Home & Office

Interesting Discovery (for me, lol)

products — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:19:41 GMT

I have two Windows 7 computers connected with an Ethernet cable in order to utilize the gigabit LAN, for speedy file transfer between them.

They also share the same internet line (ICS), there's no router, and therefore both computers have the same IP address.

Cable modem --> Computer 1 --> Computer 2

I just discovered I can connect to Computer 2 from Computer 1 using REMOTE DESKTOP CONTROL.

I use the same computer location or IP address when I try to access computer 1 from work and access Computer 2 from Computer 1. In addition, I could access Computer 2 from my PDA phone (with Windows Mobile 6.5) by remotely accessing Computer 1 and starting remote access for Computer 2 within Computer 1 when I was already accessing Computer 1 from a remote location, lol!

I thought the two computers had to have two different IP addresses to do remote desktop control?

I now feel like a kid that just discovered an Easter egg in an eeg hunting game, lol. Computers are amazing.

NAS or Home Server?

seegarfan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:15:43 GMT

Hi I'm new to the forum here and was hoping that maybe I could get some input on what would be the better choice for my particular situation at our home. What I am wanting to do is provide a location for all of the family's photos & videos that can be accessed over our wireless network by the 3 computers and the 3 entertainment centers ( which are all Direct TV, HDDVR, HR23-700).

All 3 computers will be running Win 7.

While not tech-challenged, I'm not super tech guy either. I was looking to maybe get some help in the advantages and/or disadvantages in these 2 type setups.

For the NAS I was looking at the D-Link DNS 323 with 2 1TB Seegate HD. And for the Server, the Acer Aspire AH340.

The NAS setup will cost me about - $350.00. The Home Server from Acer about $390.00

Can anyone help shed some light on what I'm missing?What is the big difference between these 2? I have tried to research this myself the last couple days, but I'm really not getting clear answers. I understand the Server is more like a small computer. It has installed RAM, OS. The Acer has Windows Home Media Server installed on it - would this make it easier to configure and run on my network since my other computers all have Win 7 OS?

Thanks for any help - I really do appreciate it.

Mark

Hard Drive Enclosures

LASH3S — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:09:55 GMT

I have an acer aspire 6939 with a SATA drive, and am looking to buy a hard drive enclosure. Any ideas on which one I would need - I tried "Rosewill RX25-AT-SC-BLK Aluminum & plastic 2.5" Black USB2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure" but it didn't fit...any ideas? Any suggestions are much appreciated!

NetGear WNR2000 router installation software

sonu21us — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:55:04 GMT

Hi Guys,

I bought this refurb router from Newegg.com but i didnt get the installation cd with that in the package. Can someone help me find the software online so that i shall be saved from the hassle of sending this router back. I already contacted Netgear for the software and they said that they dont give free support to refurb products. Please help me.

Thanks a lot

mfc printer for home office

Benniebill — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:26:32 GMT

I am needing a good monochrome laser mfc printer/fax/scanner/copier for home office. It will not be used extensively probably once or twice a day. I do not need any networking/wireless capabilities. I'm willing to spend $200 or $300. Anybody have any recommendations? I'm kind of leaning to a Brother 7440n

battery backup - how much do I need?

JPD1000 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:13:51 GMT

I have 4 destops, a RAID, and a tablet and I want to buy a battery backup. I know I can spend anywhere from hundreds to thousands and I have no idea which product would be right for me.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to calculate and/or which product to buy?

Thanks!

Single user exclusive wireless???

ticho66 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:12:48 GMT

My house is hard wired with Cat5 all over and I have a centralized router etc. I am wondering if there is a product available that I could plug into any network wall jack that would then create a wireless connection with a single computer. In my case it would be a laptop. Essentially, I just want to replace the wall to computer connection with a wireless one. I do not want to setup a wireless network or anything like that. I just want something that functions just like a cabled connection without the cable. I picture a transmitter/receiver that plugs into wall jack and then another that plugs into computer. If someone can point me in the right direction I would very much appreciate it. Thanks.

Would You Pay For Content Online?

whitelotus — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:31:30 GMT

Due to a steay decline in print sales, but more people tend to like reading online, a very big problem is now facing the industry:

how do you make online revenue match the money made from print sales?

So a significant amount of readers got this opinion that if the content is of a good quality, then why shouldn't we pay for it?

My quesstion is would you pay for content online and what content do u think is worth for paying?(See the source here)

cat5 and cat6

eidoslinux — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:47:32 GMT

i was wondering if there was any kind of patch panel that work both with cat5 and cat6 network cable?

Firefox 3.5.2 Server Not Found Having to Refresh

mmahend1 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:52:09 GMT

Hey so I don't know if anyone else has this problem. I am running firefox on windows 7 and using a netgear router. Every couple webpages i try to go to it will show "Server Not Found" and I have to keep hitting F5 to try and load it again. Anybody have any ideas on whether its firefox, internet settings or router settings? Any help would be awesome

Wireless Network Printer Problem

d3k0y — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:15:05 GMT

Hello all,

I have an HP 7410 all in one printer that I cant seem to get connected to an office network. The printer is wirelss and I have inputed all the information into the 7410 and have printed a test page that shows that it is indeed connected to the network. I have installed the drivers and software on the PC. When he goes through its setup, it says that it has found the device and properly connected. When I ping the printer, it has zero percent packet loss. So it is definitely communicating with the printer but whenever I try to print a test page or print at all, I get an error. What could be going wrong here? What can I try?

Thanks a lot.

d3k0y

Just to clarify, the first test page is one that the printer prints itself just to show that it is indeed connected to the network. The second test page is from the PC.

Rosewill RSV-S5 software raid question

HGPRT — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:44:30 GMT

I am new to software based raid. After setting up RAID in win xp-32 bit to this rosewill enclosure (eSATA, 5 bays via one esata cable-multilane adaptor in PCI-X), can I plug it into my vista64 laptop esata just like any esata enclosure? or will the software RAID be destroyed?

media hub or tower?

DRgent — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:05 GMT

I am planning on moving into a new apartment in the next week or so. I plan on buying a large LCD T.V. and home theater system. Presently I live in a very small apartment and watch movies and listen to music on my Dell 17" laptop. I have over 400 GB of music and movies stored between my laptop and external hard drive. I want to be able to use a wireless system in the new apartment to back up my 2 laptops and to listen to music throughout the apartment and on additional music systems. The system would also need a player for the CD/DVD so I could watch rentals also. I will also want to be able to use the LCD as a screen/monitor on those lazy days for my laptop at times, use the LCD for other computer functions and also download music and movies to watch later. I am not worried about games but do want quality video and music.

That all being said, what would serve me better, the media hub such as the linksys systems or a tower? Any other suggestions? Any suggestions on hardware?

Thanks,

Jay