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    My first big network job....ideas?

    Just like there are no security issue with setting up one server to handle DNS, web, SMTP, POP3/IMAP, proxy services, and Jabber. But if in the future /one/ of those services becomes compromised, they suddenly are *all* compromised. Again, it's not recommended, but it's cheap; most people go...
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    Boot Sector Virus Help Please

    Twelve boot sector viruses? Wow. I'm surprised your machine can boot. Kudos to the virus writers for that one. Are you sure you're running the latest definitions? Do you have another A/V scanner (I think F-Prot lets you download their DOS scaner for free?) you can use to confirm this? If...
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    My first big network job....ideas?

    While not necessary, having each machine that has a printer connected to it /act/ as a print server will save you headaches down the road (expansion is easier). Whether that's personal workstations or a dedicated print server is your call. Most places I've set up usually wind up having the...
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    USB Token / SmartCards

    I toyed with some IBM SmartCard stuff a while ago, mostly for evaluation. The software support, sadly, sucked, so getting the cards set up properly was a right PITA. But once I did, it was pretty slick. I'd sit down, stick my card in, wait a few seconds, and my desktop was there. I had...
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    Anig Virus

    Isolate the virus, and send it to your A/V vendor (note that you might need to compress it into a password-protected ZIP file, as they probably run A/V software on their SMTP servers or workstations, that would block the attachment). Explain to them what's going on, and see if they have...
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    Battle.net/Lan Networking Problem

    I'm not sure there /is/ a way around it, unfortunately. If Comp1 hosts a Battle.net game, can Comp2 and Comp3 join it as a LAN game? Again, I've never used the software, so I don't know, but there's a possibility that, since they're all on the same LAN, they can join it as a LAN game. Once...
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    Wired & Wireless Network - Using both?

    It shouldn't be all that hard. All you really have to do is set your default route to be on the WLAN interface, and not on the LAN interface. Never having used multiple NICs under Windows before, I don't know how to do that -- can you set one network as the 'default' network?
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    ADSL a load of......

    Beats the heck outta me. Bell Canada always mumbled something about increasing resistance on the lines or causing shorts. But that just raises a whole other slew of questions...
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    Wired & Wireless Network - Using both?

    Not to be pedantic -- wait, no, I am pedantic. Breaking and entering is only breaking and entering if there's an intent to commit a felony offense. i.e. If you just need a place to sleep, it's technically considered trespassing (in this part of the world, anyhow). (That's no comment on...
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    ADSL a load of......

    No, it's not. I've debugged more than a few ADSL troubles where the reason for the line degradation was wet or cold weather. That's not to say you should /immediately/ jump on it, though; it's just a possibility.
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    Network share problem

    Just because your network starts with 10., doesn't mean that you're using the full /8. I have a 10.0.0.0/30 set up in a part of my network -- I'm using 10., but I've only got two hosts on the network. And I'm using all the available network space.
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    Battle.net/Lan Networking Problem

    Huh? Maybe I'm missing something, but how would that change anything?
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    ADSL a load of......

    Even weather can adversely affect an ADSL line -- has it been raining recently? Find someone local who knows what they're doing, and see if they can give your line a few quick tests. Note that most DSL modems have a login and password (that your ISP probably doesn't want you to have) that...
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    Network share problem

    Will that work? Will the Versalink spit things back out onto 192.168.1.0/24, when that's where it came from?
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    Battle.net/Lan Networking Problem

    This is a curious artifact of forwarding. Basically what's happening is: Machine A hosts the game. Tells Battle.net that the game is running on IP address 24.24.24.24 (for simplicity). That is the address of your gateway -- Machine A is actually 10.0.0.10. Machine B, which is 10.0.0.11...
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