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    Help determining if RDP was compromised

    Someone I do some IT work for had their bank account info stolen and whoever did it transferred some money to a PayPal account. Since it was PayPal it sounds like it was recovered fairly easily. But we are trying to figure out how they might have found out the information. He has RDP open up...
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    Thrift Store Laptop: Fix, Sell, or Part Out?

    Saw a pretty decent laptop at a thrift store for $30 and decided to take a chance on it. Trying to figure out what to do with it since it is missing parts. Sony Vaio VPC-F115FM Includes: 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7 720QM Motherboard w/ Nvidia GeForce 330M GPU Keyboard in very good condition...
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    FS: vBulletin 4.x Publishing Suite

    SOLD
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    Bad SATA Controller - Recovery help

    I thought the relatively new system drive I installed two months had gone bad. The computer must have crashed sometime overnight and said missing boot media when powered back up. On this first boot the hard drive sounded terrible, like it could not spin up so I assumed the hard drive was...
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    Basic VLAN Help Needed

    I am trying to figure out some VLAN basics. I have purchased a TP-Link AP (TL-WA901ND), mostly for its inexpensive PoE capability. It supports up to 4 separate SSID/VLANs although we only need 2 isolated subnets through this AP. The AP is in a very small building with two floors, but each...
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    Isolated subnets

    I really could use some advice on how to create multiple subnets. I am upgrading the network at 10 room inn that shares internet with a few surrounding properties. This is what I'm looking for - Staff only LAN at the inn, preferably with WiFi access - Guest WiFi network at the Inn using the...
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    Suggestions for 400ft radius, multiple houses?

    I am pretty clueless with anything beyond creating a simple home wireless network. But I work at a 10 room inn which is surrounded by a few properties that are also part of the inn. We need to adequately cover a diameter of about 400ft in all directions from the inn with wireless internet...
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    Help configuring multiple routers, WDS

    I'm trying to troubleshoot a wireless network at an Inn which is shared among three buildings. The internet at the main building works fine. However there is a WDS set up for the other two houses that are part of the property. The network is a bit of a mess IMO. The main problem is that...
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    New build, hardware issues, what is the problem?

    I've been struggling hard with a mostly new build I put together last week. My current thinking is that both the motherboard and one stick of RAM are no good. But I really am unsure so trying to see what others think. These are my new components. Everything else came from my old build and...
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    TiVo TCD649080 Series2 <$30 @ BigLots YMMV

    Wow what a deal. Knew my local big lots (Christiansburg, VA) had one of these. I went in today to get it with the 20% off coupon valid this week (http://www.biglots.com/Coupon/BuzzclubCoupon.aspx). It was marked at $69.99 so I was expecting to walk out with it for $56 + tax but heck it...
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    4850 possibly affecting ftp uploading?

    I don't see how this would be possible but lately if I try to upload anything to my web server via ftp that is anything but a very small file, my PC freezes and I'm forced to reboot. The only thing that has really changed on my PC is the addition of the HD 4850 (had 3870). Keep trying to...
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    Noob, help me decide between a couple cameras

    Hi, I got into video editing at the end of last year. However I have no camcorder and only a 4 year old Sony digital camera without any optical zoom though it does do video. So..I'm pretty limited right now. I just finished up making a couple videos for my first video contest and I just...
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    Warm? 19" LCD Monitor $137.99 Best Buy clearance

    HannsG 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor Model: JW197DPB 1440x900 More specs: http://america.hannsg.net/onweb.jsp?prod_no=3333333374&webno=3333333375 While picking up my $20 Dynex case yesterday I saw this sitting on the shelf for $137.99. Good deal since I was looking for a cheap 2nd monitor. The...
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    Good card for older games?

    I'm looking to build a cheap PC specifically for older games, particularly from 1998-2002 or so. The newer cards don't have optimal compatibility and so I'm looking at getting an older card. Any recommendations on a fairly inexpensive card from a couple years ago that should be able to easily...
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    Wavebird $17.99

    Used Wavebird: $17.99 at Gamestop I'm so jealous. My roommate giving his gf a Gamecube for her bday tomorrow. I see he has Wavebird and I find out he just got it at Gamestop for $17.99 and it is in near perfect condition. I've been wanting one for awhile now for SSB:Brawl, etc. Who would...
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    Recent packet loss problems, only on one PC

    So I built a computer for myself back in December with a dual boot setup (XP Pro 32/Vista Bus. 64). When I first booted the PC I noticed I got about 2% PL on Vista only. Found a solution online and used the application "Vista Anti-Lag" to get rid of it. Well everything has worked great for...
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    Atomic HD 3870 Released

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102722 $300 on NewEgg Not sure if I'll put this in crossfire with my current HD 3870 or wait for the 3870x2 (hoping that I can run that plus my current 3870 in crossfire). Hmm..what to do..
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    Sapphire HD 3870 w/ single slot fan cooler

    Just found it on NewEgg : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102719 Anyone heard of this before? Been reading about the Atomic version, but now see this actually released. Anyone know of any reviews for this?
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    Alternative solutions to PCI wireless adapter?

    I've got a Maximus Formula motherboard. There are two PCI 2.2 slots. Right now I've got a wireless adapter and an X-Fi sound card in them. However, I'm thinking that I'll be going crossfire when the ATI HD3870x2 card comes out (paired with the single ATI HD3870 I have now). Using the...
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    CPU INIT (Maximus Formula) - Please help..

    edit: yes! Think its working now. At least I'm at bios. Was about to go to sleep but then decided to try a couple things. First I had left the cmos battery out about 20-30 minutes. Popped that back in. Then I put it back together and removed some extra motherboard spacers I accidentally...
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    newb..DDR2 800 or DD2 1066 w/ Q6600?

    edit: oops, typo in the topic, DDR2 1066* Building my first PC and have all the components on the way, think I made a mistake buying memory. I'm getting a Q6600 w/ Asus Maximus Formula. I purchased 4GB of DDR2 800 (Crucial Ballistix Tracer...
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