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Dell PowerConnect 5324

Last post by Crash2009 « Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:43 pm
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by Crash2009 » Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:21 am
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I just ordered the above switch for my home. Is this the correct interface cable to get for it?

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Just a short not to let you know I received your message.

You are so cool. Thanks.

Busy with out of state guests until Aug 4-5. I'll get on it next week.
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Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:43 pm
Looking to Upgrade Network

Last post by volfan6415 « Sat May 02, 2015 3:02 pm
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by volfan6415 » Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:46 pm

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Ok, so file this in the category of, I want new toys and want to make sure there is a reason to justify it.

I have attached a diagram of my current network with equipment. Although i don't have any specific problems I do see occasional packet loss on the HD Homerun and I have to reboot the WRT-160...

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I wish i did. I was able to isolate that the problem only occurred during significant network upload activity. My only hypothesis is that the cable modem was doing something screwy when there was significant upstream network activity. Maybe the uplink connection on the modem was too loud and was...

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Sat May 02, 2015 3:02 pm
How to setup tv satellite to connect computer network

Last post by Venom51 « Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:27 pm
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by rajowanbd » Wed Mar 18, 2015 12:32 am

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bro i am form Bangladesh...
my country some people satellite HD Receiver to use internet on computer...
but how it possible ..

some people give me idea and i show this idea ...

please see this picture and tell me it's possible....

please help me ....

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I think you best option would likely be via the DVBLink products.

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Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:27 pm
[DoS Attack: ARP Attack]

Last post by Crash2009 « Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:01 am
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by Crash2009 » Sun Feb 08, 2015 5:13 am

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I have been on the road quite a bit for the last couple months, and recently took some time off to close 2014, get the taxes ready for the preparer, and watch a little TV. While watching live I noticed a few PQ issues such as surging, a tiny bit of combing, and a bit of pixilation. My workstations...

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Do something on the Phone.......

You wont believe this one.....The kid took my little investigative pictures and his phone, straight to the IT Department of the U of M. Of course there is no explanation other than his email account was moved to an Exchange Server----I believe that has something...

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Last post by Crash2009
Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:01 am
Looking for advice for a set up

Last post by mdavej « Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:24 pm
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by PhillyFanInMI » Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:57 pm

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So let me go over what I have right now...

I built a decent PC box that I use for a HTPC:

Intel i5 3.4GHz Quad Core
8GB DDR3 RAM
100GB SSD (OS)
4 x 3TB Media Drives (1 - Movies, 2 - TV Episodes, 3 - Recorded TV, 4 - Temp File storage)
Ceton InfiniTV 4 PCIe Tuner

Here are the TVs in...

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By the time you get a Pi, remote and enclosure, you could have bought an Echo, which is by far the easiest solution. MPEG2 Video over wifi doesn't work for most people. So you should also consider a wired solution of some kind (powerline, MoCA, DECA). Your PC specs look fine to me.

I've tried the...

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Last post by mdavej
Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:24 pm
DECA Success

Last post by Crash2009 « Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:41 am
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by tardyturtle » Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:49 am

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I had found online a little bit using DECA (DirecTV Ethernet-to-Coax Adapter) to extend an ethernet network over coax as an alternative to MoCa (Multimedia over Coaxial Alliance) but no definitive guides. I wanted to share my experience.

If you are unfamiliar with DECA and MoCa, the following has...

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Very informative post. Thank-you.

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Last post by Crash2009
Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:41 am
Switch recommendation

Last post by cKuR6 « Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:42 pm
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by steveo_in_sd » Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:28 am

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Hi All - I am looking at getting a dedicated switch since I am getting some network bandwidth issues reported by my Xbox 360s during recorded TV playback recently. I think my SurfBoard AP might be getting ready to go kaput, but I have been wanting to offload my internal traffic from the AP for a...

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Just adding for any future searchers: Another successful user of TP-LINK TL-SG1008D for $24.99.
Switch directly feeds HTPC/PC, Magic Jack, 1 echo, 1 smart tv, InfiniTV 6 ethernet, and 1 CM6004 (channelmaster MoCA injection point).
CM6004 feeds 3 other CM6004's, which in turn feed 5 more echos, an...

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Last post by cKuR6
Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:42 pm
PC, Network, Options & Questions [Help Wanted]

Last post by ruff_hi « Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:13 pm
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by ruff_hi » Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:32 pm

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Hi All. I am hoping that (collectively) you can help me. I am stuck regarding where to go with my current PC / Network set up.

Here is the current situation

Desktop PC
Case: corsair Obsidian 550D
Chip: Intel i5-2500 3.3Mhz
Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB
Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V LK
Ram:...

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Civ 4 is awesome
Yes it is. Even 10yrs after its release date. Still going strong.

There are so many good options for standalone NAS systems that I don't know if personally I would bother with building one, but that's just personal preference. To me, that's the kind of thing I would rather plug...

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Last post by ruff_hi
Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:13 pm
My Home Networking Setup to Watch TV from Any Device

Last post by mike_ekim « Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:35 pm
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by acegolfer » Thu Dec 25, 2014 12:55 am

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I can watch live TV, recorded shows, videos from any device (TV, phones, tablets) in my house.

My setup:
1. OTA rabbit antenna
2. HDTV tuner: HDHomerun dual
3. HTPC: Windows Media Center (win7) + XBMC/ServerWMC
4. HDTV in bedroom + DMA2200
5. HDTV in family room + DMA2100
6. Nexus7 + XBMC/PVR
7....

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Nice. I have a fairly similar setup with ServerWMC, although I don't use XBMC and use Mediabrowser instead on my Nexus7 and phones (and my tuner is a Prime with cablecard).

AFAIK, mediabrowser is not free but I'm curious about the app.

What's the advantage of MB to warrant premium?
Free:...

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Last post by mike_ekim
Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:35 pm
Planned Home Network [Cabling]

Last post by CBO « Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:21 pm
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by ruff_hi » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:29 pm
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I'm researching setting up some Echo extenders around my house so that we can move to a 100% WMC house, hand back the cablevision boxes and save $s per month.

To do this, I will need to ethernet network my house. Initial plans will be something 'quick and dirty' to get it up and running. Longer...

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It looks good cant tell anything was opened in that spot.
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Last post by CBO
Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:21 pm
Appreciate your thoughts - WMC/XBOX/NAS

Last post by Crash2009 « Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:38 am
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by firtrees » Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:24 pm

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Hi all

For a number of years I have been using a PC in my office as the media center. I then use a xbox360 in the main room as a windows media extender coupled up to a projector, and also have a couple of lincsys devices in the bedrooms. Within reason, it has all worked fine. (Its very slow to...

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Try putting all your recorded TV, in one folder. Do the same for Pictures and Music. In my opinion WMC loads the library faster when it does not have to dig through a bunch of folders. Movies on the other hand must be in individual folders.

I think it is possible to record to anywhere you want,...

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Last post by Crash2009
Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:38 am
DNS Configuration Questions

Last post by Crash2009 « Tue Sep 16, 2014 3:38 am
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by Crash2009 » Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:40 pm

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I have a DNS question. Is it incorrect of me to point my HTPC's NIC at my router's IP, then point my router to the DNS server's IP?

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We're getting off topic.- I'll move these posts in a bit- Are you talking about ipconfig /displaydns the resolver cache? I agree, It would be nice if that was on the router. Maybe that's what these 2 files on the router are for:

Custom configuration file dnsmasq.conf

Custom configuration file...

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Last post by Crash2009
Tue Sep 16, 2014 3:38 am
WTV files not appearing in Recorded TV after moving to NAS

Last post by 1454 « Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:10 am
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by 1454 » Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:33 am

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Hi,

I have 2x 2tb hdds on the HTPC and one 3 TB and one 4 TB attached via USBs. So locally I can see the recorded shows in from each of those drives in the recorded TV screen, but if I move a show to the 3tb drive in the NSA320 that is mapped to a z: drive, the recording disappears. I need to...

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By topology, was just referring to the files inside like the other recorded TV folders, no file name changes, no subfolders. Sounds like what you're doing.

Unfortunately nothing WMC related is coming to mind... My tests using a network share from another Windows7 box do work as expected (files pop...

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Last post by 1454
Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:10 am
WHS 2011 And Asus P8Z77-V Drivers Issues

Last post by blupie « Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:20 pm
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by blupie » Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:33 am

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Just finished building a WHS 2011 with an Asus P8Z77-V using an Intel I 5 quad core processor.

The issue I am having is no driver for SM Bus Controller and Unknown in device manager.

I have installed the latest MEI V 8101263 chipset drivers for Windows 7 64 bit which I have read should work. I...

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Actually that isn't overkill for transcoding haha so probably a good call. How does mb3 run on whs2011?

Well epayson85, have not installed it on the server yet. I do have MB3 installed on my HTPC and it works well. I do like it. I will try it on the server and see how that goes. My HTPC/Gaming...

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Last post by blupie
Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:20 pm
RDP connection kills audio playback WHS 2011

Last post by cw-kid « Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:06 pm
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by cw-kid » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:52 pm

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When ever I start a Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) from my Windows 7 laptop to the WHS 2011 box, the audio playback on the WHS stops.

I have in the RDP client settings on the Win7 laptop ticked: Play on remote computer

I have the Spotify desktop app running on the WHS 2011 box which has...

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Hello All,
We hear loud and clear the effect of the regression introduced in WS2008 regarding Play audio at remote computer (AKA Leave Audio at Remote computer).
In the meantime there is a workaround (albeit not perfect).
On the server go to Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Remote...

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Last post by cw-kid
Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:06 pm
Annoying network problem

Last post by blueiedgod « Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:29 pm
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by JTScribe » Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:33 am

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So for some reason my server just decided to become invisible.

I have three systems on my network. My HTPC, my server, and a laptop.

All systems are visible to one another in the lower left hand side of the Explorer window. From the laptop, I can click the drop down on the HTPC and see the share...

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Mine started doing the same as of last Wednesday. I have always accessed recorded TV on the HTPC from my desktop to watch some recorded TV while I was doing some work. It would not connect. I am connected to the Homegroup, but every time I tried to access recorded TV library on the HTPC it asked...

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Last post by blueiedgod
Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:29 pm
Network Adapter constantly needs to be reset

Last post by barnabas1969 « Tue May 27, 2014 2:56 pm
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by norain » Mon May 26, 2014 5:12 am

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I've been experiencing some really weird network problems since rebuilding my PC (swapping out the motherboard). I use 2 xbox extenders and windows 7 home premium. Whenever I use an xbox 360 as an extender and I turn it off, it makes me disable and renable my network card before I can use any web...

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Questions:

1) Did you do a fresh install of Windows after you replaced the motherboard? If not, you should do so. Reinstalling Windows will cause you to lose any copy-protected recordings, but you really should reinstall if you replaced the motherboard (unless you replaced it with an identical...

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Last post by barnabas1969
Tue May 27, 2014 2:56 pm
Homegroup

Last post by kingwr « Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:43 am
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by kingwr » Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:22 pm
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I have been using Windows since Windows 2.0 in 1987. For a brief period from Windows 3.11 to Windows 95, I had no problem sharing files, pictures, music, etc. around to all the other Windows computers in my home. But ever since Windows Vista, home sharing is downright impossible. Workgroups,...

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Well, I don't have any experience with Apple beyond my experience in high school in the 80's. But, based on previous posts here in this thread which refer to a Mac being able to use AD resources (Active Directory), I would guess that the Mac simply uses LDAP to check things like user passwords and...
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Last post by kingwr
Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:43 am
Streaming one song to the whole house

Last post by cooldrewb « Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:20 am
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by cooldrewb » Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:38 pm

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Hi,

Just wondering if there is a way to stream one song to the whole house. I have a WMC 8.1 and xbox 360. Is this something that J. River does? I noticed it said something about that and streaming to mobile devices. Any help would be appreciated.

Drew

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Ok, so I have a similar setup to most people here and thinking about just going with Sonos because it seems like it makes the most sense. I just wish I could use the same Media Center interface throughout the house but that costs a lot more than I want to spend right now.

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Last post by cooldrewb
Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:20 am
HDMI 4X4 Matrix Switcher

Last post by Crash2009 « Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:37 pm
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by Crash2009 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:51 am
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Any body know... What is the name of the specification that tells you how quickly a switcher can switch? A couple people have commented that the less expensive switchers hesitate a bit prior to actually switching to what you have asked them to do.

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I always leave my switcher and all connected sources on (HTPC, roku, and echos right now)... that seems to solve a LOT of problems. Wastes a bit of power, but saves a ton of headaches. Everything just works. yup, that did it. It's been on for a month and a half, zero problems. I especially like...
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Last post by Crash2009
Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:37 pm
Remote Access/Login to WMC PC from external networks

Last post by volfan6415 « Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:31 am
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by tzr916 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:46 am

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This is for monitoring WMC when I go on vacation, like when I need to change/cancel/verify/delete duplicate recordings, or reset my Ceton ETH6, or reboot the PC, etc. Not for watching video remotely... My WMC machine is running Windows 7 Pro 64bit. I have Comcast internet modem and a Cisco EA4500...

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I tried Chrome Remote Desktop. It works but doesn't allow full screen WMC but at least it lets me switch to window mode (unlike splashtop). This will work when nobody is home using WMC/Tv.

I got the concurrent user hack installed. Can I create a second admin login/account on the HTPC and login...

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Last post by volfan6415
Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:31 am
Question about wiring in-wall CAT6

Last post by werds « Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:01 pm
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by snappie » Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:10 am
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Hi,

I hope this is the right forum for my question. I did some searching, but couldn't find my answer.

I'm trying to run CAT6 cables for the first time in an old home. I'm still an amateur when it comes to cabling and networking. From my research, I came across most people suggested running...

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DECA works the same. It's identical to Moca except for the frequency of the ethernet. Same manufacturer, same chipset, just much lower price since satellite tv techs dump these on ebay to make a few extra bucks.

What frequency band does it use?
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Last post by werds
Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:01 pm
Streaming has gone to heck

Last post by koberhol « Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:15 pm
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by rldev » Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:44 pm
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I don't know what happened in the last week, but my media center streaming has gone to heck. I have tested everything I could and am at my losing my mind.I can't watch live tv for a minute without pixelation, stuttering, network error popups, etc. Recorded tv is not as bad, but still very bad. Fast...

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I'm definately not the expert here but I have a thought. Were you running Showanaylzer with DVRMST?? I recently had very simular issues and found that it looked like Showanalyzer had become corrupt (of my doing I'm sure)? After removing, for what I thought I did, the problem still existed. I found...
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Last post by koberhol
Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:15 pm
PoE Switch - How to extract power?

Last post by hmmurdock « Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:03 pm
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by woodchuck » Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:00 pm

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I just ordered a Cisco SG200-26P for my home. I had hoped to use it to power an AP, and a couple of security cameras. These devices are not natively PoE capable. Is it possible to use one of those injectors (actually the extractor part) from one of the Amazon kits to pull power out?

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I think...

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Huh, can't edit? Must get disabled after some amount of time... Here is the link to the product page:

I'll report back if it works, but I'm pretty sure it should.

I'm not sure if there are any specific compatibility issues, between that TrendNet splitter and your Cisco PoE switch, but...

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Last post by hmmurdock
Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:03 pm
HomeGroup- Multiple users show up

Last post by woodchuck « Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:11 pm

by woodchuck » Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:11 pm

On my HTPC, I have two users. When I browse the homegroup from a laptop, I see both users. I'd prefer to only see 1, for simplicity sake. Even when I've removed all the shares for the user I am trying to remove, I still see that user listed in the homegroup. Is there any way to accomplish this?

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