I hold a few Microsoft certifications and own a consulting company. As such, I get a discounted subscription price for the $2000 software.
In other news, a hacker known by the name "man_ls" was visited by the BSA today after he bragged about using thousands of dollars in stolen software to "keep those damn kids out of my network".
I don't really understand why people find the need to "standardize" their network with one vendor's products. I understand that certain WiFi chipsets offer special features, but when it comes down to making a connection with 104-bit WEP, standards are standards. I've got a Linksys wireless router, and the only NIC I've had a problem with was a stupid D-link USB adapter. And it's problems were all self inflicted with poor configuration software.
Actually, in the Chicago area, people have been getting speeding tickets from exactly that: calculating your speed between two tollways based on your EZPass. I think there are only a couple stretches where this is feasable to enfore, but it has been enforced, and more than one person I know has received a speeding ticket from it. Personally, I still keep coins in my car...
I think the point he tried to make in this article, and one that most of these posters/flamers have been missing is this:
Nobody wants to write a virus for an OS that 10% of the computing population uses, when they can write a virus for the os that 60% of the computing population uses. Why? Because nobody will notice Mac viruses, but everybody will notice PC viruses.
Personally, I'm under the impression that OSX is a good operating system, but doesn't offer you any choice. Imagine what OSX might be like if they made an OS that would actually *gasp* run on hardware that the user choose. If I don't want to think about hardware, and wanted to pay $2500 for the "World's Fastest Personal Computer" (Thanks Jeff Goldblum) I'd go with a MAC. If I want choice, and the ability to run a variety of software, including the OS of my choice, I'll stick to my PC.
Every time I read slashdot and see an article for another device that can print circuits, or fabricate parts, it makes me realize that scarcity is a downfall to society. I think, by the dawn of the 22nd century, material goods will no longer mean anything. I think everyone will have almost Star Trek like replicators, that allow us to make any material good we desire. At that point, only information will have any value. And within another century, probably less, that will have no value. In my opinion, at least, it seems like the struggle by corporations, large and small, to stifle abundance is futile. Imagine the look on the faces of DeBeers executives when they realize that the average person can create a diamond from a printer in their home office...
I'm still not sure why more people haven't adopted ATI's All in Wonder cards. I use mine for everything that the TiVo can do, plus a lot of the stuff that you can hack the TiVo to do. I can login remotely and set it to record. I can burn VCD/SVCD/DVDs without hacking anything. And adding storage? I've got its cache and recording space set up on my NAS.
And all for less than $150
The consulting firm I worked for did similar installs for a large real estate company. Here's what we did:
1) Get a DS3 in a central building.
2) Install a linux based traffic shaping and mrtg box.
3) Split upload bandwidth evenly among tenants so nobody clogs up the pipe with porn servers.
4) Prioritize http and pop3 download traffic
5) Run fiber from the main building to each building in the complex.
6) Run the fiber into a fiber module in a switch in a closet in each building. From there, run cat5 to every apartment in that building.
7) Use DHCP to hand out a live class c.
8) Label all the wires and unplug people from the switch in their building if they don't subscribe.(Our setup was part of rent, so we didn't have to deal with this.)
9) Use MRTG to see who's using tons of upload and sniff their port. If they're doing anything horrible, have a talk with them. (You should make a comprehensive TOS agreement so you can disconnect spammers, kiddie porn servers, etc.)
10) Prioritize and uncap all bandwidth to your apartment, and enjoy.
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What happens if Google's main site has an IP address change? Then you have to go through and change your own hosts file.
You know...it would be nice if there was an automated way to roll with IP changes...
...oh yeah, it's called DNS.
Not trying to knock the original poster, it isn't his fault that Akamai is run by dumbasses...
Yeah...I remember the days of being a network engineer for a MS Gold Partner...with all the goodies :)
I hold a few Microsoft certifications and own a consulting company. As such, I get a discounted subscription price for the $2000 software.
In other news, a hacker known by the name "man_ls" was visited by the BSA today after he bragged about using thousands of dollars in stolen software to "keep those damn kids out of my network".
I don't really understand why people find the need to "standardize" their network with one vendor's products. I understand that certain WiFi chipsets offer special features, but when it comes down to making a connection with 104-bit WEP, standards are standards. I've got a Linksys wireless router, and the only NIC I've had a problem with was a stupid D-link USB adapter. And it's problems were all self inflicted with poor configuration software.
Actually, in the Chicago area, people have been getting speeding tickets from exactly that: calculating your speed between two tollways based on your EZPass. I think there are only a couple stretches where this is feasable to enfore, but it has been enforced, and more than one person I know has received a speeding ticket from it. Personally, I still keep coins in my car...
I think the point he tried to make in this article, and one that most of these posters/flamers have been missing is this:
Nobody wants to write a virus for an OS that 10% of the computing population uses, when they can write a virus for the os that 60% of the computing population uses. Why? Because nobody will notice Mac viruses, but everybody will notice PC viruses.
Personally, I'm under the impression that OSX is a good operating system, but doesn't offer you any choice. Imagine what OSX might be like if they made an OS that would actually *gasp* run on hardware that the user choose. If I don't want to think about hardware, and wanted to pay $2500 for the "World's Fastest Personal Computer" (Thanks Jeff Goldblum) I'd go with a MAC. If I want choice, and the ability to run a variety of software, including the OS of my choice, I'll stick to my PC.
Heh...heh...heh...you, you remember...you know...that time?
Dork.
Every time I read slashdot and see an article for another device that can print circuits, or fabricate parts, it makes me realize that scarcity is a downfall to society. I think, by the dawn of the 22nd century, material goods will no longer mean anything. I think everyone will have almost Star Trek like replicators, that allow us to make any material good we desire. At that point, only information will have any value. And within another century, probably less, that will have no value. In my opinion, at least, it seems like the struggle by corporations, large and small, to stifle abundance is futile. Imagine the look on the faces of DeBeers executives when they realize that the average person can create a diamond from a printer in their home office...
Well, some people steal office chairs when the company is going out of business, and some people...nevermind.
I'm still not sure why more people haven't adopted ATI's All in Wonder cards. I use mine for everything that the TiVo can do, plus a lot of the stuff that you can hack the TiVo to do. I can login remotely and set it to record. I can burn VCD/SVCD/DVDs without hacking anything. And adding storage? I've got its cache and recording space set up on my NAS. And all for less than $150
Yeah, I totally hate my 3mb/s cable connection. They totally overcharge me. $29.99 per month? What a ripoff.
Great how they chose to represent things in elephants. I, for one, think we should all move towards an animal-based measurement system.
The consulting firm I worked for did similar installs for a large real estate company. Here's what we did:
1) Get a DS3 in a central building.
2) Install a linux based traffic shaping and mrtg box.
3) Split upload bandwidth evenly among tenants so nobody clogs up the pipe with porn servers.
4) Prioritize http and pop3 download traffic
5) Run fiber from the main building to each building in the complex.
6) Run the fiber into a fiber module in a switch in a closet in each building. From there, run cat5 to every apartment in that building.
7) Use DHCP to hand out a live class c.
8) Label all the wires and unplug people from the switch in their building if they don't subscribe.(Our setup was part of rent, so we didn't have to deal with this.)
9) Use MRTG to see who's using tons of upload and sniff their port. If they're doing anything horrible, have a talk with them. (You should make a comprehensive TOS agreement so you can disconnect spammers, kiddie porn servers, etc.)
10) Prioritize and uncap all bandwidth to your apartment, and enjoy.