help...(computer help)

[Debbie]

NO..



Debbiexx and Mike=God sends.. who attempted to help via MSN

D and B(not people from Lit)=morons who shouldn't own a computer

I can't wait to tell Mike
(Bigrednz) he is a godsend!
I hope he will be able to fit his
big head through the door!




Freakygurl32, have you gone grey
yet dealing with D and B?

 

[BlkPnthr]

debbie....tell bigrednz I am sorry that he took offense to the crap that went on in here. He had sent me a PM stating how he felt, but I figured he had me on ignore so I hadn't bothered responding. If you could pass that along for me it'd be appreciated.

 

[freakygirl]

I can't wait to tell Mike
(Bigrednz) he is a godsend!
I hope he will be able to fit his
big head through the door!




Freakygurl32, have you gone grey
yet dealing with D and B?

hehehe.. don't tell Mike.. I wouldn't want to make him impossible to live with

No.. I figured out how to "block" someone on MSN.. they can't see when i'm online.. so i'm not bugged by them anymore Actually i don't have MSN on tonight.. I'm not at my computer enough to have my messengers on. stupid real life keeps buggin me

 

[Weird Harold]

if they are on cable... make sure the company don't find out

That deoends on the cable provider. LVCM (the local provider here) will cnnect a cable modem through a router if you have it when they come to install your connection. They won't come back and re-install with a router though without a hefty installation fee. There's no extra charge for a second computer/router setup here either.

 

[Draco]

PC Newbies

The most important question you can ask a new (and not so new) PC owner is..."DO you have the box it came in...?"

(knowing wink at all the techys...we've all got a least ONE customer like that...havent we guys******...?)

For people on a budget Sygate is still the way to go...hubs/switches and routers are definiately the best way to go, but not everyone can afford or configure them, most of the time you have to deal with the lowest common denominator

 

[Unclebill]

Originally posted by BlkPnthr
. . . Draco may not agree with me on the choice of router but I use an SMC barriacde, 4 port router. Comes with the printer port, dialup port, and the 4 lan ports in the front. It's fairly simple to set up as well, for anyone who doesn't really know much about networking.

I looked up the specs on the SMC Barricade. Unless I don't understand what I'm reading, this unit has a serial port permitting connection to an EXTERNAL dial-up modem.

Since virtually every computer purchased new today has an internal dial-up modem, how would one use this router to share a dial-up connection without purchasing an external modem also to actually achieve the dial-up connection?