= Computers & Internet


Hot News! Microsoft KB Article 837115 offers a fix for slow Windows NT, 2000 or XP logoff. Click link below.

System Description

The main computer in the office/ham shack is a custom-built 2.0 GHz Pentium 4, with 60 GB of hard-disk and 1 GB of RDRAM, running under Windows 2000 Professional (SP4). This machine is a hardwired client on a small SOHO 802.11b/g wireless LAN using a Linksys BEFSR41 gateway router and WAP54G access point. A Linksys WSB24 signal booster connected to the access point "fills in the holes" in the RF coverage. The local cable ISP provides broadband Internet service via the router.

The other client is a wireless Acer 5630 laptop,  running Windows XP Professional. The wireless LAN allows network access from anywhere in the house or garden.

On the main computer, and Microsoft IIS 5.0 provides intranet WWW and FTP hosting. Microsoft FrontPage, with Server Extensions, is the Web creation toolset. This configuration makes for a very effective website development and test platform.

Link to Microsoft KB Article 837115 (fix for slow Windows NT, 2000 or XP logoff).


Network diagram courtesy Linksys Inc.

Cable Modem

Router

Access Point

 

Client


Windows 2000 Professional with IIS 5.0 Microsoft FrontPage

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Hot List

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
the solid, secure successor to Windows 2000 Professional...
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
the reliable operating system for business desktops and laptops, supporting USB and PnP...
Microsoft IIS 5.0 and 5.1
the fully-integrated, securable Web server built into Windows 2000 (5.0) and XP Pro (5.1)...
Microsoft FrontPage
a quick, effective way to create and manage professional-quality Internet or intranet sites without programming...
Practically Networked
an excellent knowledge resource for the network builder...
Wi-Fi Planet
an up-to-the-minute, informative wireless networking resource...

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Other Interests

Amateur Radio
Callsigns VA7OJ, AB4OJ...
My home and garden
in beautiful North Vancouver, British Columbia...
Max
my best friend and constant companion...

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