Posts by kc0arf

Hello,

Did you go into the Device Manager (or the XP equivalent) and see if the driver is loaded and working properly? You can try deleting the device and having the OS detect it again too.

I have run into things that ran great on older OS, but not under new ones.

Christian

Hello,

Yes, Windows 2000 and XP will want you to login with an account (username and password). It is possible to setup the computer to autologin with a particular account, but that has to be done after you get through this initial setup.

Agree with Alex on Administrator with a blank password.

Hello,

Check out the software here:

http://www.bombich.com/software/index.html

You will find utilities on making images and such. I have not tried to make images with this tool yet... my system volumes are larger than a CD, and I do not have a DVD writer yet.

Let us know.

Christian

Hello,

Are you running OS X? OS 9? Were you trying to use iDVD, or the Disk Burn Utility? Perhaps Toast?

Let us know some details, and we can help you. :)

Christian

Hello,

Don't know where to begin, as if I had to guess, you are using OS 8 or OS 9, and perhaps Acrobat Writer or Acrobat Distiller. It is possible that the clipboard doesn't like the image because it may be a vector file, or perhaps a EPS file (which is rendered on the fly).

Please let us know what OS you are working with, and what you are trying to generate the .pdf file with.

Thanks.

Christian

Hello,

I found this out on Macintouch.com tonight, and think it is relevant for us to note.

***********

Alan Claver offered some good tips for avoiding Norton AntiVirus's bad habit of destroying entire mailbox files:

The problem is that the virus signature appears in clear text within the mailbox file and/or spool files of Eudora. This text is matched by NAV and depending on your options the file is either deleted or quarantined (with predicably bad results).
Not every definition file appeara to have these signatures but when they are downloaded and incorporated into NAV, these issues occur.
The fix for this is to exclude the folder which contains the IMAP and/or SPOOL folders from NAV real-time and scheduled scan configurations. For the standard Eudora 6.x installation on OS X:

• POP mail folder: <home>/Eudora Folder/Mail Folder
• IMAP folder: <home>/Eudora Folder/IMAP Folder/<mailbox folders>
• SPOOL folder: <home>/Eudora Folder/Delivery Folder

Don't just exclude the entire IMAP folder because the Attachment folder for the particular IMAP account is located there and that folder must be scanned (since that's where the virus files are dropped).

Hello,

Go down to Versiontracker.com and grab a free utility called Mactracker. It is an excellent database of the Mac models out there, and is updated regularly.

To answer your 6200CD, here are some thoughts....

It was introduced in May 1995.

CPU: PowerPC 603 and 603e. This CPU was made primarly for laptops, and was not as robust as the 604 that was out at roughly the same time. Processor speed was 75 or 100 Mhz.

The CD-ROM should be an 8x or so, and it will run MacOS 7.5.1 through Mac OS 9.1 The Max amount of RAM available at the time was 64 MB of RAM, so I would suggest that the System 8 family would be your best bet. System 8 offered more options with fonts, and better Appletalk options.

To check out what the computer has on it, use the Apple Menu to look for a program called System Profiler. You can also look for About the Finder... and it will tell you some things.

Christian

Hello,

You reported that the PC is logging into the Mac just fine, so we can assume that the network is fine, and we are looking at a Mac --> PC issue.

Data could not be read or written implies that sharing is there, but file permissions or sharing permissions are invalid. I would look to see if you have writing permissions on the account that you are using on the PC.

Leave the wireless router alone. That is not the issue.

You can also go into the XP logs to see if there are any hints of connections or errors contained in the logs.

Gut guess is that you need write permissions enabled via the share control panel, or NTFS permissions. XP also has a built in firewall that may need to be explored.

Christian

Hello,

Check this out: http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/

It suggests that iDVD has an update to 4.0.1

What version of OS X are you running? iDVD?

Let us know. Would like to help you.

If you are in a pinch, depending on your file's size, you might be able to upload it to a server, or perhaps fit it on an external hard drive, or USB chip drive.

Christian

Hello,

To expand on MacTecTom's idea there, you will need to work NetInfo as a administrator of the computer (note that administrator here does not mean root account).

In order to set the root password, find the root user, and remove the * in the password field. Leave the password blank. Save the domain. Quit the NetInfo program.

Next, open a terminal. Type in:

su -

Then, type in

passwd

and then enter in a password. the Computer will ask you to re-type it. Note that the computer will not display any stars or dots or anything for the characters you type in.

Christian

Hello,

An interesting thread. I am running with 10.3.3 on an older laptop, and the only things that don't really work is the onboard SCSI. I have to boot into OS 9 in order to burn CD-ROMS via SCSI.

I agree with MacTecTom that clean installs from 10.1 to 10.2 to 10.3 are the best solutions, and to also often repair permissions if things start going goofy.

I have not gone with any Norton or Disk Warrior solutions. TechTool worked nice under OS 9... don't know about under OS X. I have done alright with the occasional Apple Disk utility scan, and using Retrospect to back files up on a regular basis.

For the curious, to enable the root user to login, you need to go into the NetInfo tool, and put in a blank password (remove the *, and leave it blank). Save the data.

Next, open a terminal window, and type in:

su -

It will give you a new prompt-- root#

Next, type in

passwd

and assign a password. It will ask you to type it again. You will not see any echos or dots or anything as you are typing.

ONLY use root when you really need it. For me, a network admin who uses his OS X box hourly, I might go into root user once a month, if that.

Christian

Hi MacTecTom,

I would agree that Viruses are possible on OS X. We have to be aware of any Microsoft Word/Excel Macro virus, as well as viruses crafted to attack the OS. We still live in a world where everyone is running around using an administrator account on the computers, further complicating the problems.

Backups are also a requirement... any hard drive failure can cause a problem, and the most important materials on your hard drive are the data sets that cannot be simply restored, or re-installed.

I haven't had to re-insall OS X multiple times though, nor OS 8 and 9.

Christian

Hello,

Speed is a function of OS overhead, CPU power, and motherboard speed. Too many people think that raw MHz is the sole power of how fast a computer operates, and that is just not the case. Also, do not forget to factor the computer's subsystems.... for example, SCSI devices do not need much CPU attention as IDE devices do... thus that processing is offloaded from the main CPU.

As for the Free86 idea, I think that is great! Us OS X users can compile things together from sourceforge and other sources, and have a lot less porting stress. I like the fact I can run OpenOffice 1.1 and get further and further from Microsoft dominated software, and exposures to weakness. I do not see your average Mac User reaching out for the Free86 environment though... the look and feel is much different, and all of the typical preference files will be out of whack.

As for Free86 making a dent against Microsoft, perhaps a little bit. The techies are sure to notice, but I think that dogmatic college programs, and people in seduction with Microsoft rebates, will prevail.

Nice topic.

Christian

Hello Jenn,

It sounds to me that you have some serious hard disk issues. Need to know if you are running OS 9 or OS X.

I suggest that we boot with a startup CD, such as the one your iMac came with, and try running the repairs from the CD-ROM. The Mac has several chances to survive, if it can repair without not having to boot from the hard drive's system folder.

If you are on OS X, and you used a OS 9 Norton, you may have made problems worse.

In the worst case, you need to save all your data off, and possibly re-format and start it over.

Christian

Hello,

My guess is that the drive is not properly recognized by the OS. the website www.liteon.com says that the drive is IDE, and that should show up properly in the sytem profiler, but not as a USB or Firewire device.

I do not think that the drive is going to work, but I would encourage you to try it out. The website listed above has a place to email tech support questions -- give them a shout. Offer to test it... they may give you some cutting edge code, or perhaps point you in the direction of a third party solution (sourceforge or perhaps Roxio Toast people).

Good Luck,

Christian

Hello Nemisis,

In order to connect and share files, 4 things must be established and working.

1) Physical Network: Are they all wired together, either via a hub (smart), or crossover cable (risky)? Do they have a common IP scheme, or is the windows box listening for NetBIOS packets? If they are both connected to the internet, are they direct (public IP addresses) or through a router (Private IP)? Make sure that each box can ping the other.

2) Server services: On the Mac, is file sharing turned on? You did not mention what versions of OS is installed, but both Windows and Mac have file sharing extensions (services, applets) that are required to be on. These services listen for the connections.

3) Share permissions. Ok. The services are on. Do you have sharing rights enabled so that visiting users can see where you are trying to share (called a sharepoint)? Are the users configured so that they can login and see something?

4) File permissions. Windows and Mac OS X can now lock down files based on usernames and individual file rights. Do your users have the file rights to access your data?

I hope this helps. Let us know if you have some specific problems.

Christian

Hello,

I have not seen this happening. I wonder if either of you searched Apple's Knowledge Base on the subject, or a Google search. I am on the road, and unable to catch it tonight.

Christian

Hello Chris,

This will require some research on my part. I do not know if the Mac OS X will allow for total authentication from OS X. I believe that OS X uses an LDAP solution for username / passwords (that is what NIS is all about), but am not certain if AD and OS X can do the whole deal, like a Win 2000 box does.

I do know that if the user logs into the Mac OS X using the traditional style, that he/she will be able to hit APPLE-K and choose the server (or type it in), and authenticate that way. It might also be possible to do a login script for the user, but then again, this is now two logins (kinda like Novell on top of NT!). Since I have not had to do this, I am weak, and hate guessing.

I'd love to simulate this at home, but need some time. i am starting a new job this week, and need some adjustment. I would be happy to develop this over the next two weeks. Let me know a timeframe.

Christian

Hello,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Macintosh Computing. there is no such thing as a dumb question here -- the forums are provided so that we all learn from one another. No question/answer is too small.

From the earliest days of the Macintosh (1984!) there was a 32 bit operating system known as Macintosh. When the processors changed from the Motorola 68000 series to the PowerPC platform, the core system files changed (became "native"), and then a few years ago, there was a complete re-write of the operating system based on Unix called OS X. The older system software made it to revision 9.2.2 before Apple pronounced it "dead" a year or two ago.

Apple has done an outstanding job providing computer owners with the ability to run older software on their machines. So, when you load up OS X, and are running it, if you access a program that was built for the older system, it will ask you / tell you that you are running in Classic mode. I think that OS 9 was provied with OS X 10.2.... I am not sure.

Some of the newest Macintoshes are not able to run OS 9 at all. I am not certain if that means they cannot run Classic or not... I do not have a new new machine to prove that theory out.

You have a couple options --
* See if you can install upgrades of the software that are …

Hi,

What kind of system? Windows 2000? XP? If it is any one of those, be sure to logoff at night. But if the techno geek is good, you will need to delete the cookies, history, and other things.

But do not think this is a safe answer. If the company has suspicion that you are doing something wrong, they can examine your computer from upstream, and pull your information in real-time and track where you are going. Deleting all the stuff locally will stop the busybody... but will not stop the educated IT Jedi who knows the force.

Christian

Hello,

A database is nothing more than a file with a certain pattern for data storage. In order to pull data from a database, you need to know HOW the data is internally stored within that file. A database could be a flat file, with one record per line, or it could be a binary file with internal search keys and other encoded data.

In order to help you with your code, you will need to tell us how the database is formatted, and you should also take a stab with the code to read it out and into variables. Chances are, you will need to put the data into a memory array or linked list, and you are going to need storage buckets to hold the data and the linked information together.

Good luck with it.

Christian

Hi,

I think what infamous is saying is that you need to just call Calc(a,b,c); and be done with it... do not try to cout << Calc(a,b,c).

//cout << Calc(a,b,c);
Calc(a,b,c);
cout << "How about that!" << endl;
cout << "Do you want to continue (Y/N)? ";

The 0 that you are seeing is because if your function returns cleanly, it will send a 0 back to the calling function (main called Calc.... Calc ran fine, and it sends you a 0 to let you know it ran fine).

Good Luck.

Christian

Hi,

C++ is a superset of C.

I can only wonder WHY you would want to try to compile something that works with C only? That doesn't make sense.

Christian

Hello Chris,

What do you mean by Integrate? Simply access files on a server/workgroup, or server/domain? Or are you looking to host computer accounts and such with the Active Directory, and have taps into other management?

10.2 (Jaguar) and 10.3 (Panther) will connect out of the box with the SMB protocol... so you can mount file shares using username/password combinations for either workgroup or domain shares.

What other resources? What do you need to do? Please explain your conversion and spell out what your mission objectives are. For instance, if you need Citrix, it is available. VNC server so that you can remote control an OS X machine? It is available. MSN Messanger? it is available.

Look forward to your reply,

Christian

Hello,

You might want to open up your Task manager, and see what processes might be bogging you down. You can also open up the Performance Monitor, and examine the various CPU information. But I would also look at the swap information.

I am guessing your laptop is slightly slow, and you want to tweak it. You might find a bunch of little processes slowing your computer ever so slightly, and then one process out there taking the lion's share of the time.

For example, on Mac OS X, I found that the Palm Desktop USB monitor was taking about 10 percent of my avail CPU time. (side note for neat Mac/Unix/Linux feature called top: you can see how much time your processes have consumed the processor). I don't need the USB monitor running 24 x 7, so I optimized my computer to launch that transport monitor when I really need it, and to kill it once the Palm application closes.

Take a look at your Task Manager, and let us know.

Christian

Hello,

2020search is an Ad ware program. It has probably made edits to your registry to prevent removal. You may need to do the manual removal from the registry, or you might find success with a spyware removal problem.

Christian

Hello,

I am not sure if you have traces of other things out there (I am primarily a Mac / Linux user, and any Windows machine we come across at work get re-imaged instantly), but I do see that you have valid websites in the 127.0.0.X subnet. This means that your computer will not properly locate these resources that you are expecting.

You will need to track down the /etc/hosts file, and edit those addresses out. The only legitimate address that should be in that file is

127.0.0.1 localhost

Once you have the computer repaired, what are your plans for protection so you do not re-infect yourself? I am not sure if you read the sticky notes at the top of this forum, but there are good hints to refer to for understanding what happened, and help you plan a method of resisting future issues.

Christian

Hello,

In order to share things, you need 4 items properly configured: Physical Network, Services, Sharing Permissions, and File Permissions.

It sounds like you have the first 2 properly configured... you can connect and see some things, but cannot get to a particular folder.

Check 2 things:

* Check to make sure that your sharing permissions allow you to drill down to that level, and work properly. You might need to weaken the security to do this. If this computer is on the open internet, stop and think what you are doing.

* Check the NTFS permissions to ensure that the user you logged in as has NTFS permissions to that particular folder. This will involve some right-clicking and checking of some advanced features.

I would suggest that you right-click on the Program Folders, and make that folder it's own sharepoint. Then, make sure that the proper NTFS permissions are there.

I agree that installed programs might not work well over the network. I am guessing though that you are in school, and this is a proof-of-concept exercise that the prof just wants to make sure you know how to do it.

You might also want to create a separate folder outside of the Program Files tree (Something like C:\SHARE\PROGRAM) and share that folder out. Remember that each share has a unique sharepoint name, and that the othe computer has to use that name in it's quest to link up.

Good …

Hello,

Dustin, you have a complex situation on your computer, and I hope that with a little time, I can explain what you are up to, and offer some advice.

* Your logins are mutually exlusive. The computer sees PERSONAL as a different user than BUSINESS. Different users mean different settings. The computer thinks that PERSONAL belongs to person A, and BUSINESS belongs to person B, and they cannot see each other's settings. User accounts are built that way... and accounts are designed not to mix.

* Your settings are stored in a Windows Concept called Profiles. By looking in the Documents and Settings folders, you are seeing the physical manifstation (evidence) of these profiles. Again, they are meant to be mutually exclusive of other profiles. PERSONAL should not use BUSINESS profile. The registry keys and other particulars of the OS will not work well with the mixing, and you could lose registrations. This is why Photoshop on PERSONAL is out of sync with Photoshop on BUSINESS.

* The Default User profile provides a baseline for new profiles to be built from. It is possible to seed new accounts with information stored here.

* All Users is a nice place to put installed applications, and other materials that you want each account to have access to. Unfortunately, it provides for the shortcuts and NOT for individual settings. XP was designed, as mentioned earlier, for the isolation of these accounts for business-like reasons... could you imagine …

Hello,

This may not be my place, but I would bet that if the computers are that old, they are not going to run 2000 well at all. And knowing schools, your software might not work on Windows 2000 either. I am also hopeful that you are upgrading legally, meaning that the school purchased the proper licenses for the machines.

When you are making your upgraded computer, also install *all* of the needed software and test it out. I ran across many samples of older typing software that worked fine on Win95/98 and would not load up on Windows 2000. Please do yourself the favor of testing out the machines first. Also -- check out how the antivirus will be updated, as well as system patches. You might want to consider setting up a SUS server....

Also, you are now going from a single user OS to a login-required system (unless you are going to tell Windows 2K to auto-login each user). Are your teachers / staff trained and ready for the paradigm shift?

Good luck with this. But if the computers are older ( < Pentium 800 Mhz, < 256 MB RAM ), your users might be ready for recess before the machine fully loads.

Hello,

That is like saying, "I need a pair of shoes."

What do you want to do? Some tools are free; others cost some. Some people are porting KDE tools to OS X, others want to use Apple's Dev Tools.

Need some help.

Christian

Hello,

Does this problem happen in all applications, or just certain ones? Are you on a laptop, or a desktop system? It is possible for the keyboard to go... or the circuitry within the keyboard. A key is nothing more than a switch -- when you press it, the key completes a circuit, and the keyboard control chip encodes a code on what key was pressed.

Since the Z works, but z doesn't.... my guess is that the key works, and that the problem is in the keyboard controller chip. Easiest way to repair is to get a new keyboard.

Good Luck with it.

Christian

Hello Bob,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Macintosh. I have been here since 1989, coming up from the Apple IIe world. Without starting any WAR, your Mac will be a happy place on the internet, and with some cool games, and a lot of stability.

With the LaserJet 4, yeah, first make sure it can print postscript. How can you tell? Turn the printer on, and use the MENU button until you find TEST. Then use the ITEM to find PRINT TEST PAGE. Use the Enter button to print one. Towards the bottom of the page, you will find a section called Personalities, and in there, you are looking for one with PS or perhaps POSTSCRIPT. There will be a series of numbers -- that's the date of the firmware on the Postscript module. If you do not have postscript, you need to find that module.

The neat thing about the jet direct is that it will put the printer on a network, so that other computers can print to it. If you have that PC lying around, and want to print from there, you could set it up. Or, if you would like to try Linux, that can print to the HP too. Matter of fact, if you cannot find a postscript module for that printer, you might have to go through Linux to get the job done.

Good luck with it.

Christian

Hello,

Your computers running OS 9 will likely continue to do so until the year 2032, when Apple's time codes will no longer function. You have at least 25 years to update the software, assuming the hardware remains viable and useful.

To upgrade, you need to consider the following:

* USER TRAINING: OS 9 is a lot different than OS X, and your users will revolt if you do not properly train them with the new operating system, and how it works. Get them together BEFORE the conversion, so that they have a taste on what the new system will have to offer. Be sure to leave a few computers around with OS X on them so they can practice and feel the new OS. They will also need to have some downtime so that they settle into their new machines. The one that got me the worst is that OS 9 screen prints are .pict and in OS X 10.2 they are .pdf

* SERVERS: I assume you have these computers networked. On OS 9, the default network is still AppleTalk, although IP is right there too. In OS X, the default moves to IP. If you have AppleShare servers with just AppleShare enabled, then each OS X workstation will need to have AppleTalk enabled. If your AppleShare servers were AppleShare IP, then OS X will work fine with no adjustments. Windows -- OS X 10.2 or better can work with smb protocol out of …

Hello,

Your best bet, although it might cost a couple $$, is to get a jet direct for the LaserJet 4, (either internal or external), and have your Mac talk to it through the ethernet port. You can assign the jet direct an IP number, or an AppleTalk name, and printing will work just fine with the standard drivers.

I have not known of any way to wire a parallel printer to a Macintosh, and have it work nicely with postscript (you do have a postscript card in the LJ4, right? Otherwise I think you might need another add-in, possibly DAVE, in order to use HPGL. Macintosh and Unix/Linux are built around postscript printing).

I bet you could go to a second-hand computer store and find an internal jet direct for the LJ 4 for an inexpensive price. New external jet directs are $150 or so. The laserjet 4 was released around the time of 10baseT networks, so if you have to get an ethernet hub, make sure it can do 10 Mbs.

My setup here at home is a LaserJet 4MP with 2 paper trays, and it works fine with OS X 10.2 or better. It is on an internal jet direct, and I print via IP from the Mac and the Linux box, and the Windows box....

Let us know,

Christian

Hello Ben,

I do not remember the Com Sci specifics in class, but if you can sort your data in memory, then a Btree should be the fastest search. You will have to design your code though so that the tree is evenly balanced. Of course, if the data is random, then good luck with you there. But if you can sort it, I would B-TREE it.

Your worst case is going to be a linked-list situation where your data is stored in the last node of the data stream. Then again, if you make a lopsided B-TREE, then you are left with the linked list.

If possible, you might be able to also build into your data bucket, a repition field, so that when you are loading your data structure, if you have a repeat of the exact data, you can increment a repeate variable, so that you know right away that your data set had X instances of the same information.

Good luck coding it. And if your compiler supports profiling (generating statistics), you might find some interesting things out.

Christian

Hello,

I am not certain if this thread is alive or not, but if you are still out there, Please post your code and let's look at this. I enjoyed Pascal a lot in college, and wish I could still use it instead of C/C++ when I have to occasionally code.

Christian

Hello,

What I am about to suggest is to be taken with a grain of salt, and I cannot be liable if any damage happens to you or your computer. In effect, you will be performing a hardware hack.

The components that work after a lightning strike themselves are rather astonishing. I would not bet the house on them working for a length of time, as if lightning can over come 3 million volts per meter (the resistance of air before it sparks), then what chance does a small IC chip have of survival? I hope it works out, but if it was me making the purchase, I would have walked by.

Anyways, the motherboard might be looking for a voltage drop across the fan circuit, meaning it could be simply looking to see if current is flowing (the fan is turning, using electricity), and if there is no flow, there is no go. Or, it could be smarter looking for precise measurements for the fan. It might even regulate the speed of the fan based on the heat, and you might later discover that if the circuit thinks the computer is getting too warm, it will proactively shut down on you.

As a hardware hack, you have two choices:

1) See if you can move the fan from one case to the other. Mount it somewhere so it does some good, but have a fan there, maybe blowing the same direction as other fans. …

Hi,

I have RealPlayer installed, and when I go to that website, and click on LISTEN LIVE!, it fires up Real Player, and after about 15 seconds, the show plays just fine. I am running OS X 10.3.3

iTunes was recently upgraded; I am running 4.4 and heard that 4.5 does some things with Digital rights that breaks down Toast, and some other applications concerning music.

In order to get Safari to go right to Real Audio, you might need to re-install / upgrade Real Audio player. As powerful as a browser Safari is, I did not see places to fine-tune the program like I am used to in Mozilla / Firefox. I have been using Safari more these days due to it's great support on DaniWeb.

Give it a try, and let us know.

Christian

Hello,

I am not an expert programmer, but it looks to me that you should define the struct before you do the typdef statement. It might be possible to combine them as shown-- I am not sure.

You should also have a head pointer, and a tail pointer, and be using nulls to end your code. I'd be curious to see the whole code piece, and see what your headptr and tailptrs are doing. I think your heads are getting misused.

It might be handy while you are coding to actually draw out the list on paper. Draw out the head pointer. Define it in your code. Draw your structure. Define it in your code. Code in the head pointer assignment to the structure -- on your paper, make the arrow. Make the first data structure prev socket == null. Add that to your paper. Flow out the whole process on your paper, to help you out. Don't draw the arrows, or initialize any of the boxes until you manufacture the code.

Christian

Jen,

Agree that something is not right with your situation. It sounds like you took good care of them. The next natural question would involve the video card. I am not aware of people who have meters and test equipment to check out the video circuitry.... most people / companies replace instead of repair. You may wish to go that route.... get a different video card in there.

I have seen cases where one color went out... you get a blue, or a red screen, and changing the monitor does not help. But I have not seen a case of a PC eating a monitor.

Do you have a mere power surge/strip, or a UPS? Do you get quick little power outages often? That is the only sensible cause that I can think of concerning the monitor....

Christian

Hello Craig,

AOL is a virus. Not in the sense of a virus, but it will take over your computer,and absorb you. Stay away from AOL. It is not good.

As for your issue, perhaps you can work with your landlord to sit next to the wireless router and work with it for a little while. Ask him if did some recent configuration changes to it... maybe turned on security to a new code, perhaps moved the router around to a different location, or in some cases, there are abilities to turn the transmitter power down on the main unit (I have mine set to 25 percent, as I am in a smaller apartment, and on a second floor. I do not need to radiate 2 blocks around me).

It could also be something out-of-box like the power connector on the back end of the unit is flaky. Maybe the thing is turning on and off when you need it.

If the router end looks alright, then yes, get a swap on your network card. It is very possible that the electronics within fried out. You might also take your laptop (assume that the wireless is a laptop) to the Shack, and try it out on their network and see if it works.

Good luck.

Christian

Hello,

No, int variables and character / string variables are different types. You want to do something like this:

// Have to declare values and [size]
// Note that size must be large enough to handle the
// projected size of the word/sentance *and* the return character
// Overloads will overwrite other data in memory (BAD!)
// Compilers might handle overloads differently.

{
    char firstname[10], nextname[10];

    cout << "Enter the firstname: ";
    cin >> firstname;

}

Now, you also wanted to compare if Firstname == Tom, and Nextname == Pam.

Couple things to remember:

Tom <> tom, Tom <> tOm <> TOm
Pam <> pam

Error checking, my friend!

In your studies, you may have heard of the string processing library. You should use one function to make all the data ALL CAPS or all smalls, and use another function to compare the strings. Here is a hint... strcmp

Good Luck,

Christian

UPDATE:

I worked with him about an hour off-web, and was not able to find a solution. As he mentioned, he tried to use the computer in a DMZ, and that did not work for him. I had him try to narrow the NAT down so that one external IP number went directly to another internal IP number, and that did not work for him. We did reset the router, and did confirm settings changed, but no effect.

What he is trying to do is have the router pass all traffic to his XP box. This goes against my common-thought thinking of internal protection. I am not a fan of games and other resources that use RANDOM ports to access the computer -- how can an administrator track that, and provide for it? To me, my network security is far more important than some game, or games.

I do not think he is going to be able to defeat the internal firewall arrangement of the network appliance. If others have any thoughts, please contribute. Perhaps in my personal quest for security and following the rules, I might be missing something.

Now, if this was linux, I know how to tell IPTABLES to take all ports, and fire them off somewhere else. I had to do that for Citrix clients, and they use just one port (in the 600's somewhere), and I had to forward that on with no problems. Or forward on ports to mail servers …

Hello,

Depends on what you call "backup". If you did a drag-n-drop of all the files, then NO, it would not work, because you would not be grabbing any of the invisible system files, such as the registry.

I am not sure if Windows Backup will talk to anything other than a tape backup device. Never tried it.

Now, if you use a disk imaging program, such as GHOST, PQDI, or IMAGEQUEST, then yes, that should work for you just fine.

Also, if you get the idea that you are going to use this disk image to make some "clones", then you will need to manage the SIDs on Win NT, 2000, and XP machines. The above programs offer some options concerning the SID.

Good luck.

Christian

Hello again,

I *think* you will be alright with the PCI video card.

At a place I used to work with, we disabled the onboard video card and went with an AGP slotted one. I am not sure if the PCI one will work or not, but it seems to be the way to go. Give it a try. Cross your fingers. If it does fire up, you may need to go into the BIOS and disable it there.

Let us know.

Christian

Hello,

I have a sin from Iowa State too.... before I had a computer of my own, I also did a little bit of darkness to make sure a computer was available for me. Came back an hour later, and the disabled computer was there for me. I would sit down, and someone else would say "it's broke", and I would nod and fix it. then do the research / paper / whatever.

The program that had a problem with was a recursive C++ thing that used the fork command to cause the computer to use up all of the available processes with useless children. I brought down the unix box with everyone on it, and caught the error in a hurry. Thankfully, they did not find me, as well, no one could open a process to see what was wrong with the box! Also, am thankful that I saw the error right away, and quickly fixed it.

Christian

Hello,

p2p, or Peer to Peer, is a networking design where each computer holds their own access controls, and users/passwords are managed on a machine by machine basis. Peer to Peer networks are found in many computer environments, such as Windows (Workgroups and Personal File Sharing), Macintosh (Appleshare (although AppleShare can also be a server too)), and Linux ( NFS File Sharing).

The contrast to Peer to Peer would be a Client / Server network (Windows 2K Server, Appleshare / Netatalk Server, and I am not certain what the Linux style is called, and Novell). Username / Passwords are stored on a central server/database, and the clients login to that central administration. This model of design is much much easier for system stability and security.

In reality, p2p networks are fine for simple connections, home use, that sort of thing. Businesses should incorporate formal server environments for system stability, ease of management, and backup simplicity. At my personal home, I run this format, so that all my backups are in one location. Practice what I preach.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Christian

Hello,

First guess is death of monitor, and then the death of the video subsystem in the motherboard. I hope you have a second monitor around that you can plug in, or you have another computer / laptop that you can check the monitor out with. You might also get lucky and be able to put in another VGA / SVGA video card, and avoid the expense of tracking down another motherboard.

I think your powersupply is good... as you are getting results removing RAM.

Good luck with the process. Let us know.

Christian

Hello,

To follow up with DMR, yes it is possible. You should be even able to mirror the two drives together if you tried.

Service packs are also very important. Back in the days of NT 4, there were drives that were larger than what NT 4 could work with, and unless you had SP2 (I think) installed, your larger hard drive would be reported as a much smaller volume and cause other headaches.

You are going to need to make sure the SCSI card is proper in the Device Manager, and then have it detect the hard drive. Will probably need to partition the hard drive (even if it is a partition of 1), and then format it (NTFS / FAT).

Good Luck.