Well, I have a Fortigate 60 WI-FI Firewall with 79 Mbps Throughput which includes AV, Web Content filtering (for you GUYS) IPS and Anti-Spam/spyware :cheeky:

Yeah, well...same to you! :butt:

I have a Dell Optiplex GX110 (hand-me-down - I'd never buy a Dell!) 850MHz with 128MB RAM and 2 HDDs - 100GB and 10GB running Windows Server 2003, an HP Pavilion 7750 (hand-me-down - I'd never buy an HP!) 1.5GHz with 256MB RAM and 60GB HDD running Windows XP Pro and a home-grown ( :thumbsup: ) 1.8GHz with 128MB RAM and 60GB HDD that I'm trying to install Linux on but it keeps :puke: on me.

I also have a cable modem (I think it's Toshiba), a D-Link router, a NetGear wireless access point, a D-Link phone adapter (from AT&T) and a Motorola phone adapter (from Vonage).

The cable comes in to the demarc in what should be called the "Formal Dining Room" that we primarily use for lessons. It hasn't had a table since we moved in. That's where the hardware inthe second paragraph resides, along with the XP computer. I fished a CAT-5 cable from that room (crimped the ends myself!) into an unused bedroom that has always been my computer room where it plugs into a KTI 16-port 10-Base-T hub. From there, the two servers are hard-wired to the internet. This was all done before I purchased the wireless access point.

Questions? :gotcha: :hmm:

Big deal! What are you doing for IPS? :cheeky:

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GX110......bwhahahahahahah.


Shoot, we still have some beige boxes around here....even some GX1's.




I just ordered a new Dell Optiplex745 for my "test" box....here are the specs.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E6600 (2.40GHz, 4M, 1066MHz FSB)
2 Gigs of 800Mgz RAM
16X SATA DVDR
256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO, Dual Monitor DVI or VGA (TV-out)
250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst Cache

Can you say "Vista" ready?


I love my job.

:boo: :snooze:

:pepsi: :burp:

My Internet Protocol Service runs through RoadRunner at about 384kbps. Howzabout you? :tease:

I wouldn't want to. Windblows Vista.

But for testing on someone else's dime, maybe...

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So Clayblow....

Are you windows free?


I bet not.

The XP Pro and Server 2003 came with a hand-me-down TechNet. :)

Yes, it was free. :thanks:

Guys, clear this up for me, will ya?

Clay says Dell sucks...Squat says to get Dell....

Our computer is starting to head downhill. Why or why not should we get or not get Dell?

:popcorn: :pepsi:

I don't know why, but girls who talk tech are SO HOT.

1) Vista Blows! Been testing it for work on a Dell Laptop and....IT SUX!!!

2) MAC - for the win!

'nough said.

:blink: :haha:

I just TOTALLY did NOT expect to hear that from Red!!

WOW, RED! :faint:

I'm speechless! :rolf:

Save yourself some serious cache (pun intended!) - go to a techie and have them build one for you.

About three years ago, we went to my favorite place in the world: Fry's 'cuz they were advertising a 1.5GHz with 40GB HDD, XP and 128MB for only $289. It was a fantastic deal at the time, and came with a two-year in-house warranty. The brand name of the machine is Fry's in-house Great Quality brand.

Well last summer, it wouldn't power on. I backed up my HDD and took it in under the warranty. Knowing what I know about computers, I surmised (correctly) that something had failed on the system board. Well, they called me back and said it was indeed the motherboard and asked if they could put a 1.8GHZ chip instead of a 1.5. I said, "Thank you!"

You would not get the same service from any big-name computer company like HP or Dell or Gateway. They'll give you a run-around, whack your data and give you a worse machine than what you originally had. And, it will take weeks without your computer - right, Andiesmama?

If you can't do something like that locally, go with Tiger Direct.

Support your local Techie!!!!

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I agree with the Clayman....



If you can't custom build and MUST buy retail, go with Dell...IMHO.



JUST DO NOT BUY A WARRANTY. If it has a meltdown, it should within the first few months. Everything else is do it your self...

Gutter man.. when when did they get to you......


Noo another good brother in IT lost to those Devils......


*Best Kirk Imitation from Start Trek II* JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I gotta give Mac some props....


OSX is VERY cool....

They've come a long way.


SUCKS if your a gamer though.
ROCKS if your a media freak.

I like what Mac has to offer now. Intel-based (so you can actually run Windows on it, too!), with a Unix-based OS ( :thumbsup: it's finally got a command-line!) and still kicks @$$ on graphics, video and sound. If I had the $$$ or if someone would throw one of those away like people throw away PCs, I'd get one too!

Depending on the time of day, anywhere from 250-500kbps :cheeky:

COOL! What service are you using? Is it cable?

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Clue? Harryman?

DSL @ 20 bones/month

:doh:


Then the time of day shouldn't matter....

How do I find one??

DSL? 250-500kps? Nah. Can't see it. DSL is good at 128kps.

Oh, and Squat - I just wasn't paying attention. :doh:

:bonk:

Just ask around. In any community of at least 50 people, there's going to be one solid techie.

That;s a goreat idea, but I don't know anyone here to ask.. Yes, I've lived here this long and still don't know anyone. Darn SAHM-with-no-car-or-friends-in-the-area crap!

We have the "Basic"

http://www.attyourworld.com/moments/HighSpeed.aspx?sid=oo

I meant to say...What are you doing for your ISP? :booyah:

"Windows Expert to Redmond: "buh-bye"" Scot Finnie
Linky

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What about the kps vs Mbps thingy....


:doh:

I'm running at 26.4 Kbps right now. It goes as high as 115. some days. :D

I wonder if my kissing cousin is a "solid techie"...

You kiss your cousin???? :o

what about church? There are eight good techies (and one guy who owns a computer school: MTI) in my church.

for the Windows? :blink:

Oh - and spell it right - it's 'nuff said.

For those who care - I've been struggling for the better part of two weeks to get Fedora Core 6 (linux) installed on my 1.8GHz 128MB machine. After :screwy: with it for two solid weeks - downloading iso's, checking hashes, burning CDs, verifying the CDs are correct, etc. - I splurged and dropped $20 on a 256MB stick. (Geesh - I remember when it was $100 for 1MB - now it's around $80 for 1GB!)

In other words, I upgraded the RAM.

And I tried installing it again - this time it's working. Apparently, the problem is that 128MB isn't enough. But I searched and searched for a minimum system requirements. I know 128 was enough to run FC1. Why not 6?

Ah, well - it works now.