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Recent content by SavoyBlue
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Stuck at the same IP!
you seriously want some feedback on that? thanks for 'the help' ... but that was just insulting my intelligence; anyways, "netwho"'s response made the most sense and I probably do have a HFC MAC ID conflict; since I know the difference between static and dynamic setups. In a normal... -
Just Built New Computer
[1.] Check to see if the ethernet card is even working in that machine by doing a loopback test. Goto CMD.EXE and C:\>ping 127.0.0.1 ; if you get a response (which you should).... [2.] Check the wire you are using, try using another peice of CAT5/6 from a link to one of your other machines... -
find who has what ip address.
Are you using Microsoft Windows Server utilities and snap-ins with the Microsoft Management Console and have the DHCP Service running? If thats your setup; right click and goto properties for the service; and on the General tab, select Enable DHCP audit logging, and then click OK. If it was... -
Splitting a Cat 5 Cable
sorry for the double post... the idiot running my proxy server has my MTU at like 2000 or something .... data-overflow of rWin buffers... Sorry Again...- SavoyBlue
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- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
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Splitting a Cat 5 Cable
of course, I would rather see a mini-switch, switch, or anything else used to 'dedicate' the bandwidth instead of sharing it. ... just offering a rig that I had used before to dedicate the bandwidth from one machine to another without an intermediatte unit.... but your absolutely right when it...- SavoyBlue
- Post #8
- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
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Splitting a Cat 5 Cable
Ohh, and just to say (splitting is the most stupidest thing ever)... at the physical layer, 0's and 1's are being transmitted in frames. Even though these frames are like blocks, splitting the line can cause a block inside of a block (if that makes any sense), and therefore you wont get a...- SavoyBlue
- Post #6
- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
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Splitting a Cat 5 Cable
have an extra NIC card? install a secondary one and create your own bridge with no bandwidth loss. Hook the device up to it, and configure it either for local access or to be enabled to a specific route or segment on the LAN. ~Savoy Blue~- SavoyBlue
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- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
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Stuck at the same IP!
I know this problem is going to probably blow minds; as I can't seem to think of anything other than my BIOS being altered by a cable modem or NIC card storing the memory and not releasing it. Ok, heres my problem... I have a home computer that will retain the same ip regardless of powering the...
