Windows Vista doesn't work on your PC? Then try this.

**scracha** · 8th February 2007, 14:20

Originally Posted by pete376403

Simon, I'm doing much the same using SME-server (previously known as E-Smith), running on an old P-II 600. My HAN (home area network) has W98, Win2K, WinXP and Suse linux all talking happliy to each other and the 'net, again over Testra cable.

Erm...scuse my stupidity but can I ask why? (I'm not being sarcastic or cheeky...just curious).

**riffer** · 8th February 2007, 14:49

Telstra Broadband has a fixed IP address.

You have to set the IP address on your PC manually to be the same as the router.

So no other computers can use the internet.

A router enables you to use more than one PC with the same connection.

**pete376403** · 8th February 2007, 15:14

Originally Posted by scracha

Erm...scuse my stupidity but can I ask why? (I'm not being sarcastic or cheeky...just curious).

If you're asking why all the PCs - because I'm a bit of a sad git, without a life, the bike is unregistered/unwarranted, I'm waiting on the new bike to arrive, and I've nothing much better to do.

**ResidentAngel** · 8th February 2007, 16:08

How about http://www.64studio.com
Works better than XP, is free, specialised for digital content creation (aka music, movies and audio) and comes in 64 bit and 32 bit versions. I have it running perfectly on a dual Opteron, and on a 12 year old dual Pentium Pro.

**scracha** · 8th February 2007, 21:59

Originally Posted by pete376403

If you're asking why all the PCs - because I'm a bit of a sad git, without a life, the bike is unregistered/unwarranted, I'm waiting on the new bike to arrive, and I've nothing much better to do.

Cripes man, computers are like bikes; you can never have too many. I was just wondering why you don't just bung them all on a 25 dollar unmanaged switch and use CUPs and SAMBA to get them all talking to one another.

**limbimtimwim** · 9th February 2007, 07:20

http://www.apple.com/getamac/

I like the security one.

**imdying** · 9th February 2007, 09:34

lol nice... Apple have been caught out blatantly tell lies in their adverts for years... some of them have been real doozies

**limbimtimwim** · 9th February 2007, 12:18

Originally Posted by imdying

lol nice... Apple have been caught out blatantly tell lies in their adverts for years... some of them have been real doozies

I like the security one. It is a lot like Windows really is. The constant messages about pointless stuff (YOU JUST PLUGGED SOMETHING IN!! OK IT'S A USB DEVICE!! OKAY IT IS A USB DISK!! OKAY IT'S READY FOR USE!! OKAY YOU NEED TO INSTALL DRIVERS!! OKAY YOU NEED TO REBOOT!!)

Like, shut up and die..

**pete376403** · 9th February 2007, 12:51

Originally Posted by scracha

Cripes man, computers are like bikes; you can never have too many. I was just wondering why you don't just bung them all on a 25 dollar unmanaged switch and use CUPs and SAMBA to get them all talking to one another.

They are on a switch . and the SME server is also the router/firewall interface to the cable modem. As Riffer sez, the cable modem gets you 1 static IP. SME spreads it around

**The Stranger:Me** · 9th February 2007, 13:06

Originally Posted by dawnrazor

My new iMAC 20" 2GB, 500G HD, dual core is a rocket, comes with blue tooth wireless keyboard and mouse a built in camera and the most awesome operating system. Words fail me,

Are you having a love afair with this thing?
It's a computer FFS.

Seriously, you need to ride more.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 9th February 2007, 13:13

The MAC OS core is now based on Linux code...

**scracha** · 9th February 2007, 16:25

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

The MAC OS core is now based on Linux code...

OMG..no way. Apple have invented everything since the light bulb. That Torvalis chap and his chums must have copied some experimental Darwin code to create Linux. As for Steve Jobs, it was all a big cover up. Apple never really sacked him and Next was merely the R&D arm of the company.