My Computer

[Cro]

I just got broadband a little while ago.... now whenever I boot up my computer it takes 100 times longer to get to the desk top.... any ideas why this might be happening??.... once it get to the desk top everything is fine.... just getting to the desktop takes up to 5 minutes..... b4 they installed telstra broadband, I had dial up... started up the computer and it booted to the desktop in less then 30 secs..

Can any1 shed any light into this??/ what can I do to make the initial boot up as quick as it use to be??

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This is the problem your having, it's common as muck...

The network card in your PC (either Ethernet or USB) is trying to get an IP address off your modem via DHCP, I'm assuming your using a USB modem which is why it takes so long to get into your desktop.

USB devices are one of the last things to start when your computer is turned on.

Usually when using a network card Windows will try get an IP address from the DHCP server on start up, USB "network cards" will try to get an IP address from the DHCP server once the USB devices are started.

I'm not really good at explaining things, but that is what's happening.

To fix the problem:

Use a real network card (not USB) to connect to the modem via a straight through CAT5 network cable.

If you are already using a network card, I'm afraid the only option is to assign a static IP to that particular network card. Your ISP may not allow this, so you would have to get a simple router to do this and still have internet connectivity.

[jetute]

holy snappin duck sh1t ok, thanks for all the info guys.... im not one to understand all this technical talk.... will ring telstra and tell them itonly stuffed up after they installed it... see what happens

[Kato]

G'day all,

Was recently trying to upload an attachment to a post and when I checked the preview it shows [attachmentid####] is this normal rather than it showing the actual attachment? Might be a simple one but I've never posted an attachment before so when this showed I thought I would check first with you computer literate folks, before posting.

Not really computer savvy can you tell

[JJ_Phantom]

Can anyone explain (in idiots language) what the hell WAN is.

I've got it on my ipaq - and people keep telling me how great it is 'cos I can go on the net at "hot spot's" (?) and stuff. No point asking them how the hell it works - I don't speak geek.

[tab]

Can anyone explain (in idiots language) what the hell WAN is.

I've got it on my ipaq - and people keep telling me how great it is 'cos I can go on the net at "hot spot's" (?) and stuff.  No point asking them how the hell it works - I don't speak geek.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

In a nutshell you are talking about two different things – WAN and WiFi.

WAN is a Wide Area Network, which can be setup using WiFi (wireless networking) as the connection method.

Trent.

[XRSICKT]

G'day all,

Was recently trying to upload an attachment to a post and when I checked the preview it shows [attachmentid####] is this normal rather than it showing the actual attachment? Might be a simple one but I've never posted an attachment before so when this showed I thought I would check first with you computer literate folks, before posting.

Not really computer savvy can you tell 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Mate, Post your request here

[jdo]

thanks for the response   have tried those 2 spyware software but they didnt pick up on anything and also im not running any p2p software so I will look up whirlpool and see what they have for me

If you want to attempt to see what programs are responsible for the network traffic (including internet traffic - it will monitor anything that talks IP) then try this product:

NetLimiter

You can use it to restrict the speed of different programs using your connection, as well as just seeing what's using it and how much.

It's a free trial for NetLimiter, so this may aid you in diagnosing the problem.

j.

[Guest casgeroth]

Can anyone explain (in idiots language) what the hell WAN is.

I've got it on my ipaq - and people keep telling me how great it is 'cos I can go on the net at "hot spot's" (?) and stuff.  No point asking them how the hell it works - I don't speak geek.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

In a nutshell you are talking about two different things – WAN and WiFi.

WAN is a Wide Area Network, which can be setup using WiFi (wireless networking) as the connection method.

Trent.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your Ipaq has WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network - or WiFi as Trent explained).

You can take your Ipaq to these 'Hot spots' (in the US they have them at every Starbucks) to get access to the Internet, email etc... etc...

Kinda handy if you need a coffee and net access :lol:

[JJ_Phantom]

Can anyone explain (in idiots language) what the hell WAN is.

I've got it on my ipaq - and people keep telling me how great it is 'cos I can go on the net at "hot spot's" (?) and stuff.  No point asking them how the hell it works - I don't speak geek.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

In a nutshell you are talking about two different things – WAN and WiFi.

WAN is a Wide Area Network, which can be setup using WiFi (wireless networking) as the connection method.

Trent.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your Ipaq has WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network - or WiFi as Trent explained).

You can take your Ipaq to these 'Hot spots' (in the US they have them at every Starbucks) to get access to the Internet, email etc... etc...

Kinda handy if you need a coffee and net access :lol:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And I know when I'm in a "hotspot" how???

So basically - it's a pretty useless feature unless I'm drinking sh!t coffee in America???

[jdo]

And I know when I'm in a "hotspot" how???

So basically - it's a pretty useless feature unless I'm drinking sh!t coffee in America???

Places usually advertise pretty loudly that they have a WiFi 'hotspot' - a few Maccas around the place are adopting it, the Queen St Mall in Brisbane also (as an example). Next time you see a sign advertising it, I guess you'll know.

Also, whereis.com.au can show them on any maps you generate, and you could try googling for 'wireless hotspots australia' or similar.

j.