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by fsse8info

Question by : How to connect to voip calls?
I am using 2 different voip providers to call 2 different free destinations. Now is there any way to connect these 2 calls to make a conference call. any software that can help.

If yes pl. attach the url.

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Answer by CheesyPeas
By using a telephone system or skype has that option.

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by The Man in Blue

Question by C L: Why are External Hard Drives cheaper than Internal Hard Drives now?
I have seen several 1TB external hard drives with 7200 rpm for under $ 80 whereas a comparable internal hard drive is well over $ 100-$ 200. Usually the reasoning is the rpm is so low (normally around 5400), but that doesn’t seem to be the case. You can always just take the HDD out of the external casing and use it as internal, just wondering why the disparity? It used the be the other way around.

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Answer by Colin Garrard
It is like everything when you have sold all you can the price has to drop

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by THE Holy Hand Grenade!

Question by Pinstar: whats the best poistion for case fans?
i have 2 120mm case fans, 1 at bottom front and 1 at top rear.how do i know which way round to fix the fans for maxium cooling?

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Answer by Steven
hot air rises, so have the top rear as exhaust, and the bottom one as intake.

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by audiovisualjunkie

Question by Tyler T: Set up Network Attached Storage with my external hard drive and router.?
I have a linksys wcg200:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124141

and a Western Digital Mybook 500GB external hard drive:

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=351

Is there a way to connect my hard drive to my router to access it through a network? I have a macbook and 3 desktop PCs. NOTE that the router DOES NOT have a usb socket, only some ethernet, cable (cable internet) and power socket. Is there a way I could use the usb 2.0 output on the hard drive to the ethernet plug on my router? I’m not worried about software, just whether the hardware would work together.

I’m am fairly competent at computers. Look at some of my answers.

thanks!
EDIT: I already know how to share a computer hard drive on a network, but thanks. What I wanted to do was share the hard drive without have to have a computer on, which is true NAS. But anyways I think I will use a bluetooth setup instead.

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Answer by Tracy L
About the only way to use a standard USB Hard drive as a NAS is to connect it to one of the PC’s and SHARE it as a network drive. It really won’t stand alone as NAS storage, it needs the computer to do the networking, or a router with USB drive support which has the network controls to do that connection.

You can get housings that support true NAS connections some even have USB as well. The one you have is USB only. Here is a combo type unit. Notice it has network addressing support and ethernet as well as usb.

http://www.microbarn.com/details.aspx?rid=101930&source=froogle

Your’s simply doesn’t have any support for handling the network addressing!

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by m0dlx

Question by : Is there a way to prevent a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device from being used on a network?
Here’s what is needed. An open network that will allow us to attach any device and be able to access it whenever we want. I don’t want that network to be able to accept a NAS device. I can’t allow random devices to be plugged in and use the network so i through that 2 networks would be appropriate. An open network for the devices, and a MAC filtered network for the computers and file server.

Not too sure how i’d go about setting this up, I am by profession a software engineer not a network analyst. Budget and resources are not a concern but a variety of options would give me a good idea of what I can work with. I’ve just never had the need to have an open, and secure network, at the same time.

Thanks!
There is no wireless component to the network.
I’m looking to prevent a NAS from being attached. The main concern is that someone can walk in with a network device, plug it into the OPEN network (which we need) and then transfer it to the NAS with their secure machine.

Business network.
Ok I’ll try to simplify this. Information cannot walk out. No removal media meaning no flash drives, no external DVD’s, no anything walking out. We can lock down the computers so that they cannot use removable media. That leaves network based media, NAS to be specific. How do we prevent someone from plugging a NAS device into the network, and walking off with a bunch of information transferred.

This is probably actually a very simple question but i can’t find a straight answer.

The only stipulation is that there needs to be an “open” element to the network somewhere. As in, we plug devices in and can freely access them using TCP/IP protocols. From my understanding it is impossible to have it both ways. There would have to be a way to secure the network where no one is allowed to xfer files across a network unless it specifically authorized to be a target point.

A = Authorized Machine
B = File Server
C = NAS

If A and B exist on the network, and transfer of files between them is acce
Thanks Grim, that’s the same conclusion i came to based on my experience and thought I’d try and see if anyone out here had a better option. Thanks for the effort folks!

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Answer by Matt Hintzke
I don’t quite understand what you are saying, but what I think you need to do is activate this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play

Universal Plug and Play can be enabled using your router’s interface by going to 192.168.1.1 (or whatever you set it to, this is just the default for most). This will allow you to continue using a firewall and WEP protection, but let wireless devices freely connect to your network.

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Question by Robert: What is the best way & equipment to speed up a network to share devices?
I need to share Maxtor 1TB & 2TB external hard drives between 2-4 desktop pcs. I found the only way to do this was to put the hard drives on the network.

I’ve tried using Network Magic and a Buffalo Tech 1 TB NAS hard drive, but they are both too slow. The Buffalo tech transferred a 4.4 GB dvd file in 12-13 minutes (same as reading/writing from a DVD disc), Network Magic about 45 minutes. USB takes 6 minutes, but obviously can only use one hard drive per pc and I need any or all pcs to be able to access all drives at any one time. I also found USB and Firewire switches, but as expected can only use one pc at a time.

All pcs are Windows Vista Ultimate, 4 GB RAM (Maxxed) with AMD 64 X2 Dual Core Processors 4200+. The network cards vary,,,one is a D-link and the other is onboard. Router is a Linksys WRT54GS with Speedboost.

So I’m wondering how I can speed transfer rates up or is that possible? Getting a better router and network cards are options I would use if I knew it would help. That and any adjustments. All will be hard wired into the router. nothing wireless.

Thanks for the help and enjoy your Sunday.
Update:

I upgraded to a Linksys WRT350N (with storage link) router, 2 Linksys 10/100/1000 network adapter and Cat 5 cables.

Much to my disappointment the Storage Link is way too slow. It takes 45 minutes to transfer a 4.4 GB movie file (stored on a USB Maxtor 1TB drive plugged usb into the router, however I can hook the drive up usb in my 2nd computer and transfer it thru it, the router, to my first computer in 9-10 minutes. Go figure. Makes no sense to me.

I originally couldn’t do that but I used Network Magic and replaced my network adapters with Linksys 10/100/1000 and that alone made it faster going through 2 computers. I was hoping adding a Linksys 10/100/1000 router and Cat 6 cables would help with the storage link, but it didn’t. Looks like I will add hubs to each pc and just transfer back and forth that way for now. My next experiment would be to add a NAS Hard drive to see if it’s faster.

Thanks for the info.

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Answer by SonicD
You need to replace your router and all of your network cards. You’re running a 100MB network, and you can upgrade to a 1GB network. Make sure you buy a router and network cards that support the 1GB transfer rate. For routers, the LinkSys WRT350N would work. Also, upgrade your network cables from Cat5e to Cat6 (Cat6 supports faster data transfer rates and better shielding from noise).

If you really need blazing fast speed and have the money to spend, consider setting up a file server with multiple network cards connected to a professional grade router (Cisco or equivalent).

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by francescopighi

Question by : What is the best software to record video with your webcam?
Hello community, I am looking for a software to record video with my webcam. I would like to record my room. What is the best software? Freeware and Software?

Thanks for all your support!

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Answer by Ronnie Wadud
The easiest way I know is to use mailVU.com and email the video to yourself or anyone you want for free. It doesn’t require any downloads. If you are OK with downloads you might want to try the free version of Debut. With it you save webcam videos to your hard drive. Then you’d have to upload them somewhere to share them. The free download link is in the article below.

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by mark.sze

Question by Tyler: Should i wait for new intel processors?
I am building a computer in the next month or 2 and i was going to get a core i3 or i5. I have recently read about how Intel is releasing a new family of processors on Jan 5th. Will 2010′s core i3 and i5 come way down in price and mabye i could get an i7 since it would be cheaper or should I buy a new 2011 processor?

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Answer by Eyhk
The new processors are already out and being sold, but will probably fetch a premium for awhile.
If you are going for i3 or i5, you are probably on a budget and it won’t affect you that much.
I doubt the older processors will fall significantly in price as they are still plenty fast, so just get whatever is a good deal when you need it.

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by philcampbell

Question by : Looking for help creating a nas using my old laptop?
im looking at creating a nas using my laptop computer. I know how to do this if i were to not want to use the computer anymore but i was wondering if there is a way that i can partition just a portion of the laptop hardrive, so that it can still be used stand alone if i need to.

i have a wireless router and hardrive connected to this via usb. i use a single pc to connect to the network. I was hoping to connect the old laptop wirelessly in another room and access say 100gb as a network drive.
Great thanks for that anser

Could i also attach an external hard drive to the computer and access this via other comps on the network too?

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Answer by Sally B
What is a nas?

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