If you fried another board I would look at p/s. It's the most common component to die (yes I know my research).
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    Built a computer -- powers on, but no video?

    Try pulling the video card out and see if the motherboards gives a beep code. Try pulling the ram out and see if it posts. Try a new p/s. Do this one at a time, so you don't pollute your variables. Best way to troubleshoot this situation is leave everything unplugged from the power...
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    comp rebooting itself

    Sounds to me like a problem with those games you listed, try patching them. If the pc runs fine for hours in those other games, then it doesn't sound like hardware. I've heard of problems with amd64 and certain games like ut2k4, where you need a patch to fix.
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    Problems getting Internet Connection Sharing to work at the office.

    Try connecting to a website via an IP and see if it works. If it does, you have dns problems, try switching to a diff dns server.
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    How to determine bottleneck

    If all your workstation ips are 208.x.x.x then I'd make sure you got firewalls on all those machines, it looks like they are all direct on the internet. Your a good target for zombies! :) Turn on NAT!
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    Frequent disconnects

    Your laptop nic is having trouble renewing it's IP from the router. Try setting a static IP address for your NIC to see if you can maintain connectivity for a period of time. If you can then you may want to disable dhcp in your router, upgrade it's firmware, or try new drivers for your laptop...
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    Some NAT question

    Regardless, your WAN interface will have a public IP. Your internal machines will have local non-routable ip which in turn will get translated to the public IP when you use an application on the internet. Traffic will appear to come from your 'original' ip, without you having to do anything...
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    In some deep trouble here...need to get my 80 GB HDD working as a slave

    The partition may be marked as hidden if it was the boot partition before your crash. You can use FDISK or partition magic to make the partition visible.
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    Just curious...if this is possible? Find a computer by its IP addy?

    right click my network places and click search for computers then type in an ip of a computer you know has a share and it will find it.
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    Win2k client DNS not resolving anything at all

    Fixed! I had to uninstall TCP/IP and reinstall it, and it works fine. Go figure something so simple, yet I couldn't see it. Something in the stack must've been corrupted. Thanks for the replies.
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    Win2k client DNS not resolving anything at all

    Nay, doesn't work :(( Thanks for trying. I still get unknown host when I try to ping any domain name. Browsing to IP's works fine. I have no special programs running, no firewalls, nothing.........grr! Stinkin windows....
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    Win2k client DNS not resolving anything at all

    Don't use hosts files. I have other machines cofigured the same way, and it works fine. There is something corrupted in a dns executable or something...just can't figure it out.
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    Win2k client DNS not resolving anything at all

    Have a win2k pro client with sp4, and all windows updates. IP: 10.0.0.1 MASK: 255.255.255.0 GATEWAY: 10.0.0.50 DNS: 10.0.0.50 (I've changed it to a real DNS ip as well) It won't resolve anything! I can goto http://70.84.252.67, but I can't goto http://www.rings-things.com. I...
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    How do I get someone off my network?

    Unplug his port at the patch panel/hub/switch...all done :) Or go find him and kick his ass...:))
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    Having trouble transferring files on a network....

    ping is a utility to detect remote hosts and computers, you can verify if the computer is on the network by pinging its address. bet your winxp firewall is blocking your file and print sharing...turn off. definition of ping: Packet Internet Groper. A utility that forwards data packets...
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    How much latency does wifi through ceiling put on connection?

    Should be no latency since they are radio waves which pass through concrete.
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    Anyone know the native protocol for .NET??? TCP/IP OR IPX?

    Look up the history of Netware and IPX. That should be enough to get you extra credit.
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    Good ethernet router

    Problem is that the provider is not giving us access to those features, the bastards.
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    No more NetBIOS in Longhorn... question

    You can also run WINS which converts IP's to names and vice versa. You can also get to shares via IP without names such as \\10.0.0.1\sharename.
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    Good ethernet router

    Moving to new building which is going to have an Outburst SB bringing in a T1 connection. The Outburst SB has an ethernet port which goes to the lan, but doesn't have any kind of routing capabilities. I'm looking for good ethernet router to hook to this port. Anyone have an experience...
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    Win 2000 Server Retaining print jobs?

    look in the printer properties, on the advanced tab, for a checkbox at the bottom that says, "keep printed documents", and make sure it's unchecked.
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    Computer wont start

    Could be your p/s, you won't know until you stick in another one. Antec makes the best p/s but I have seen one die in my time, they aren't perfect, just close to it. You are using surge protection, or battery backup I assume. A sizzle noise has got to be that p/s, I'd send it back.
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    Internet Cutting out

    Try using a static ip address to bypass dhcp. Also when you lose your connection go into the command prompt, and type ipconfig /all and see what your ip address is.
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    Make two internet connections act as one?

    Whats the networking term for this? I can't remember, it's multi-something. Killin me~! ;00 --duh..multiplexing weee!
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    Wireless router

    No point in the 2nd router. I would just buy another wireless card for your downstairs pc, and configure it to pull from the upstairs router. You could setup the 2nd router, but that will just add another 'hop' to the internet, and is more configuration than a newbie such as yourself would...
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    moniter wont get signal.

    Monitors don't post, motherboards do..;p Try the monitor on another computer, see if it works. Try another video card and see if it works. Does the pc p.o.s.t at all? If the monitor is bad, the pc will boot up, and post, and you can see the hard drive light go nuts like it's booting...
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    Solved: Computer crashed.

    Any extra info you can give helps a ton. I've seen many a computer reboot by itself because of a bad p/s, start there.
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    Swap motherboards without reinstalling WinXP?

    That is just one way. Here's the faq. http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.aspx?i=113
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    Swap motherboards without reinstalling WinXP?

    Yes you can. Before you install the new mobo, go into the device manager, and switch the ide drivers to standard ide, reboot, shut down, then install new mobo. :))
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    IT Job: Need Advice

    Stupid users can ruin your day yes, I work with many many many of them, and training them is a bear. BUT on the flip side, I enjoy seeing their face light up when they understand something, or learn something new, which is few and far between, but does happen. I don't find it boring, I enjoy...
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    IT Job: Need Advice

    A+ for dummies is a great and easy book to use to study, believe it or not. The cost involved with a cert school outweighs the return value for a job that you will aquire with just an A+. Even community colleges are a cheaper and better way to go than a cert school in my opinion. If you...
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    Internet Cutting out

    If you are running win2k or winxp goto run, type eventvwr, and check the system or application logs for serious errors marked with a red dot. This may give a clue as to what's going on. If you are hard wired in, and still get same problem, you can eliminate the wireless nic as a variable...