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| Thread ID: 21611 | 2002-06-29 12:40:00 | FAQ 42: How do I network my PC? | Craig Bellhouse (493) | Press F1 |
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| 58577 | 2004-07-19 13:21:00 | Sorry Susan_B. Just hijacked your thread which was not my intetion. Only just re-read everything. Now you are sorted? |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 58578 | 2004-07-19 13:34:00 | and one more point,I said i pity the fool who seeks advice at a DSE store,not i pity the customer.....If in a hurry and DSE have what i want i'll call in and grab some items,no way in hell i would ask the sales clerk any questions while i was doing so though. Actually i tell a lie,After being cornered while picking out some cables i asked what video cards they could supply in the 400 to 500 dollar range,and out of those cards which was better and why? The answer? Xbox,Knarly graphics that blow away a pc. I would laugh,but its not funny,Simply bad advice. |
metla (154) | ||
| 58579 | 2004-07-19 14:10:00 | > 1."pity the fool" is a MR T quote from the 80's show > The A Team,its meant to be over the top. Well I liked that show. So if you want to be Mr T feel free. Heaps of muscle but not a lot of brain. For me I would prefer to be George Peppard who actually had a brain. He was in charge as I remember it? Over the top of what may I ask? > 2.Im not a salesman,i own a Repair center that > carries retail items. OK. So if I walk into a certain computer shop that you own you will not talk to me assuming I want to replace RAM or a card in a ex PC Company, PC General type computer or system box. You only repair. You would then be called a technician would you not? > You can no more get sound computer advice from DSE > then you can get sound car mechanical advice from a > car salesman,they are 2 seperate breeds of fools For you there are separate breeds then. That interests me just a little. How many separate breeds are there? How many fools post on PressF1 in YOUR opinion? I still go back to the original point for me. The person with the money can go buy what they want from where they want. The fact that they want a car whatever brand, make model, engine size, gearing, 4WD, etc...... That is over to them is it not? You have already said earlier that DSE in Wanganui has two people who possibly seem to know about computers. They, hopefully will not try to sell you a Mini or BMW when you walked in to get a computer. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 58580 | 2004-07-19 19:22:00 | Hey Guys! This thread is a FAQ on "How do I networking my PC". Do you think it is fair people looking at a FAQ need to read all your Off Topic comments now? FAQ's are not meant for posting your problems in. Perhaps it is time this FAQ was updated with the addtional relevant information since added, reposted and then locked down? Is Craig Bellhouse the original author still around and willing to do this? |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 58581 | 2004-07-19 22:08:00 | Craig, congrats on a great set of instructions and background info . One thing: Have you mentioned NetBEUI ? I am currently trying to network two WinXP PC's and have noted that NetBEUI is not needed although some people claim the opposite . Not sure about non-WinXP networking so maybe NetBEUI is automatically included during the OS installation . Cheers - Steve |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 58582 | 2004-07-19 22:31:00 | with XP netbeui isn't loaded by default but is still on the disk if required . it is a very easy protocol to setup which is the only reason it gets recommended (theres no settings!) . ipx/spx is a little harder to setup (still easier than tcp/ip) but i find it runs faster and it finds network shares a lot quicker . unfortunatly craig made a small error, there are a few ipx/spx settings that are required to set before it will work (eg frame type) . one of the main reasons for useing netbeui or ipx/spx is so that windows file shareing is run over a different protocol than tcp/ip . this is done to help prevent windows fileshareing being accessed from the internet . win9x/me by default shares windows networking over the net which is not good but typical for MS :( |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 58583 | 2004-07-19 22:46:00 | faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar out, Never would have thought anybody could be so anal over a "pity the fool" comment. | metla (154) | ||
| 58584 | 2004-07-20 03:02:00 | Elephant works at DSE? ;) | kiki (762) | ||
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