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There's a similar thread here about extending a T1 over a short CAT3 cable; so this is a bit redundant. But I did a site survey where the client had a new, unused 50-pr CAT 3 from the demarc in the basement to his 2nd flr suite through smurf tubing and wanted to have a new DS-3 extended. I'd...

That's what VoIP is for. One drop per location, VoIP phone uses the drop, PC connects to phone. Done. The phones aren't cheap, but a lot better than running two drops.

For a few years now, I've billed a "first hour" rate, and then 1/2 hr increments that are different. My customer paid it without a word. Now, the client says, for simplicity, they would prefer a flat $X/hr. So now, if a job runs 75 minutes, instead of billing 1.5 hours, I'm billing 2...

I've been a self-employed cabling guy for about a decade and have never gotten into installing phone systems like Avaya or NEC or Nortel. A buddy of mine has been doing so (Panasonic) and makes multiple times what I do. I'd like to make that change this year. What's the best avenue for...

Some of the above was helpful. Thanks. I finally succeeded by doing this: 1. Get the Mac version of Thunderbird and import all email messages and folders from Mac Mail. They will be imported as mbox files, even though Mac Mail stores them in emlx format. 2. Go to the Thunderbird support...

I've used Macs forever and all my past emails, both business and personal, are in Mac Mail (emlx) format. I won't be buying another Mac (too expensive), and I've decided to use Linux Mint from now on. But the downside is those past emails. I've got a mail "converter" program, but it simply...

Does anyone know how Megapath works (hope I've got the name right)? If you've got a single LAN that needs to function in two locations (in this case, two kiosks in a shopping mall on different levels--so there's no running ethernet between them), it's supposed to send the ethernet back to the...

While I've done cabling for years, I've rarely done new commercial spaces and have to admit I don't know how to do it "properly" so the phone closet end is neat and orderly with voice drops in a neat bundle and data the same, all tied up clean and terminated to patch panels so they look perfect...

I'm certainly no expert, but what is the practical need for CAT 6? What CPE transmits at speeds beyond CAT 5e specs? Are they operating near plutonium or something? What equipment on the market would fail when transmitting over good CAT 5e drops? Maybe they're just doing future planning, but...

I just had a customer replace his Linksys 8-port switch because the server/PC that was connected to the old one couldn't be pinged by the network test guy (it COULD be seen if I connected the server directly to the LAN jack in the wall, so I knew that connection was good). The new one comes in...

Set up a second/additional email account and send yourself a message. Does it send? Does it bounce? Under Mail pref's/Account Information tab, what is under Server Settings (button at bottom)? Mine has "Password" for authentication with Port 25; I suspect that's standard. But under "Advanced"...

But I guess I'm asking, in this case, would a T1 reliably support a decent sized motel's guests (say 400 rooms), many of whom are online at the same time? I couldn't think of any reason service would be fine during the day when usage is light and partially crash at night when usage spikes...

For years, T1 service has been used by many businesses for internet. But by today's speed standards of FiOS and cable, it seems to me T1 speed is bringing up the rear at 1.544 MB. A recent repair call I had to a local Marriott where guest room internet was slow (or dead) at times didn't turn up...

Can Time Machine (Leopard) recover copies of files that were erased before it was installed? I've deleted a Mail account and all my Sent emails are gone, except for what I backed up in January. I'm assuming Time Machine's Day 1 is the day it is installed.

Has anyone used the Polywater spray cable lube? http://www.polywater.com/multimedia/Pull-O-Rama.wmv Is it any different than Yellow 77 or other similar gel type lubes? The videos look pretty convincing.