I found a solution to my problem. Just in case some else is looking for a similar solution in future here's what I did:
I have installed the DD-WRT firmware v24 on the Linksys WRT150N router. It has the ability to run cron jobs. I had set up cron jobs to reboot the router at the required...
Yes indeed. I wish the government unbundles the last mile copper. That should bring down the entry cost for private ISP in India and also bring in competition. At present it is a near monopoly.
India doesn't have to look anywhere but within to see how competition works. It costs only to about...
An outlet timer seems to be the only option. It costs around $20 in India too.
OK, I thought I will spare you the details. I will reveal the "mystery" behind the requirement.
Here in India the major ISP is the government run BSNL. There are a few other private ISPs in India but they either...
Hi,
I need the Linksys WRT150N router to acquire a new IP address from my ISP at 2AM and 8AM everyday. I would like this to happen automatically at the scheduled times. What is the easiest and best way to do this? I am using a Windows Vista Home Premium PC.
What I am looking for is...
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I currently have the setup as shown in the attached image at my home.
http://www.srikanthkoka.com/Router%20configuration.jpg
My main aim is to make my wireless router in the first floor into an Acess Point and use it to extend the range of my wireless router in the ground floor. I...
I am a little wary of updating BIOS unless I know that it is resolving a known issue or it is the last resort to solve an issue that I just cannot live with.
I have burnt my hands real bad a few months ago when I had to re-install Vista as Vista refused to load after a BIOS update for this...
It doesn't really matter how long I wait. Even if I wait for a minute it just does not power on though I see the green LED on the USB powered case built in card reader. I have to unplug the power cord and wait until the LED turns off (about 5 to 7 seconds) before I plug in the power cord again...
Well i guess there's no harm in trying the CMOS Battery though the motherboard itself is fairly new, only about 4 months old.
But as I think again, if it is the CMOS battery then all my BIOS settings would have been lost. Right? Or does it keep a copy of the BIOS settings in an EEPROM?
Unfortunately it is not easy to do RMA here in India. I would have to give it to them and they would take about a month or so to confirm that there really is a problem. Are we sure it is the motherboard and not some settings in the BIOS?
BTW, the moderators please move this thread to the...
Hi,
I have built a PC with ASUS M2A-VM motherboard, AM2 3800 CPU, 2GB RAM, One Video Capture Card and a Sound Card. OS: Vista Home Premium.
When ever I shutdown my PC or when my PC goes into a standby mode it sometimes does not startup when I press the power button. Note that it does not...
Hi,
Sorry for the delay in coming up with the screenshots. I was away from my PC for a long time. Here are the screenshots.
The first one is of the desktop ( http://www.srikanthkoka.com/desktop.jpg )
The second one of the Media Center Windows ( http://www.srikanthkoka.com/mce.jpg )...
No. I do not have any party UI Tools installed. It is plain Vista Home Premium and bunch Vista automatic updates. I do have WinDVR(Intervideo) and WinTV (Hauppauge) installed on this machine. I had BeyondTV installed at one time and it is now uninstalled.
BTW, this behavior is only with Aero...
The inside of the application is transparent too. Imagine that when you are watching TV or Movies in Media Center. I am not at my Vista PC right now. As soon as I get home I will post screen shots.
Hi,
I am using Aero theme in Vista. While I find the Aero theme generally good, it is really bothering a me a lot with the transparency of application windows. When I am viewing other apps like IE or MCE I can see the desktop icons and Windows Sidebar in the background. This is really...
Hi All,
I managed to solve the problems by downloading the latest BIOS. Now the SATA drives are visible to Vista and I could also enable the onBoard video.
Thanks.
Srikanth
Hi NewMaxx,
Thanks for taking the trouble to go through the Media Center Requirements. I do have a hardware assisted TV Tuner (Win-TV PVR 150 MCE) that is MCE certified.
I have already tried installing the latest catalyst driver. It did not help. Asus support has asked me to download the...
Hi,
Motherboard: Asus M2A-VM.
OS: Vista Home Premium.
I have increased the onboard video in the BIOS to 256MB. My 2GB RAM shows up as 1790MB in the System information in Vista. My windows Experience index is 1.0 as the Graphics and Gaming Graphics sub scores are both 1.0
I have...
I am assuming you are using windows XP here.
In any case try the following:
1) Click on the reinstall button in device manager. If you have to restart the m/c then do so. Check if the exclamation mark is gone. If it is gone then you have atleast resolved one problem. Most probably that is your...
You would have to open your PC's case and then remove the screw attached your PC case and the network adaptor. Then you would have to slowly pull it out.
If you have never done such a thing, I suggest you get some help from your friends in school.
Unlink your network cable and then try using...
Hi,
I have an Athlon 1.4 Ghz PC built about a year ago with a Shuttle mother board (do not remember the model number). The problem is as follows:
When I switch on the PC, the system boots up and starts to load windows XP and the green HDD LED is glowing. Suddenly the system stops and the...
Buz2b,
This is an established system that I have been using for the last four months. Nothing has changed since then. I had shutdown my PC the last night and the next morning I was having this problem. I have pretty much ruled out problem with IDE cables and power supply.
Both the hard disks...
Hello,
I have the following configuration:
Motherboard : PX845PE Pro II (Silver) R1.02
BIOS Version: Phoenix Award Bios v6.00PG
2 IBM Hard disks ? C: drive with WinXP OS and D: drive for data.
Problem:
During system startup I get an audio message ?Your hard disk may have a...
Hi,
Could someone please suggest a basic motherboard for a 2.4 P4 Northwood. The main criteria are as follows:
No Overclocking
DDR
Stable and Cheap motherboard.
No need for USB 2.0 or Firewire.
Do the newer P4 motherboards need any specific type of Powersupply?
Thanks,
Srikanth Koka
Thanks to all those who have responded. With a combination of all your suggestions I got the thing to work.
For future searches and references here's what I did:
The problem seems to be with getting the DHCP server name and hence renewing the IP address.
1) Power Off the Cable modem and the...
Hi,
I have cable modem connected to my Windows XP PC through a router. Everything works fine this way. Windows network connection shows up as follows:
Address type : Assigned by DHCP
IP Address : 192.168.123.149
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway : 192.168.123.254...
Just found another one for less than $20/month here. Guess there are many companies that provide hosting at this price point. Probably customer service will be the distinguishing feature.
I got this quote from webhostingtalk forums. It is $12/year compared to $3.90/year from cyberwings. At least it is not as "too good to be true" as cyberwings.
I thought instead of waiting for cyberwings to be up, atleast give this thing a try and after all I am only using it for email and...
No, the quote seems to be giving a higher price. Contact either sales@turnkeyhosting.net or rsaylor@turnkeyhosting.net . The person that gave me this deal was Rober Saylor. Just give him your requirements and ask for a quote.
After the cyberwings fiasco, I have moved my domain to www.turnkeyhosting.net . So far everything is great. I am getting everything listed here in plan 2 except for the webspace and bandwidth. I am getting 100MB space and 1GB bandwidth per month for only $1 a month.
Customer service is great...
No it does work. I have received 290 minutes with the $95 offer for Free refurbished phone + 150 minutes card.
I am not impressed with the company though. I am trying to setup voicemail through the website and all I get is a "coming soon" message. When I try their customer service number for...
I just saw this deal a few days ago and placed the order and got the phone today. After activating it on their website I got 290 minutes for $95 with one year free active service.
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