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First off, NP Second, I have *limited* exposure to this from a class that I went to. Now, if you are using IPSec, do you have the encryption keys set on the client? This may be a gross over simplification, but I believe that if you are using IPSec in any mode, you will at least need the keys set on client and server before you will get anything to work. In addition, do you know if Winroute will allow for IPSec to pass through? I know that the home Linksys routers will, but I have a PIX that will handle IPSec locally at work. Either way dictates where the key is entered. I hope this starts you out, but I am not entirely strong on this. If I see more info, I will throw it your way. ------------------ Regards, clutch

No, it's not that weird. But when you reinstalled your OS, the defaults should have sufficed. Glad to see you are working again. ------------------ Regards, clutch

I don't know. But you are not being ignored. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Belkin Ominview 4-System unit, Model #F1D066. I have used a couple of others, but I can't remember their part numbers. ------------------ Regards, clutch

I have used Belkin units myself, but I can't remember what the pricepoint is. They work well though. ------------------ Regards, clutch

It's not a firewall, it's NAT (Network Address Translation) and it's a needed function for multiple machines to hold sessions to the outside world. I know what you mean about the issues with AIM, but what I did was have AIM search out for another port (edit preferences>connection) using Auto Configure. You can also forward a port on the router to the workstation in question (if you are using static or reserved IPs), and then set AIM to use that port. AIM will still misbehave sometimes if you are trying to connect to someone else behind another NAT device. Also, if you disable DHCP on your network then you will have to assign an IP to it when your friend connects his laptop. DHCP will not affect network speed. It either works, or it doesn't. I have always used DHCP, and over the last 6 years I have never seen a speed issue related to it. If you plan on having systems connect to your network like your friend's laptop, I would suggest that you re-enable it and find the real issue. In addition, don't enable RIP on the workstations as that pertains to a routing function, and your PCs are not acting as routers. Do you by chance have access to packet sniffing software (Sniffer Pro, Etherpeek, Network Monitor, etc)? ------------------ Regards, clutch

You stated that Linux was too complicated, and that you did not know what Novell is. Therefore, you should stick to NT. Bladerunner gave as close to a "few line" description as possible. If you want more info on Novell, then go to www.novell.com and not to a WinNT/2K/XP forum. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Enable RIP? Why? ------------------ Regards, clutch

I am not a fan of IPX at all, but why are you, SHS? I was just wondering. I can see it if there is a use (like in a game), but otherwise I don't use it. The MS version was better than Novell's (didn't kill that many NICs), but I don't believe in installing unused options if I don't have to. I was just wanting to know if I was missing something. ------------------ Regards, clutch

What happens when it crashes? Just a lockup, or does it dump you back to the desktop? Or does it do something else? Do you have your video card overclocked? ------------------ Regards, clutch

Brian was *****ing about how much WinME sucks, and you came down on him. Now, you ***** about the "ignorant" users (who pay you, by the way), and I come down on you. I never stated that you called me and idiot, and I wouldn't care if you did. Seems like you're the one that needs those drinks, not us. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Can NetBEUI and IPX/SPX. The only reason to have IPX is if you have games that wont/can't use IP. Also, when "some" sites can't come up, can you ping them by name? I used to have issues with that using RoadRunner, then I just changed the DNS boxes I was resolving against and that cleared it up. It seemed like a flaky database was being replicated, but that has been fixed. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Run NT 4 Server. It works really well on machines of that class. In addition, if you don't know what Novell is, then you shouldn't be using it. I don't mean to sound harsh, but that is the simplest way to explain it. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Why are people so ignorant? Because nobody has the time or inclination to be good at everything they have to do in their respective lives. That's why they pay professionals to help them out. That is why there IS a service industry. Being frustrated I can see, but you have a major tendency to look down on everyone that you supposedly contract for. Why is that? If you don't like it, then do something else. ------------------ Regards, clutch

A PC will always try to reconnect its persistently mapped drives, since it doesn't know that the other machine is on or not. Are the IPs on your network assigned to each PC? If not, then turn the DHCP server option back on so you can renew you IPs. A couple of other things to check would be: 1. Replace the cable between the router and the modem to see if that helps or not, and 2. Hook up a PC directly to the modem again and see if your d/ls and streaming content are better. You can always update the firmware like JJ was mentioning, but I could stream and d/l just fine before that update.

Umm, JJ I don't think he has to do all that. And as far as the DLink switches and hubs, I have never had an issue with them. They have always performed well for me. Oxide, let's see what we have here. First, the PCs have good transfer rate between them, right? The only slow down is when you download from sites on the internet, right? Have you tried downloading from the FTP of your ISP? How is your connection to download.com and microsoft.com? I usually max my connection when I download demos and large service packs from MS. Have you tried to trace route (tracert) to a major site? You could have a bad hop outside of your LAN that is causing this. There was a flaky router in Columbus, Ohio that was trashing my ping and dropping me from 1.3Mb avg to 120Kb/s. It would seem that your LAN name resolution is fine, and that is what the "enable NetBIOS..." pertains to. Have you had anymore errors in your event logs? Do you see a ton of collisions during these simple downloads? The 10Mb unit is still way faster than your internet connection, so I wouldn't be too concerned about it. Bear in mind that a 100Mb unit will show a significant performance increase when moving files between the PCs on the LAN. ------------------ Regards, clutch

They are; things like "Hardware T&L" and "Programmable Pixel Shaders" come to mind. In addition, hardware vendors try harder as well, like ATI and their "Hyper Z" implementation to speed up the rendering process. The main problem is that whatever can't be done in hardware, has to be done in the CPU. And your CPU isn't going to give as much as most (and it was never known to either). But then again, you always have "3DNow!"... ------------------ Regards, clutch

Got SP1 and DX8? ------------------ Regards, clutch

I can see where you are coming from, but I don't think it's valid. The reason being is these games are designed for people in a certain demographic. They like to see all the "eye candy" and have superior functionality. This comes at a price. This game would run perfectly fine on just about any PC bought new in the last 18 months provided it has a decent video card. Making a game that will appeal to a market segment known for its "power user" base and then optimizing it to run on 2+ year old hardware is not feasible, especially in a $20 game. The cost of the game is on target with "Deer Hunter" and "Barbie's Crack Shack", yet far superior in terms of functionality and includes several multiplayer modes (although the drive-by mode in BCS is cool ). ------------------ Regards, clutch

Do you have a DHCP server? If so, what is it (the router, an NT Server on the network, etc)? This will determine the NetBIOS over whatever setting. If it is an NT/2K server that is hosting DHCP, then set it to "use NetBIOS setting from the DHCP server". If it is the router or some other system, then use "enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP". As far as NetBEUI, I would not have that installed. There is no real need for it as long as you are using TCP/IP with NetBIOS enabled. If you are using a router with NAT on your network, then I wouldn't be entirely concerned with it. ------------------ Regards, clutch

I would like an OS that can control my appliances. That way, I can dual boot between my fridge and stove. ------------------ Regards, clutch

What solid modeling apps do you use? I know that Matrox has gone through more of an effort to get their drivers certified by the various CAD/CAM vendors (PTC, Autodesk, Solidworks, etc) while ATI and nVidia haven't really tried. nVidia does work with the solid modeling community though, but usually in reference to their "Quadro" series of cards. Matrox has excellent 2D/3D abilities in graphics and design applications, but they have been slipping in the gaming department. They have their focus, just like the other vendors. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Well, the GeForce 2 GTS is a waste on that machine anyway. It will not adequately keep up with the card. I bet that all of your Q3 benchmark scores are very similar from 640x480 up to 1280x1024. The card is working fine, it's just that the CPU doesn't have much to give. Also, I have a Celeron 300a@472 with 256MB RAM and an old GeForce SDR, and it runs SS very well. I use 8x6@16bit on this PC, but it will run 32bit just fine. All this in Win2K, the OS that some peeps say runs games slower than Win98 and WinME. Here's another thing, what version of drivers are you using? It may help (actually, more of a help for the GF2GTS owner) to get version 7.x drivers. I use the 7.58 dets on both of the PCs (my main one being a P3 800 with 384MB RAM and a GeForce2 Pro 64MB). In short, the game runs very well on my machines, and on several other's that I know of. But I am glad that you have single-handedly narrowed the problem down to "lazy programming", rather than outdated hardware as being the problem. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Not really sure on what your issue is. There are a couple of things to try. First, you reinstalled Win2K on one of the machines, and now that machine has the slow transfer rate, right? Is it slow when transferring files from one Win2K box to another? What about in the other direction? Can you stream (and get good speed downloading) files well on the other PC? If there is only one PC with the issue, then you could try reinstalling TCP/IP on that machine. ------------------ Regards, clutch

He was having a name resolution error, not a user credentials error. ------------------ Regards, clutch