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Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
29th Nov 2012, 22:12
Replies: 25
Views: 4,257
Posted By rickity

I'm not sure that you really want...

I'm not sure that you really want wpa_supplicant.conf, the file that has the configuration that you want to look at is /etc/wpa.conf which should have the details of ssid, wpa, etc assuming your...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
29th Nov 2012, 22:08
Replies: 25
Views: 4,257
Posted By rickity

SD its just the wireless that has the...

SD

its just the wireless that has the problem.

Packet analyser sees packets sent but no returns to local pings, it does see returns from internet pings.

Rpi does not respond to pings from...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
28th Nov 2012, 19:55
Replies: 25
Views: 4,257
Posted By rickity

Hi SD I can ping all around the local...

Hi SD

I can ping all around the local network with all the other PC's and Laptops ( all windows) but not from the PI not even the router that it successfully gets its DHCP from. So I think its a...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th Nov 2012, 21:26
Replies: 25
Views: 4,257
Posted By rickity

Having just gone through the experiance of...

Having just gone through the experiance of connecting wifi to the pi, which was painful to say the least, some lessons I learnt were. the wifi dongle must be on a powered usb adaptor of no more than...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Mar 2011, 20:23
Replies: 48
Views: 5,730
Posted By rickity

2 thoughts come to mind, one is memory, which can...

2 thoughts come to mind, one is memory, which can be given a full check with something like memtest86 from memtest.org. the bios test done during startup is not particulary detailed and can miss a...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th May 2010, 22:00
Replies: 23
Views: 5,757
Posted By rickity

Windows 7 hmmm defiantly a mixed experience here....

Windows 7 hmmm defiantly a mixed experience here.

New PC with windows 7 ultimate 64bit preinstalled - didn’t like Bluetooth USB, USB TP Link wireless, Maxtor usb drive. Samsung phone app.
Tried...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th May 2010, 22:17
Replies: 32
Views: 3,682
Posted By rickity

I had to go and buy some floppy discs the other...

I had to go and buy some floppy discs the other day - amazed I could still get them - old stock in WH Smiths £7 for 10, all to reload scsi/sata drivers prior to re-installing XP on a box thats not...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st Oct 2009, 19:26
Replies: 13
Views: 1,595
Posted By rickity

Many thanks one and all for all the suggestions. ...

Many thanks one and all for all the suggestions.

picked up the computer and brought it home to play with and lo and behold it all works, plug in any memory stick anywhere and it responds...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Oct 2009, 19:10
Replies: 13
Views: 1,595
Posted By rickity

Fully updated service pack 3 + and cds dvds work...

Fully updated service pack 3 + and cds dvds work ok

Hadnt looked for bios updates Mike, kinda thought the machine is a bit new - but there again will have a look.

Rick

Edited to add
Hmm...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Oct 2009, 18:45
Replies: 13
Views: 1,595
Posted By rickity

No evidence of the stick in device manager either...

No evidence of the stick in device manager either as a drive or usb device, stick works ok in other machines, no stick works in the problem machine.

Rick
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Oct 2009, 18:23
Replies: 13
Views: 1,595
Posted By rickity

Thanks guys, FN-GM yep checked the drive...

Thanks guys,

FN-GM yep checked the drive lettering and nothing obivious, but food for thought, as things worked a whole lot better when the machine was taken off the network so might have been...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Oct 2009, 22:08
Replies: 13
Views: 1,595
Posted By rickity

USB problem

Had this little brain teaser which somebody may have a solution. A Dell computer running XP pro would not see a usb memory stick when plugged in. 1 point to note the Dell Optiplex 755 does not have...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
30th Jul 2009, 21:44
Replies: 17
Views: 1,433
Posted By rickity

I ran a speed test a while back and was not...

I ran a speed test a while back and was not pleased with the result showing 4mb on a 10mb cable connection, I then took the wireless connection out of the equation by directly connecting with wire to...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th May 2009, 21:36
Replies: 28
Views: 3,608
Posted By rickity

Had a similiar problem with Skyp sound which was...

Had a similiar problem with Skyp sound which was resolved by using different audio codecs. On XP Pro, have a look at control panel - sound & audio devices - hardware - audio codec properties - right...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th Dec 2008, 21:12
Replies: 5
Views: 669
Posted By rickity

the other little confusion is that C: \Documents...

the other little confusion is that C: \Documents and settings/Local Settings/Application Data/Microsoft/Outlook/Outlook.pst
is usualy a hidden folder, go to explorer - tools- view - and tick show...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
26th Oct 2008, 20:36
Replies: 3
Views: 522
Posted By rickity

SP3 changes several .EXE files iexplorer is...

SP3 changes several .EXE files iexplorer is certainly one of them, Zonealarm recognises these as new and need to be allowed, so although the orginal version of iexplorer may be showing as allowed the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Oct 2008, 19:39
Replies: 7
Views: 921
Posted By rickity

Could also try clearing out all temp files,...

Could also try clearing out all temp files, cookies and histories using IE7 tools - internet options. may be something lurking in there or its reached a limit and has nowhere to store new stuff.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Oct 2008, 19:31
Replies: 7
Views: 764
Posted By rickity

Sounds a bit fatal if there is no reaction to F2...

Sounds a bit fatal if there is no reaction to F2 etc during bootup, You could try a USB keyboard and mouse to see if that will give you access to anything. The only other possibility that comes to...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
2nd Jun 2008, 21:34
Replies: 6
Views: 670
Posted By rickity

try using http:\\66.102.9.99, had the same...

try using http:\\66.102.9.99, had the same problem once but think it was ntl dns servers messing about.

Good luck

Rickity
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
4th Mar 2008, 20:28
Replies: 60
Views: 4,274
Posted By rickity

First computer I played with was Siemans R330...

First computer I played with was Siemans R330 64k core memory, 1.5M 18inch disk drives, and on bad days loaded from paper tape. Operating system was in German, and the PSU produced 60 amps at 5...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
28th Jan 2008, 20:00
Replies: 16
Views: 930
Posted By rickity

backups, can you restore?

One thing about backups is working out how to do a restore when the disk has crashed and the operating system is lost. Many of the third party software requires a program to be running to carry out a...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
9th Dec 2007, 20:11
Replies: 8
Views: 696
Posted By rickity

Not sure there is a way to have 2 accounts using...

Not sure there is a way to have 2 accounts using the same data files, the way I keep several e-mail accounts on several computers in sync is to leave messages on the isp server and only delete...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
6th Dec 2007, 20:54
Replies: 3
Views: 637
Posted By rickity

try something like this in column B...

try something like this in column B =Sheet2!$A$1+OFFSET(Sheet2!$A$1,A1,0) where in column A sheet 1 you can have the offset which should go something like 0, 2, 5, 7 etc that way you should be able...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st Sep 2007, 21:50
Replies: 2
Views: 625
Posted By rickity

Whats up with Google

or is just me, both google.com and google.co.uk time out with no result and even a ping times out, so anyone else out there having the same trouble or know if google servers are down. isp is virgen...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st Jun 2007, 20:12
Replies: 6
Views: 699
Posted By rickity

Bus429 something similiar happened to the...

Bus429

something similiar happened to the wifes laptop, something somewhere changed the input device from microphone to line in, never did quite work out what it was or whether it just reverted to...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Jun 2007, 20:56
Replies: 2
Views: 592
Posted By rickity

" It may not work because , the converter takes...

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It may not work because , the converter takes wires on pins 1,2,3,6, on one input to 1,2,3,6 on one output and 1,2,3,6 on the other input to 4,5,7,8 on the output tand then vis versa for the other...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
13th May 2007, 20:42
Replies: 20
Views: 2,324
Posted By rickity

Thanks for the link BST, so much for the planned...

Thanks for the link BST, so much for the planned auto updates think, in SD's words, I'll go back to hoping and praying.

next, to devise a plan to keep some 60 odd machines working in the local...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th May 2007, 23:23
Replies: 68
Views: 8,798
Posted By rickity

Thats what the colour codeing seems to suggest,...

Thats what the colour codeing seems to suggest, great if you're wiring to twisted pairs cat5 type cable, damed confusing for what you're trying, think the makers are trying to be oh so helpful...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th May 2007, 21:26
Replies: 68
Views: 8,798
Posted By rickity

BOAC re reading most of the above I think I...

BOAC
re reading most of the above I think I begin to see the problem, that is you have 6 wire cable which hasnt the same colours and uses as the cat5/rj45 cable that has been referred to but all is...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th May 2007, 21:35
Replies: 68
Views: 8,798
Posted By rickity

BOAC not sure that the difference between 568b...

BOAC
not sure that the difference between 568b or 568a matters too much providing its the same at both ends. i.e. tx on 1&2, rx on 3&6, pins and cable ids given are 568b and work for me on any...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th May 2007, 20:25
Replies: 68
Views: 8,798
Posted By rickity

Nothing is ever easy is it. The question is have...

Nothing is ever easy is it. The question is have they colour coded the correct pins, in which case all you ould need to do is follow the colour coding i.e. white/orange - pin 1, orange - pin2,...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th May 2007, 17:01
Replies: 20
Views: 2,324
Posted By rickity

IE 7 update KB931768

This latest update has just given hours of "fun", it caused IE to stop working completly with an error message on the lines of save or cancel a file named navcanl.dll. Save or cancel had the same...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Mar 2007, 21:49
Replies: 6
Views: 731
Posted By rickity

Could just be that both XP's wifi setup utility...

Could just be that both XP's wifi setup utility and the wifi card manufactures setup utility are both running, seem to remember similar symptoms on a laptop. Think I had to uninstall the manufactures...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
16th Mar 2007, 22:07
Replies: 4
Views: 625
Posted By rickity

I smell a virus at work, or a legit e-mail spam...

I smell a virus at work, or a legit e-mail spam washer at work. if you dont use a spam washer, time to look for a virus scan.

Rickity
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
16th Mar 2007, 21:58
Replies: 2
Views: 536
Posted By rickity

Not too sure which machine your hard drive is...

Not too sure which machine your hard drive is currently in. but if your intention is still to put in the new machine with xp installed, from my recent experiance, dont expect too much to be simple. ...
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