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Browser upload and download limits

Mega caches everything to temporary internet files as it uses some proprietary upload/download nonsense to do it's thing. I get the same thing when I try to do anything with mega if an individual filesize is larger than about 1.5 gigs, firefox will try it's best until the cache gets too big and...
- MushyNAT
- Post #14
- Sep 28, 2017
- Forum: Windows
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Help increasing WiFi strength

Drill a Cat5 sized hole through the floorboard from the basement in the corner of a room. Run the cable up to the second floor. Cover the cable with something like Wiremold cable track and paint it the same color as the wall. Looks like any other weird utility thing in a random wall corner...
- MushyNAT
- Post #6
- Aug 18, 2017
- Forum: Networking
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Question about file access history - someone stole files at work

I'm not really sure what you expect the police to do about it, accessing a file you have rights to isn't something they're going to arrest this guy for. But that aside, is this in a domain environment? If so, do you have auditing enabled on the fileserver the files were located on? Windows by...
- MushyNAT
- Post #2
- Aug 3, 2017
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Looking for decent all purpose wireless headphones

1) You want good noise cancelling, but want them to be slim enough to plug into your smartphone and wear around. Truly good noise cancelling can't be done without some bulk, certainly more than can be done with little clip-on ear headphones. 2) Gaming focused features like low latency don't...
- MushyNAT
- Post #6
- Jul 28, 2017
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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If you were a noob... would you buy Alienware?

Nope, Alienware is a really overpriced brand even for what they sell, and you're not really getting Premium-tier brand support from Dell. Even a noob is better off going to any of the well known custom shops like iBuyPower and buying prebuilt from there. The markup is less and you get reliable...
- MushyNAT
- Post #43
- Jul 28, 2017
- Forum: Pre-Built Desktops
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Anyone build a gaming PC, by buying a cheap OEM quad-core rig off ebay, and thowing in a GPU?

Keep an eye on Ebay and often you can get the best of both worlds. Retailers like Newegg tend to have their own Ebay accounts that they use to do one-day sales on overstock/refurbs they *really* want out of the warehouse. You get their Ebay fire sale price, but it still comes backed by the...
- MushyNAT
- Post #13
- Jul 28, 2017
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking for decent all purpose wireless headphones

Pretty sure those don't exist, as most of the requirements contradict each other. You want something that's got low noise bleed and high noise cancellation but isn't bulky to the point of using it on the go with a smartphone? Low latency gaming features, but not "gaming" headphones and with...
- MushyNAT
- Post #2
- Jul 28, 2017
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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Weird WiFi behavior

Is the PC connecting to the router via WiFi or via ethernet cable? If your PC is connecting via an older wireless protocol, then the wireless network slowing down to match for compatibility reasons is expected behavior...
- MushyNAT
- Post #2
- Jul 28, 2017
- Forum: Networking
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Can a wifi network use both WPA and WPA2?

How easy? You can download a tool, click a few buttons, and go grab a sandwich. By the time you're back, you have access. I can't post direct links to the how-to's as they're against forum policy, but just googling "how to crack WPA" will have *you* able to do it in minutes. What damage can...
- MushyNAT
- Post #7
- Jul 26, 2017
- Forum: Networking
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Adobe has killed Flash

In all honesty, they likely won't anytime soon. Just look at how many legacy apps still *only* run on some ancient version of Java, and if you update it completely breaks. The business world is plagued with this lowest bidder junkware and nobody wants to spend the money to update it. All...
- MushyNAT
- Post #3
- Jul 26, 2017
- Forum: Windows
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Can a wifi network use both WPA and WPA2?

WPA/WPA2 Mixed mode does allow both to connect. WPA will use TKIP, and WPA2 will use AES for encryption. Honestly, I would not be connecting to any network that still uses WPA, it's extremely insecure.
- MushyNAT
- Post #2
- Jul 17, 2017
- Forum: Networking
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Is the SurfaceBook still a viable option?

These are all-in-one devices, they're not designed to be opened up any more than any other tablet is. As to the OP's question, we've deployed a few of them in a corporate setting and the reception has overall been positive. I personally prefer the Surface Pro because even using the book...
- MushyNAT
- Post #3
- Jul 17, 2017
- Forum: Laptops
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chrome extension that stops page moving around while loading?

To the best of my knowledge, every browser does this and the functionality you're looking for cannot be done. It's ultimately a limitation of the page design itself, borders/frames/etc are drawn dynamically based on the content placed in them to facilitate the page looking correct on a wide...
- MushyNAT
- Post #2
- Jul 3, 2017
- Forum: Windows
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Is there any way to quickly connect and disconnect from a network drive?

The problem with doing it that way is that many software applications will not let you access a file by navigating to the URI in the Open/Save dialogues. There's also nothing inherently wrong with assigning a drive letter to a mapped network drive, it's a basic function of Windows.
- MushyNAT
- Post #3
- Jun 28, 2017
- Forum: Networking
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IT Help Desk Ticketing Software

We use SpiceWorks. Should work great for a 200 person org with 6 techs, and it's totally free (support included). Basically they make their money off sponsorships and deals with big tech companies, so it's a legit application by a real company and not some fly by night one man open source...
- MushyNAT
- Post #8
- Jun 21, 2017
- Forum: Windows
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multiple Layer 2 switches having brown outs, unidentified network, dhcp failures, 169 addresses etc

I ran into a very similar problem in one of our offices just a few months ago, but with a Dell Poweredge switch and VLAN tagging. Ports were dropping VLAN tags for voip traffic, random ports would just stop functioning altogether, etc despite the features we were using being "supported" in the...
- MushyNAT
- Post #21
- Jun 14, 2017
- Forum: Networking

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