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Thanks for being so awesome. The system you helped me build a while back is still screaming like a banshee.

If anyone has gotten computer advice from our resident systems guru, throw some feedback!
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Absolutely agreed. My system should be coming in the next week or so, and I'm a lot more confident of its performance than I was before he looked at it.

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Absolutely! I built my last system entirely according to PatrThom's recommendations, and I've already rolled the odometer over on it at least once.

Seriously, I'm glad you're happy with it. It seems I'm gaining a reputation on the board as a good source of tech info. I'm mainly relieved that the advice I give has turned out to be (predominantly) reliable and helpful. Everybody loves validation.

Thanks to the folks who come up with challenging questions, too. If it weren't for the forumites with exclamation points over their heads, I wouldn't be able to gain so much XP so quickly. Ain't that right, Matt²?

--Patrick

Ayup yup. PatrThom rocks.

Ya'll should pay him $, or rep. Or $

I currently can't give him rep. And I don't have his paypal :-P

Hey, since you like answering tech questions, here's a good one.

I gained possession of a Dell M6400 laptop at work. It's a beast. I planned to make it an upgrade on my existing laptop. It came with a wireless-G card and software called Dell Control Point to manage my connections. The issue is it would connect and make all my other devices flakey at home, also it would take about 3-10 minutes to connect properly. I originally thought the problem was just the software and I generally hate preloaded windows in new computers so I bought and installed Windows 7 Pro which works beautifully in every shape or form, unless I'm using the wireless. I've researched this issue at length and I have all the latest firmware updates.

Long story made short, when this wireless card tries to connect, it kicks off every other device on the network. My home network is a Cisco router with 4-5 devices attached to it. I brought it to work and it managed to knock 30+ wireless connections offline... without even trying to attempt to put in the password.

My buddy thought I was bullshitting him. Thus I brought the laptop to his work yesterday and with him watching, I doubled clicked on their Wi-Fi connection and their helpdesk got 50+ calls within a few minutes as my laptop managed to knock EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR WIRELESS CONNECTIONS OFFLINE until I decided to disconnect.

I repeated this today at Starbucks and watched 10+ people complain to management about the lack of internet while I surfed and drank my coffee.

What do you believe is this issue and should I really try to fix this? I mean, it's no biggie to use ethernet on the laptop either at work or at home. It just may be an issue at client sites. And... I do enjoy fucking up other people's internet access. Maybe the card is defective or can it be an issue with the new OFDM?

Do you have Internet sharing turned on? You might be killing them all with your rogue DHCP powers.

--Patrick

that laptop is awesome. I WANT ONE

Math242 said:

that laptop is awesome. I WANT ONE

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Tried fixing it without success, I'm still killing everyone's connection whenever I sit down in a Starbucks. They are getting suspicious. I've been moving to different sites. Issue getting complex as number of Starbucks limited in general area of Montreal.

PS: I'm swimming in MILFS 9 feet deep.

Shame you don't live closer. You've piqued my curiosity.

--Patrick