Do you think it's possible to connect an ultra-modern system like the Sinclair Spectrum to such a vintage system like a 3.3 Ghz PC ? Can the PC read the data from the ultra-modern microdrive cartridges or is the PC too old for such modern devices? Please help!

Got a bit of a weird scenario. I have the following setup. ADSL Router running in passthrough mode connected to HUB (123.123.123.1 in & 123.123.123.2 out) Desktop 1 connected to HUB (123.123.123.3) Desktop 2 connected to HUB (123.123.123.4) Wireless Access Point connected to HUB (123.123.123.5) Laptop 1 connecting via wireless (123.123.123.6) Now this all works fine and all computers are...

I currently have :-Cable modem -- ethernet -- router -- ethernet -- 1st PC router -- wifi -- 2nd PC The modem is ntl:home and the router a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless access point/router. Both PC's are XP and file and internet sharing are working OK I have now tried to add (wifi) a laptop running 98SE, I can see and share files across the network but I cannot connect to the internet I didn't want...

Hi If I have a wireless router downstairs in my house and a room upstairs with three PCs in it, what is the best way to link them? I don't need wireless PCI cards in each of them because they are all in close proximity, I'm happy to cable them up. Do I need a wireless access point in the room upstairs? Do these have standard cable ports on them that I could hook up all three computers to?

Has anyone got any old computers, any computer parts they dont want and will donate to a school in teesside. TIA Sam

Hi were can i download SUSE Pro from to burn to cd? Has anyone got any feedback on this does it work well if xp pro and home? TIA Sam

hi i wonder what the advantage is of having a proxy server instead of just internet sharing. Thnks

Hi all, I have a Netgear DG814 which I have been updating as and when the updates have been coming out and so now currently on version 4.10 which is stable and fine but I am having a problem with msn file transfers. I previously assumed it was a problem with my friends' sides when I sent them files over msn but now I have realised that really slow transfers happen with so many people it is...

I've just switched to Freedom2Surf after escaping the claws of NTL. I decided to get myself an extra 4 IP numbers so I could have an educational play about with some servers I've been configuring. I've setup my network using a Zoom X3 (5660) 1 Port ADSL Router, connected to a Netgear 6 Port Hub. Connected to that hub is a debian linux server and a LinkSys WRT56G Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router...

Wonder if anyone can help me please... I have been running a DG834G modem/router for some time now and very happy with it. I have recently been using a bit torrent client to download files and notice that the download speeds are very slow compared to my other activities online. I have just tested the speed performance of my connection with some of the online speed testing sites and my...

I am waiting for my broadband to be installed. In the meantime I have aquired my wireless router and network cards. All products from Netgear. My question is: Can I install the router and network cards without being connected to broadband. Can I install the products so that each compuer can see the other via the router and then, when broadband is activated, just plug it in and away we go.

I have an SMC 2655W wireless access point on my network. I connect from my laptop through the access point, then a hub to an XP PC running ICS. Everything seems fine, I can get my email and access web pages from the laptop no problem. However, when I try and access secure pages (such as for online banking) the pages time out. If I hardwire the laptop to the hub, I can access secure pages no...

Belkin wireless network, 2 systems 98SE on both. The networks been running fine for months then all of a sudden it's fell over. There was a slight intermittent problem that occurred sometimes when the 2nd system was turned on, the main system would freeze. Now it's fell over altogether. Belkin support said reinstall the adaptors. Did so, no good. Every time the 2nd system is turned on the main...

Hello, Not sure if this is the best newsgroup for this, hopefully someone can help me though. I have a small network (10 PC's) which I want to connect to an ADSL line that I have. Currently I have a Netgear switch but want to get an ADSL router so that I can connect all PCs' to the internet without having to use a proxy server/ICS. I have been told that a D-Link DSL-504T is a pretty good router...

Folks, I have just upgraded my home office network from ISDN to ADSL. My "old" 3Com OfffceConnect ISDN router had a built-in DNS server. It knew about the host names on the local LAN and resolved the lcoal host names correctly. I have replaced it with a 3Com "ADSL Wireless 11g Firewall Router". The 4

Scenario: 1 x desktop PC with Belkin NIC going out to Netgear DG834 router for web access etc. PC also fitted with wireless card to network with notebook PC. Via wireless, both PC's clearly visible to each other, file transfer perfectly OK & both access web no problem. Problem: When notebook is not switched on & connected via wireless n/work, desktop PC

Just bought myself a second hand Lucent CellPipe 20a-GX-UK DSL Router, but can't get in to configure it as it's password protected. Didn't get any manuals, cables, power supply, etc, but managed to hook it up well enough to get it to power on. I can use the terminal connection, and can watch it perform its POST, try and connect to a DSL line (which isn't connected), then prompt me for a password...

The RSPB were the ones who conned the country into thinking the extermination of the entire UK ruddy duck population was necessary. We were have been led up the garden path and it seems the RSPB, who slaughter millions of animals each year, can be dismissed as tabletop conservationists. It would seem the real goal is to make money and lots of it. The RSPB is now a multimillion pound big business...

We've got a couple of laptops on a wired home network at the moment using a conventional ADSL modem router. Both the laptops have a built in 802.11b/g card and I'd like to use this facility and dispense with the cat 5 cables in the house. Would I be right in thinking that I just need a wireless ADSL modem/router? I was looking at the Belkin modem/router shown here :-...

Hi i would really like a server adding to my 2 station network all consisting of xp home and pro. I have a old pc which i could use as a server. Is there any server OS prefably free or cheap ones that i could use. i would like it so when users logon they logon to the server domain, all work is stored centrally on the server and apps for easy backup. TIA