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I have a network of 2 Windows 2000 Pro and 3 Windows 98 SE machines on a switch peer to peer. Under "control panel/network/access control" I have it checked to user level access to one of my windows 2000 machines. For almost 1-1/2 years i've run the network this way. All of the...

I've run into an issue with my MTU setting on my W2k computer. I connect to the internet through a 128bit PPTP VPN connection. I have my mtu on my interface at 1500 but when I run tests it stops me at 1400 - tcpip overhead. I read one report on dslreports.com that w2k through pptp vpn will...

Ping times will be based on how many hops back to the ISP....usually no more than 20-30ms tops on a good system. Our system runs <4ms all the time on a 1mb dsl uplink. So, yes, it's great for gaming...unlike other connection options. Wireless Internet is a great option for those of us who are...

I'm running a 1mb dsl line to a computer in my office...using an Orinoco silver card to a nearby hilltop...routed back out to my house on a second Silver card in a FreeBSD machine. My laptop running W2K gets the full 1 mb connect speed using a Silver card...however hooking up my desktop, also...

First of all you need to make sure point A (building 1 or 2) has line-of-sight to the cellular tower (point B). Secondly you need to make sure point C (building 3) also has line-of-sight. Next, it all depends on how much bandwidth you need to push. If you're happy with 11mb asycronous 802.11b...