ALLRIGHT!! Finally got a new PC!!!!

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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    It's all good, because I'm accustomed to not even 56k :o at home. And the cable is supposed to be twice as fast as the DSL I was looking into. :)
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited September 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    It's all good, because I'm accustomed to not even 56k :o at home. And the cable is supposed to be twice as fast as the DSL I was looking into. :)

    You are going to have some fun when you get it all up and running. :D

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    heiney9 wrote:
    You are going to have some fun when you get it all up and running. :D

    H9

    Yep, I have the system up and running, just not connected yet. Will be installing that after work tommorrow night, so about 27 hours to lift off.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited September 2005
    You are getting a good deal @ $30 a month with Insight. I use Insight and that offer came around *after* I got mine up and running. My intial offer was $19.95 for the 1st three months. Now I pay $44.95 a month and was none too happy when the $30 offer came out. I tried to switch but since I have no other choice in my area for cable.....they politely told me it was not possible to get that deal :mad:

    What modem are you using? I originally bought the one from Insight but could never get to intialize after the install guys left. It was a top line RCA DCM 425. I ended up getting the Motorola SB5100 which has worked out much better.

    Just curious

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    Motorola, just don't have the number yet.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • maggiefan
    maggiefan Posts: 223
    edited September 2005
    Someone mentioned that XP pro has the restore funtion, home has that too.
    Larry
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited September 2005
    maggiefan wrote:
    Someone mentioned that XP pro has the restore funtion, home has that too.

    That was me....I guess I didn't realize that :). It definetly saved my a** and a lot of time and trouble!

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited September 2005
    Comcast speeds vary. It's a good thing it doesn't go lower than 2.0. But that's kind of pathetic considering most people in my area aren't even using Comcast. Otherwise the server itself is awesome.
    Chiranth
    hoosier21 wrote:
    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited September 2005
    Nevermind. I changed my mind. I think Comcast is cool :cool:, but they took forever to activate our service :mad:. Tell me whatcha think of my non-sense. By the way, each different service usually has their own rules for new service. Comcast, so far will give you a month free, but you have to wait about two weeks of that time. that's the best I've heard them do. :mad:
    Chiranth
    hoosier21 wrote:
    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited September 2005
    I myself havn't really noticed a whole lot of difference between xp pro on my computer and xp home on the family computer other than being able to setup a remote desktop connection. My computer is a little faster despite the specs that show it is much slower and a little more stable but I don't know if that has anything do do with win xp. I don't really do much networking or anything fancy but I went pro because it was free...
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    heiney9 wrote:
    What modem are you using? I originally bought the one from Insight but could never get to intialize after the install guys left. It was a top line RCA DCM 425. I ended up getting the Motorola SB5100 which has worked out much better.

    Just curious

    H9


    Just got the modem and it's the Motorola SB5100. It was alot cheaper to buy it from Insight than to buy it from Wal Mart :confused: . Got it, nib, for $39, WM sells it for $59, unless it has gone down recently. Now to get the router, today, so i can get online tonight :) . It seems that the most suggested router is the Linksys, so I guess that I'll go that route.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    XP home is fine for home users. XP pro adds some other networking options that Home doesn't have, such as joining a domain. Most home users don't have to worry about joining a domain!

    Also, another good speed test site is www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited September 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Just got the modem and it's the Motorola SB5100. It was alot cheaper to buy it from Insight than to buy it from Wal Mart :confused: . Got it, nib, for $39, WM sells it for $59, unless it has gone down recently. Now to get the router, today, so i can get online tonight :) . It seems that the most suggested router is the Linksys, so I guess that I'll go that route.

    So they are back to selling the Motorola again :) . When I signed up in January of this year my impression was I should have gotten the Motorola but they gave me the RCA instead also $39. So I spent $89 on the Motorola at BB. Anyway you look at it you are getting the better deal now, 9 months later. The RCA seems to have gotten good reviews but I never got it to work properly. The Motorola should be a very good unit.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    Okay, it's off to Wal Mart to pick up the router, then to the hacienda to do the install. Wish me luck :)

    Hopefully, everything will just fall together and I'll be back online in a couple of hours on the new home PC :D
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited September 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Okay, it's off to Wal Mart to pick up the router, then to the hacienda to do the install. Wish me luck :D

    Luck Wish.....get to it! :D
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited September 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Okay, it's off to Wal Mart to pick up the router, then to the hacienda to do the install. Wish me luck :)

    Hopefully, everything will just fall together and I'll be back online in a couple of hours on the new home PC :D

    Always remember, luck is where preparation meets opportunity. Blind luck is getting it to work without knowing how you did it. :D

    You don't have to install the cable companies software for that stuff to work either. All they need is the MAC address of the modem. Once you get up and running, change the password on the router. The default password will most likely be 'admin' on the Linksys.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited September 2005
    Noel.....are you receiving us yet??? :D:p . How's the install going? Over..Roger that..Out
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    Online and it's freakin faster than the t1 line at work :D
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    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    Haven't got the router yet, will get with you(Rich) tommorrow on the landline.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited September 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Haven't got the router yet, will get with you(Rich) tommorrow on the landline.

    I can't seem to sleep past 1PM these days so early afternoon is most likely.

    Njoy the bandwidth. :cool:
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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