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    Help with Site-to-Site VPN

    Im trying to get a site to site VPN goin between 2 server 2K8 boxes runnning RRAS with demand dial interfaces. The Demand dial interfaces connect to each other fine, show status as connected and routes at both end appear to be correct but i cant seem to get any traffic to cross the vpn tunnel. I...
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    VPN help

    Hi, im trying to set up a vpn server. Ive never really done it before so im really figuring it out as i go along. Its a server 2003 R2 box with 2 nics. My original intention was to connect one side to wan and the other side to my internal network. Basically there are some shares on the server...
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    help a linux newb

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    Temp sensor question

    I started playing with speed fan today to see if i could slow down this one really noisy fan i have. I started playing with the temps and ive got them all fiqured out except one. Speedfan reads 8 temp sensors, 3 from the winbond chip on my mobo (cpu, ambiant, pwm), 4 from my hdd's (S.M.A.R.T.)...
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    Frustrating Boot Problem

    I Got a Thermalright xp-90 yesterday since stock cooling wasent really doing as good of a job as i wanted it to. After installing, i booted into windows, my proc was idleing 12 degrees cooler and all was good. I thought what the hell ill push it a little further, i rebooted and tried to push the...
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    Recommend me a video card

    A few days ago my trusty 4 year old 9800 pro crapped out on me and now im on the search for a new vid card. My comp still has a few years left in it and i dont really want to do any major upgrades. My 9800 could play farcry and HL-2 on all the highest settings and i was happy with it. Basicaly...
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    Wierd gfx card/beep code error

    i just bought a pci radeon 7000 to use a 3rd moniter i had lying around, but when i plug it in, i get the normal singal beep the a few seconds later i get a high/low looping beep code which apparently has something to do with the cpu, but when i unplug it, everything works fine. i tried...
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    low $300 8x AGP grfx card

    Exactly what the title says. My firend is looking for an agp grfx card in the low 300 dollar range. Ive been out of the loop for a while so dont really know whats out there right now. He was looking at 6800 gt's but with his budget i know he can do a little better so any help selecting one would...
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    dvd quality question

    First of all this really dosent have to do with htpc's as much as it does with reqular home theater systems. I was doing a little re-wiring (just upgraded to hd setup, 1080i 65" screen, hd directv reiver/hd tivo in one, and tri-lnb oval dish + bose 5.1 surrond system) to ensure that everything...
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    cat 5 connector

    At one point there were several computers on the 2nd floor of my house, so instead of running several cables up to the 2nd floor, i just ran one and put in a router to split up the conection. Now i only have one computer up there and would like to use the router somewhere else. I've been looking...
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    Help with first WC setup

    My main concern about this is price, i read the stick and it says that most good water cooling systems usually dont cost much more than a hundred bucks but the "cheap system" comes out to $160. The main reason i want a water cooling system is becasue even with air cooling i can still boil water...
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    help a linux newb

    i started playing around with knoppix a while ago and really liked it so a few days ago i installed suse 9.1, in knoppix the internet worked right when it booted up but with suse it didnt. i know it is beacsue i have to change the ip, subnet, and dns, stuff. i managed to change the ip and subnet...
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    anybody know were to get spanish version of windows?

    my grandmother talks all the time with the rest of our family in cuba and they always send her e-mails through either me or my mom, so i thought gee, wouldent it be nice if she new how to do all this herself, i already had a couple of old comps lying aroung so i thought why not give her one and...
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    psp countdown

    27hr 36mins 52sec wondering how many other people are counting down :D
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    cell phone altoids charger

    i have a sprint treo 600 and i use it mainly as an mp3 player. the problem is the battery only lasts like 6 hours playing mp3's. i've seen the altoid chargers people have maid for ipods and was wondering if it would be possible to do something like that with my phone. would i be able to use one...
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    flash animation

    anybody know were you can get the flash animation that they showed during the heat lakers game, it looks like its by the same guy who did that end of the world animation. i tryed to see if he has a web site but i cant even find his name.
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    electronics and x-ray machines

    im going on a trip tomorrow and im taking a few electronics with me and i was wondering if the will be damaged if i put them through an x-ray machine. specificly im worried about my laptop, ps2, and my usb memory stick. thanks in advance
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    What can brown do for you?(poor sonata)

    i built a comp for my sister (sonata, nf7-s v.2, 1gb of crucial DDR400, 120gb HDD, 72gb raptor, geforce 4 440 mx) and shipped it to her in virginia, she just called me and sent me these pics, can sombody please explain to me how the HELL this can happen without any damage to the outside of...
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    17" lcd question

    iv'e been looking at the samsung 172x-silver 17" i got really excited about the 12ms response time but than i read somewhere that the faster the response time the lower the quality as if it was a trade off between one and the other, so what do you guys think of this moniter and is this true...
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    dvd-rom problem

    i have a pioneer dvd-115 and one day i tryed to install musicmatch when it finished windows diabled the drive, weh i try to enable it windows tells me it couldent enable it, the drive works fine and i know that if i reinstall xp all my problems would be solved but i would rather avoid that if at...
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    amd phase change

    i wasent sure about this but is it possible to use that phase change stuff that comes w/h amd proccesors more than once. (had to RMA the board)
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    nf7-s v 2.0

    im putting toghter a sys for my sister ( athlon xp 3200+, geforce 4 mx, lite-on cdrw/dvd combo drive, lite on cdrw drive, 2 sticks of crucial 512 DDR400, 74 gb wd raptor, random 120 gb hitachi deskstar or whatever its called) anyway the system runs fine, the only problem is the bios dont want...
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    stupid usb question

    i just wanted to clarify something, if you plug a usb 2.0 device (i.e. thub drive) to a usb 2.0 socket via a usb 1 extension cable will it transfer at usb 1 or 2 speeds. wasent sure if there was actually such a thing as usb 1 or 2 cables.
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    sub $250 crt

    basicaly im just asking for the best 19" moniter under $250. for a 5 years my sylvania L15 (15" LCD) has served me well on older systems, but when i got my new system (P4 2.8HT 9800Pro) i knew it would have to go. Epesially now that i've gotin into some serious gaming, CAD design, and a little...
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    mixing ati and nvidia cards

    here's the deal, im runing to dell 19" off my 9800pro. one of my friends gave me his old 15" lcd and i want to use it as a 3rd moniter. i was wondering if there would be a problem with throwing in a cheap nvidia pci card to run it since i've heard ati cards and nvidia cards don't play nice with...
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    touch screen remote

    i don't really know where this should go but this seemed like the best place. im looking for a universal touch screen remote that can do at least 5 remotes and alows me to make my own labels for each button must touch remotes i've seen only alow you to use labels from a preset list which...
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    install windows on a second hard drive

    im not sure where i should post this but anyway i was wondering if there was a way to install windows xp pro on a second hardrive through windows on the first hardrive.
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    new chieftec question

    i was looking at the new bx cases on chieftec adn i saw that they only have 3 bezel types so i was like wtf? i knew i saw another one somewhere else and checked on newegg and sure enough i found this bezel. i was thinking about getting one all in black but couldent find one. i was wondering if...
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    switch faq

    can sombody tell me where to find a faq on switchs cause i keep hearing all this stuff about dpdt and sdpt and ahhh my head hertz wtf does it mean?! P.S. i read the [H] faq but still a little confused
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    anybody ever heard of FMI

    i was looking around at compusa and found a chiftec dragon case. i looked on line and found that they say its made by a company called FMI. i looked around and i found a few more places that sell the same case and say its FMI and even a few fans and shit they say are made by FMI. it looks...
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    GUI temp display

    i was wondering if anybody knew about a piece of hardware that would have several temp sensors and instead of displaying them on a little display like the aerogate II it would plug into a usb port or a usb jumper and give a gui interface with the temps. i ask this becasue i have a ps1 lcd...
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    logitech sound system question

    im trying to decide on wheather to get the logitech Z-5300 5.1 surround 280 watt surrond sys or the Z-560 4.1 surround 400 watt sys, both are thx certified (i know that if there not then i shouldent even consider them at least from my experencie)
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    plexi question?

    what kind of adhisive should i use for plexi, is there something special i have to use, i know it is kind of a noob question but i just wanted to be sure
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    small psu

    im looking for small power supply for a mod no dimension can be bigger then 3.5 inches except one . can anybody help out?
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