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Okay so when I get the connect to Dynebolic0007e9 dialog box on XP and it prompts for a username/password what do I put in?

I'm a total linux newb.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 24 June 2004 11:16 (nineteen years ago) link

i'm *guessing* one of 'guest' 'pcguest' or 'smbguest' and no password.

― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 24 June 2004 11:49 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah I tried that non of them work...

This is sooooo frustrating

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 24 June 2004 11:55 (nineteen years ago) link

am out of suggestions and can't look into it any more as i can't reboot the database server whilst other people are here. will give it another go tonight / tomorrow. i will try changing the workgroup to match the pc workgroup (which is defined somewhere in /etc/samba and restarting samba 'service smbd restart' (or something)). there's also nothing to stop me adding more samba users and defining passwords for them (er, 'man samba').

and there's always ftp 8)

― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 24 June 2004 12:07 (nineteen years ago) link

(why can't I stay away from this thread? Andy's posts are like some kind of keyhole into a fantastical new world, like in those Philip Pullman books)

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 24 June 2004 12:37 (nineteen years ago) link

so, i did this at home last night during the football

home network doesn't have dhcp server running so i had to give dynebolic box a static ip and after that the shares just appeared in the linneighbourhood box and everything was fine. (open an xterm and 'ping {ipaddress}' to see if it can see the windows box. 'ifconfig' should also give you info about eth0)

work network picked up ip address straight off but i had trouble seeing the shares. i set the proper workgroup in linneighbourhood preferences menu and rescanned and that found the shares, no problem. i may have needed to 'browse as user' though, i can't remember. later attempts to connect to other shares failed, i don't know why. i'll reboot and try again after lunch.

― koogs (koogs), Friday, 25 June 2004 12:16 (nineteen years ago) link

one month passes...

can anyone point me towards an os x program / itunes ad on that lets me change mp3 fiel names to artist-tile.mp3 format? my slsk favorites folder is a mess.

― :|, Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:57 (nineteen years ago) link

can anyone point me towards a decent external HD (for Mac) for less than, say, $180?

― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:00 (nineteen years ago) link

I have a LaCie which is excellent though, it was a 200 gb for $200, IIRC from Amazon.

― dean? (deangulberry), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:03 (nineteen years ago) link

I hate my lacie drive (see above; I am still having the same problem). it works fine on my mac though. it seems to be a windows driver problem (and their windows driver software is broken, and has been for weeks). Their support is spectacularly nonresponsive.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:04 (nineteen years ago) link

What's the difference between a good external HD and a bad one? Likelihood of failing?

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:05 (nineteen years ago) link

yes. I wouldn't trust some no-name brand of HD with 200 GB of stuff. If you've ever had a drive fail, you'll understand. Also, some drives have different features. Is there any reason why an external firewire drive should also need AC? NO. My lacie does though. And it has a power switch. So it sucks power all the time unless I turn it off, even when the computer is shut down. This is dumb.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:08 (nineteen years ago) link

I enjoy mine!

― dean? (deangulberry), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:09 (nineteen years ago) link

Are there stats on different manufacturers' fail rates or does one have to go by anecdotal reputation?

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:10 (nineteen years ago) link

Damn. They have 1 TB and 1.6 TB models.

― dean? (deangulberry), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:16 (nineteen years ago) link

cnet reviews are still okay indicators of people's opinions of drives. I bought the one I bought even though people didn't recommend it for exactly the reasons that now irritate me.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 21:17 (nineteen years ago) link

What?? I have a 2 yr old eMac and want to get an Airport card for it. The Apple site says the only eMacs compatible with Airport Extreme are models with USB 2.0 or ATI Graphics, neither of which I think I have. For other eMacs it says to use the original Airport card. Fine.

But they don't seem to sell them anymore! This is surely ridiculous? Some resellers (like Jigsaw) still seem to be, but they cost more than the Extreme ones. Is this because they've been discontinued? Why on earth would Apple do that?

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 9 August 2004 18:07 (nineteen years ago) link

OK, a search reveals they have indeed been discontinued. How moronic. I'll try to get one from Jigsaw before they sell out.

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 9 August 2004 18:22 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah, is it possible to use a non-Apple wireless card in an Apple machine? Specifically in my case, under the keyboard of a G3 iBook? It looks like a standard Cardbus slot but I have no idea if it really is. Surely this is a common question.

― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 14:41 (nineteen years ago) link

i think it is

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 14:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Our PowerBook has stopped taking cds into the cd drive. You can push the cd in, but it doesn't grab it and suck it in like it's supposed to. I can hear it whirring and trying to do something, but to no avail. Is there any chance this isn't a hardware problem that I'm going to have to get some computer tech guy to fix for us?

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 14:50 (nineteen years ago) link

Yes it is but for an eMac you'd need a usb one

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 14:51 (nineteen years ago) link

When I was looking around on Mac Rumors boards someone recommened the Aria Extreme card, but the site says it will only work with G3 Powerbooks, not iBooks, I'm afraid.

I ordered my Airport card from Jigsaw24 today. They still had some.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 15:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Ok, external firewire -- anyone know the deal on enclosures that let you pop an IDE disk in?

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 15:05 (nineteen years ago) link

Lots more about it here. It seems that the decision to stop selling Airport cards may have been forced on Apple by one of their suppliers.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 15:07 (nineteen years ago) link

crap, why can't i find one with two firewire ports?

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 15:15 (nineteen years ago) link

http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/tt5350fb.html

hmmm these look good.... maybe I'll get two

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 15:19 (nineteen years ago) link

ok, it looks like the following external thingees have two firewire ports:

Bytecc ME-320F
Speeze Cooler 3.5" USB 2.0 / IEEE1394 External Drive Enclosure, Model "FI320"

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 15:30 (nineteen years ago) link

Anyone ever have a problem with a powerbook waking from sleep and losing the wireless connection totally? I can see the network, and the signal strength is very good, but I cannot see any pages on the web or download email. Any ideas? thanks

― Mario&Yuko, Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:13 (nineteen years ago) link

when does the internet work again? on reboot?

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:14 (nineteen years ago) link

No, not even on reboot. Or sleep.

― Mario&Yuko, Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:21 (nineteen years ago) link

so, how are you on the internet?

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:25 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm at work...the problem is at home.
I tried 'renewing the DHCP lease' whatever that means, in Network Prefs. The connection comes from a Belkin wireless router which works fine with my PC.

― Mario&Yuko, Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:27 (nineteen years ago) link

i think the BELKIN is the problem here

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:29 (nineteen years ago) link

fuckabelkin

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah, normally when your hard drive goes to sleep you'll lose your network connection, and it can confuse a wireless router. simply recycle the router (unplug the power for 30 seconds and then turn it back on) and it will work on. in the future, have the "put hard drive to sleep after [] minutes" setting off).

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:34 (nineteen years ago) link

swtich to linksys or an airport express. belkin is a shit router.

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:35 (nineteen years ago) link

It got great reviews in the current Mac User. I was going to buy one.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:57 (nineteen years ago) link

i have had zero problems with my belkin. not a one.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 18:06 (nineteen years ago) link

Savastore are doing the Belkin wireless router with integrated ADSL modem for £57 inc. VAT, which is about £40 less than the Netgear equivalent. My slow crawl to broadband will continue next month.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 18:17 (nineteen years ago) link

Ooh - so I got my Airport card and installed it. I'm not going to be able to afford the ADSL connection and router till next month, but just tried to turn the Airport card on for fun, and it detects a network! Just called 'belkin54g'. Don't know where it's coming from.

Can I use this to get fast internet access somehow? How?

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:38 (nineteen years ago) link

connect to it and see if it works!

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:40 (nineteen years ago) link

most idiots don't secure their wireless networks, let this be a lesson to you when you set up your own!

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:43 (nineteen years ago) link

or not set yours up -- free internet

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:44 (nineteen years ago) link

#202477 +(2405)- [X]

(Mootar) morons.
(Mootar) these people who live in my apartment complex are connected to my wireless
(Mootar) they must think they're super-cool hackers by breaking into my completely unsecure network
(Mootar) unfortunatly, the connection works both ways
(Mootar) long story short, they now have loads of horse porn on their computer

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:45 (nineteen years ago) link

Does it work, Nick?

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:46 (nineteen years ago) link

i think it would be funny to scam people stealing my internet by logging all their passwords, instant messages, email, etc.

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:47 (nineteen years ago) link

I don't understand what to do in order to use it for high-speed access, though. I mean, under my Airport menu bar thing, it has 'belkin54g' ticked, but other than that, it doesn't seem to be doing anything. It's not in my Finder or anything, not that I want to look at their files or anything.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:47 (nineteen years ago) link

our linksys wireless router is being a pain in the arse, I'm fearing for ever connecting to broadband

― Porkpie (porkpie), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:48 (nineteen years ago) link

1) uh, use the internet connect wizard to connect to their wireless connection
2) you are on the internet
3) profit

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:49 (nineteen years ago) link

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