Futureshop 4 port 10/100 Router $0.99

[Fallen]Thumperup · Post by **[Fallen]Thumperup** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 6:58 pm

you wanna here a story OK

Story Time:

Once apon a story there was a college with all D-Link Network cards. Each Card one by one was dieing slowly. The Hero (Lets call him Teacher) decided it was time the college change these cards. A Pesent (Student) came to him and said Realtek is far better Hero, why doesn't the class replace most of them.

Thats a good idea, the Network cards were changed and the room of 205 lived happily ever after without Packet loss.

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:23 pm

I know the problem with that... it was Westervelt, case closed!

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:51 pm

Thats odd since Realtek network cards are probably the crappiest name brand you can buy.

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:59 pm

for me it's all about this: $15 for a d-link NIC, and zero, none, no problems ever. and my router has never needed any configuring past opening ports or DMZ usage

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:40 pm

Actually, Realtek has come a long ways in a lot of their endeavors. Take their sound solutions, for example. Even the Nforce2 Soundstorm used those chips for the analog out on their sound solution.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:13 am

Their sound has improved yes. But their networking solutions havent changed much as far as I know. If this isnt the case, I stand corrected.

[Fallen]Thumperup · Post by **[Fallen]Thumperup** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:44 pm

Realtek cards are all I use.

and your quote neb Westervelt is a great school you just don't know what your talking about.

Just because any D-link cards you've only delt with havn't died, doesn't mean they don't suck this could be a fluke seeing as you've probably only delt with like 5.

Bow down to me Bitch.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:46 pm

Yes Im sure Westervelt is a great school if all you want is your A+ certification... Which means almost nothing...

Fine use all realtek cards. If I wanted to buy quality hardware, I'd by from Cisco. Realtek, Dlink, 3Com... Its all the same pretty well.

[Fallen]Thumperup · Post by **[Fallen]Thumperup** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:54 pm

Fuck you and all your worth Paul, As I recall going to your house alittle while ago with Gray to do the monitor.

I saw an error about no floppy Drive on boot up. Hmmm I thought, thats odd Paul is normally good at simple computer things.

I then take a closer look finding the floppy cable was on backwords.

Possible Excuses Paul might come up with.

I was in a hurry
They don't use it anyway.
It's only my parents computer.
I don't like hardware anyway.
This is a windows machine i'm a linux guy, why do I care.
I'm a bastard and I hate everyone.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:01 pm

Well yes you're right. The floppy cable was on backwards. Here are the reasons I give.

1. I dont do that for a living. So why should I give 2 shits if the floppy cable wasnt on right? THe computer booted, thats all they need.

2. Its not mine, why do I care?

3. Its a windows machine. I run a superior operating system. I dont care.

4. When was the last time you used a floppy disk? Yah thats what I thought.

Perhaps if I built and fixed computers for a living, I might have spent more thant 10 minutes on my parents machine. As it stands, I dont. So I didnt. It did what they needed and that was good enough for me. If the problem was major enough I would have spent the time to fix it.

Just for fun.
Pop Quiz Time:

What is the maximum number of hops in a switched ethernet configuration?

[Fallen]Thumperup · Post by **[Fallen]Thumperup** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:12 pm

I think it's 7 I dunno

Could be 4 or 5 too

I forget, without looking it up.

[Fallen]Thumperup · Post by **[Fallen]Thumperup** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:19 pm

I wasn't going to bring up that story and bash, but you pushed me with the Westervelt and A+ thing.

Sorry if I went too far.

[Fallen]Thanatos · Post by **[Fallen]Thanatos** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 7:05 pm

omg this is funny shit, you guys at yelling oh its funny.. continue :idea:

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 8:46 pm

Not at all pinter. It takes alot more than pointing out my apathy to offend me. If I get offended, you'll know.

The answer is 32 by the way.

[Fallen]Thumperup · Post by **[Fallen]Thumperup** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:32 pm

Oh alright it must be 7 for Bridged then