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could be the load on your connection right now.. you are on cable right? you share the bandwidth with about 100 other customers...

ISDN.. if you can get it.. Stay away from satellite!! the pings are going to make gaming a nightmare!! you might want to check this site for some ideas... http://www.thelist.com/ sorry CA3LE.. we need something like this!

yeah i was going to say.. that hard drive is on its way out.. My experince with dell replacing part has been a good one.. a keyboard, wifi card and power brick.. all not a problem and overnight shipping <- I had to really work for that!! they will not offer it!! As far as the drivers go.. get the computer up and running.. then just visit dell's website.. however, if you are need graphic drivers get them from the manufacture!! dell's video drivers are really old!! the best bet would be to create your own driver cd with the latest drivers..

can you send me the log in a pm.. i will take a look and see what I can do for ya.. Linksys is great for some but really bad for other.. I use dlink.. tried linksys.. found myself beating my head into a wall..

So is this a hardware lag, low frame rates, or only in online gaming? If it is online it could be so many factors.. it could be the network itself, the server that you are connecting to, or even the other players creating the lag.. I would recommend that you just change the server that you are using.. If it is hardware related.. upgrade all of your drivers to the latest one.. for video card drivers try omegadrivers.net .. 90% of the time their drivers out perform ATI's general release drivers. They tweak them for gamers. Also check for game patches.. it isnt that uncommon for their to be really bad lag on 1.0 games for mutiplayer.. it just takes time for the developer to discover them. Looks like there have been quite a few patches released.. Looks like 1.1 and 1.2 had a lot of fixes for mutiplayer issues.. http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/games/splintercell3/scct_1.00_to_1.04_america.txt http://www.3dgamers.com/games/splintercell3/downloads/ that is where you can get the game patches..

the 2100 b does support WPA.. you might need to download this patch for windows xp.. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=009d8425-ce2b-47a4-abec-274845dc9e91&displaylang=en Intel says that it does support it http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/prowireless_mobile.htm As far as 60min.. as far as i know WPA dynamically changes the key.. so there is no set time for it to change.. are you sure you are not setting the IP release to 60 min?

Waste of time.. it wasnt really intended to be a "gaming" card. it was was released to compete with the MX4000 series from Nvidia.. I would invest if you have the money and are looking into upgrading.. a 9600XT or even a highend Nvidia.. like the 6600 6600 selection: http://www2.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?sourceid=Mozilla-search&Submit=Go&DEPA=0&description=6600&category=0&Go.x=0&Go.y=0 9600XT: http://www2.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?sourceid=Mozilla-search&Submit=Go&DEPA=0&description=9600XT&category=0&Go.x=0&Go.y=0 Make sure you are getting the right graphic card.. My guess is that the 9250 you have is AGP.. but it could be pci.. not sure didnt looking into it.. so make sure you get the right one.. not PCI-E!! that will not work!

since vista doesnt install the same why that ever other windows os has installed itself it seems to be dead in the water... It might just be the beta.. but I have given up..

It looks like the usb is configured correctly.. i will have to look at some other things...

http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro10GbE_SR_server_adapter.htm they have special nics for servers.. most likely they are networking with fibre instead of cat 5 or 6.

cached test.. clear you internet files and try again..

better business Bureau. bbb.org

you have a dynamic ip address.. they could know that you are running a server so they are changing your ip more often.. you are going to have to either get a static ip address or go with their business class service to avoid this problem..

good call on the netstat...

one hell of a sweet drive you got there.. i would use what ever you can rip in a lossless format and the highest listening quality..

all good ideas.. i am living in a 10 story apt complex when i get to school.. i like the liquid nitrogen idea.. i might give that one a try.. i will get some pics for you all..

http://forum.portforward.com/YaBB.cgi?board=Software;action=display;num=1123950995;start=0 check that out.. to put your computer in the dmz http://firewalling.com/routers.htm find the router and read the instructions about how to setup a dmz.. then use etherreal and find out what port the program is using.

good call.. that look like the only way to get your system back..

you dont want a dead hard drive..

focus... hard drive in freezer.. not my ice cream.. i like bryers...

i need to know what router model and brand you have.. along with both titles of the games.. most of the time there is a game mode that you can set on the newer routers.. but it isnt working we can make it so that it will..

your area might be on the new speed upgrade.. make sure you post in the comcast section to let everyone know that you are up to speed on the new package..

not a problem..

very nice! what service are you on?

you can do what ever your heart desires to your machines.. it isnt uncommon for hackers to have a "test lab" of computer to try their new tricks... as far a guide i personally have none.. however.. there are a few books that you can read to get into this.. http://books.slashdot.org/books/05/08/08/192221.shtml?tid=187&tid=172&tid=6 check that out.. that might be what you want to do/look into..