[What is a better alternative to Windows Messenger]

i can't believe this topic is still active , but i'll toss in another vote for pidgin

[what percent am i suppose to ge getting]

so are you saying when downloading i should be able to get about 57kbps max on my 460kbps connec

for gprs, at 460kbps, you should be getting 57KB/s

note that kilobits per second (kbps) does not equal kilobytes (KB/s). Take kilobits and divide by 8 and you'll get kilobytes.

kbps <> KB/s :: The reason I bring that up is when you look at a download progress bar, they show the speed in KB/s which is not kbps. This way you have a more accurate representation.

if you use the 80% rule, that equates to 46KB/s on a 460kbps connection. So they might be limiting http or ftp traffic

[what percent am i suppose to ge getting]

it's nearly impossible to get 56kbps while surfing. 56kbps = 7KB/s, so you should see throughput at less than 7KB/s on your dial-up connection.

for gprs, at 460kbps, you should be getting 57KB/s, so it's possible they're limiting your download speed

note that kilobits per second (kbps) does not equal kilobytes (KB/s). Take kilobits and divide by 8 and you'll get kilobytes.

[What's a good monitor nowadays?]

+1 samsung 226BW (except I only have 1 )

[Connecting to another home network]

if you don't want to use hamachi, your best bet is to use open vpn http://openvpn.net/

[Connecting to another home network]

you could use Hamachi, or you could configure the servers to be point to point VPN servers (via PPTP which is built in to windows).

[XP VLK Usage? Probably an easy question]

i tend to agree with you. that if you re-format, you release the license to be used again as I believe the license is for active installations.

in any event, have you checked here for info? http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resourc...ol/default.mspx

[DNS]

i'm sure other readers with more experience in this situation will chime in, but the only way I can think of is to alter each user's hosts file and put the hostname and IP in so it resolves. I assume your workstations are on MS Windows since you are posting your question on this website

[Internet Sharing between PC & Laptop over Bluetooth?]

as i believe has been discussed on these forums before, you can't do ICS over wireless...

Now interrestingly, this is the opposite case of what has been asked last weeks. Share the cable connection.

this is what i was referring to... couldn't find this thread when i posted earlier

[Internet Sharing between PC & Laptop over Bluetooth?]

as i believe has been discussed on these forums before, you can't do ICS over wireless... that said, if you go to the properties of your bluetooth connection on the pc connected to the internet, and you see a checkbox that says "share this connection" then you can do it. otherwise, you can't

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/e...2b14771033.mspx

[sound driver gettin deleted]

do you have another sound card you can test? in all likelihood you have a bad sound card, but it's tough to say.

[wats best software tho rip music]

+1 EAC. easy to use, quick and accurate. I only rip to MP3 via lame though. I must not be as sophisticated

[sound driver gettin deleted]

do you have a bad sound card?

what's the brand/model? onboard or PCI?

[Want to connect to Internet via p2p]

totally agree with cluberti... even if you can get ICS to work, the general consensus is that it's unreliable, and far less efficient than a wired/wireless router.

good luck if you can get it working.

[Want to connect to Internet via p2p]

give this a shot

Internet Connection Sharing:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/

[Visual Studio 2005 is Cluttering My Documents]

couldn't you just set the folder properties to "hidden"? Then at least you wouldn't have to see it

[What is the speed of ur NAS?]

here's another good reference for NAS speeds

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component/o..._nas/Itemid,190

[How to install Apps, XP & Vista over a network]

RIS? I think that's still valid.

you could create an unattended image to install remotely.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa967394.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832017

[intranetwork dns issues]

stupid question... is this server sitting on a DMZ? is telnet open between the DMZ and the rest of your network?

[Workgroup File Sharing - unsuccessful]

what is the exact error message you are receiving? that will give us a better idea what XP is complaining about.

[Two HP Laptops Vista, WiFi Pc-to-Pc]

thanks, but none of those worked, remember am not using nor do i need a wireless router. only the 2 laptops and the usb connection to my cell phone.

does that usb mobile phone connection show up in your network connections? If it does, and you go to properties, do you have a sharing tab?

If the sharing tab doesn't exist, you can't share that internet connection. period.

[Run internet thru a computer then to a wifi router?]

it doesn't by default, but there's an add-in that adds that functionality

http://www.wegotserved.co.uk/windows-home-server-add-ins/

[Two HP Laptops Vista, WiFi Pc-to-Pc]

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/e...2b14771033.mspx

does that help?

[Harware NIC card recommendation]

honestly, unless you're running a 5 year old PC, a hardware nic will not really help you out. There's not just enough going on that today's processors will take a major performance hit by the network stack. Yeah, you might see a 1-3 fps increase, but it's probably not worth it.

That said, i'd answer what nitro asked and then we'll see for sure

[Weird Network Problem!]

what kind of NAS is it?