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    jnic got a reaction from NunoLava1998 in Linux or Pirated Windows   
    You could just install Windows for free, and just have the watermark
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    jnic reacted to Andrew4u in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Quick layout/design of the space.
     
    LTT Group - Sheet - 001 - PC Layout.pdf
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    jnic reacted to Denned in Network layout showoff   
    Not enough Cisco in here, so here's my little setup.
     
     
     
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    jnic reacted to dalekphalm in Hyper-V OS Help and Mini SAS Help   
    You can download Hyper-V 2016 Server from the Microsoft evaluation center. Here's a guide I found:
    https://www.dtonias.com/install-hyper-v-server-2016-standalone/
     
    Apparently it's a bit of a bitch to actually use though - so you might want to try it out, and test out several different Hypervisors.
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    jnic reacted to Spotty in Someone stole my PC!   
    Not really any way to track it. Report it to police and provide them with the details of the parts of the computer and if they stumble upon it they might be able to return it to you. If you have pictures of your computer, include them in your police report if possible as that may help them identify it if it's a non-standard enclosure (ie. anything that isn't stock standard HP/Acer/Dell towers).

    Best thing to do would be to keep an eye on local classifieds and facebook buy/swap/sell sites, as well as local pawn shops. Hopefully they take it to a pawn shop instead of selling it privately, as a pawn shop keeps records on the people pawning items, making it easier for police to track the person, and if it is stolen the police confiscate it and will return it to you. If you see it posted for sale on a buy/swap/sell page or on craigslist or whatever, record the details of the post (URL, screenshots, the sellers information) and forward that information to the police ASAP.
     
    It's too late now, but there are small tracking devices that work with a phone sim that will track your devices for you in the event they are stolen, much the same way as "Find my Device" in iOS and Android devices. They're commonly used for motorbikes, but there are smaller sized ones these days that can work with pretty much anything. You may have to speak to your phone provider or other provides to see if they provide service for locator/tracker devices and how much the plans cost or if they can be bundled on to an existing account. Realistically though the cost of the tracker vs the likelihood of your house being broken in to and your computer tower being stolen isn't really worth it. But I just thought I'd mention it as an option.
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    jnic reacted to GDRRiley in Why does Linus Pirate Windows??   
    short answer: because he can.
    Also running windows un-activated ins't Pirating. 
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    jnic got a reaction from Crunchy Dragon in Question about CPU and motherboard   
    yep they are both LGA 755
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    jnic reacted to Crunchy Dragon in Does my CPU die if my Mobo does?   
    In most cases, a dead board will not kill a CPU.
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    jnic got a reaction from Lurick in Network layout showoff   
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    jnic reacted to Alex Atkin UK in Mapping a network drive over the internet. Is it possible?   
    The only safe way IMO would be to setup a VPN server on your file server using private keys for login, so once your friend is connected he will get full access to the network shares on there and he won't have to login if the share is setup for guest read/write access.
     
    Just hit the search engines for how to setup an OpenVPN server.
     
    Now if the performance will be fast enough for what you need is another issue entirely, depends on your upload speed.
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    jnic reacted to Blake in FreeNAS vs UnRaid Vs Storage Service (Windows Server)   
    Well, the only thing that does all this is Windows server. If your just after virtualization use what your most comfortable with.
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    jnic reacted to mikedrewsmy in SSD ONLY boots with hard drive plugged in?   
    Try reinstalling Windows again without the HDD attached.
    Maybe the UEFI/Windows Boot Manager was installed elsewhere.
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    jnic reacted to GDRRiley in i got a new keyboard but no print screen button   
    yeah sniping tool.
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    jnic reacted to Streetguru in Is it normal to feel bothered when FPS dips?   
    Turn off fps counters, or run a phase change 5.5ghz 8086K with 3600mhz low timing B-die memory.
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    jnic got a reaction from Apoorwa in Ram pins on the back of mobo bent   
    i dont think thats even one of the pins, i thinks its just a clip to keep it in 
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    jnic reacted to johnny5c in Ram pins on the back of mobo bent   
    Those just hold the retention/slot assembly so it'll be fine.
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    jnic reacted to Imbellis in Tech Room Layout   
    Why a pedestal for a single phone?
     
    I'd recommend less closed-shelving and some more open - perhaps at standing height.
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    jnic reacted to anothertom in boston digital ba735 analog to digital adapter   
    Look for a USB to s/pdif coaxial converter. Make sure it's got coaxial output.
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    jnic got a reaction from kirashi in Question   
    sfp
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    jnic got a reaction from Ryois in Run Chrome OS on a Razer Blade Stealth   
    you would need Cloud Ready to install it. if i were you i would dual boot it alongside windows 
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    jnic reacted to AGrider in Difficult network setup, help please!!   
    The Asus routers are just that, a router with an onboard switch and access point, converged into a single appliance. It includes routing features such as wan configuration, nat configuration, switch config, and ap config. What you want to do here needs to still have that router, but you dont want to use the routers wifi. You should look to dedicated APs that do nothing but process wireless connectivity down to the wired network for processing. 
     
    That all being said. Try taking one of your Asus routers and turn off the dhcp server, leave the WAN disabled, and plug one asus routers lan port to the lan port on the second. So that you are essentialy using the router as a simple switch and Access point. Youll want to make sure the radios arent overlapping channels, but this should be a viable way to do what you are looking to do. 
     
    EDIT: I forgot, you need to change the default address of the secondary router to a different ip that the primary router, or they will conflict. Use an ip address in the same subnet as the primary rotuer. IE: If your primary router is at 10.0.0.1/24 you should configure the secondary one to be at 10.0.0.2/24 or another address on the same subnet outside of the primary routers dhcp scope. If you dont, They will have the same IP on the network and cause conflicts. Set up the secondary router before connecting it to the primary router. 
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    jnic got a reaction from AGrider in Difficult network setup, help please!!   
    to use both of them you would have to disable dhcp server on one of them
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    jnic reacted to AGrider in Difficult network setup, help please!!   
    This sounds like a great use case for Ubiquiti Unifi Access points. Ive been working this the hardware for a while in a multi branch library district and am finding their hardware to not only be decently priced, but the configuration options for mesh wifi and longer range aps are great. They also play well together in a dense environment. Id recommend their switches too. Routers just arent quite there yet, but will work fine for a simple natted internet connection, but will have issues with a large non natted MOE style edu network.
     
    Im using a combination of their UAP-AC-PRO(~150.00 US) aps, and UAP-AP-IW(~99.00 US) which is a neat little ap that takes POE+ input power, powers an internal AC access point, passes power to one external port and provides a non powered data port, all of which can be on seperate vlans. Im powering the aps with a 250 watt poe+ switch. If there are already data lines run to the classrooms, you just pop one IW unit in per classroom. Teachers computer and another device get attached to the direct ports on the IWAP,  Then you can broadcast up to 4 ssids per ap. It really makes a scenario as described above really easy.
     
    There are specialized EDU aps that have built in speakers for broadcasting and paging and bell systems as well that set up as a simple sip speakerphone. 
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    jnic reacted to Just.Oblivious in Difficult network setup, help please!!   
    The "no cable" part makes it borderline impossible to get this properly setup, I strongly suggest that you make them reconsider this. Running two or three cables is a non-issue with a standard commercial drop ceiling.
     
    What you want to use in a setup like this are managed access points, not consumer routers and certainly not a string of mixed-brand range extenders.
     
    If they're firm on the no-cable thing then the "best" option would be to setup a few Ubiquiti access points using their "wireless uplink" functionality. This is essentially the same as using range extenders, only slightly less crappy thanks to their better radio management and improved roaming. A proper site survey should give you an estimation of what they need, but based on the graphic I think it'll work fine with only two or three UAP-AC-Pro's.
     
    Now something tells me that this organisation has the standard small business IT budget of $3.50 and a jar of change by Jane's desk. If having good wifi is important to them they would have hired a contractor to run the cables already. If that's the case then I don't think they'd be willing to pony up the cash for the Ubiquiti gear.
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    jnic got a reaction from porina in Firewall as a content filter   
    CPU should be fine, you could always swap it out for one with the same socket latter on if you are having problems 
     
    I use a i5 2400 and 4GB of ram for mine and it is at 5% CPU usage or less most of the time, and i have quite a few plug ins running 
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