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  • Jake
    MURCer
    • Aug 1999
    • 427
    #46
    Hi guys!

    Just wanted to let ya know...

    MY DSL FINALLY WORKS! I'm getting 46KB/s! thats 384kbps! Big improvement over my old 33.6 kbps modem!

    I love it!

    Have fun lads,

    Jake

    [This message has been edited by Jake (edited 07 September 2000).]
    Who is General Failiure and why is he reading my drive?
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    Powercolor Radeon 9700np, Asus A7N8X mobo bios ver. 1007UBER, AthlonXP2800+@3200+ (200 Mhz fsb, 2.2 Ghz) on TT Silent Storm, 2*256Mb Kingston HyperX PC3500 DDR-RAM, 19" Samsung 959NF monitor, Pioneer A04 DVD-RW, Two WD800 80 GB HDD's, IBM Deskstar 40 GB

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      • xortam
        Super MURCer
        • Sep 1999
        • 4534
        #47
        Jake, FYI, the nomenclature is B for Byte and b for bit.
        <TABLE BGCOLOR=Red><TR><TD><Font-weight="+1"><font COLOR=Black>The world just changed, Sep. 11, 2001</font></Font-weight></TR></TD></TABLE>

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          • Jake
            MURCer
            • Aug 1999
            • 427
            #48
            Thanks!

            Isn't it also correct that "K" means 1024 and "k" means 1000?

            KB = 1024 bytes
            Kb = 1024 bit
            kB = 1000 bytes
            kb = 1000 bit

            It's easy to make a mistake here.

            Regards,

            Jake
            Who is General Failiure and why is he reading my drive?
            ----------------------
            Powercolor Radeon 9700np, Asus A7N8X mobo bios ver. 1007UBER, AthlonXP2800+@3200+ (200 Mhz fsb, 2.2 Ghz) on TT Silent Storm, 2*256Mb Kingston HyperX PC3500 DDR-RAM, 19" Samsung 959NF monitor, Pioneer A04 DVD-RW, Two WD800 80 GB HDD's, IBM Deskstar 40 GB

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              • xortam
                Super MURCer
                • Sep 1999
                • 4534
                #49
                I've never noted any consistency in the capitalization of k: Its meaning is more of a matter of what type of device you're referring to. Kilo, when its referring to communication speeds is always 1024; when its referring to storage, its always 1000. Seems some marketing geniuses though it would be a good idea to measure storage as factors of 1000 bytes as it gives the impression of larger capacity.
                <TABLE BGCOLOR=Red><TR><TD><Font-weight="+1"><font COLOR=Black>The world just changed, Sep. 11, 2001</font></Font-weight></TR></TD></TABLE>

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                  • Brian R.
                    Super MURCer
                    • Aug 1999
                    • 3874
                    #50
                    Update: Gave the Linksys router to a friend of mine. He doesn't use PPPoE and he couldn't get it to maintain a connection either. Maybe a bad router...

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                      • oldie
                        mini MURCer
                        • Feb 2000
                        • 19
                        #51
                        I have Zone Alarm installed and I checked my security at https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
                        and I am completly in Stealth mode. The site informed me that I had the best security available. Zone alarm is free for personal use.

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                          • bastioned
                            mini MURCer
                            • Aug 2000
                            • 58
                            #52
                            Hi, here in Spain we have ADSL too, and it´s almost a bargain! these are the different types of connections available:

                            2 Mbit Up/ 384 Kbit Down 150 US$/month
                            512 Kbit Up/ 128 Kbit Down 75 US$/month
                            256 Kbit Up/ 128 Kbit Down 30 US$/month

                            I have played with the routers from Zyxel and SpeedStream and to be honest the Zyxel are top notch compared to the rest in terms of easy installation,configuration and results: excellent speed and security. You can add PPPoE support, 10Mbit integrated 4 port hub, and ready to surf!

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                              • Brian R.
                                Super MURCer
                                • Aug 1999
                                • 3874
                                #53
                                My Zyxel router is invisible. I haven't had to restore my connection more than twice since I've installed it. Also, I don't have to go through hoops to reinitiate the connection, as I had to do with my previous Linksys router. Maybe Linksys has solved the PPPoE problem with their most recent firmware.

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