Category Archives: Networking

We have my partner’s sister staying out the back in the flat for a short while, and she wants to have some access to the internet. We have plans to eventually remove that building, so paying Telstra $300 plus wasting … Continue reading →

For a while this afternoon, the wireless network was being used and the user was a victim of an MSN virus – this is easily identified by the links to ‘naked pics of me’ – as if they exist on … Continue reading →

For some reason the drop outs we were experiencing nightly on the ADSL2+ service have improved, such that we haven’t had a drop out since 7AM, and before that, it was 6PM the night before. That looks to be improving, … Continue reading →

I think that when you look at a computer, you are looking at a rapidly devaluing asset. Technology evolves very quickly, so quickly that what is the latest and greatest quickly becomes the oldest. I was working with an old … Continue reading →

There was an article published in Australian IT, located here: http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23021828-15306,00.html Essentially, the author claims that filters are ‘needed’ to battle child pornography. I disagree, it is not filters that will stop the distribution of child pornography, and it is … Continue reading →

… Or so I meant. Today, I was discussing with someone, how to connect a router to their ADSL modem, and then setup wireless. I figure that’s not really that hard, so set about helping him out. The PC was … Continue reading →

I can’t find any reliable information on how to ADD larger disks to a SCSI RAID array. Essentially its only capable of 2 disks, and it has 2 disks. I’m unhappy with the sizing of those looking long term, so … Continue reading →

I didn’t really post these up before, didn’t consider them relevant, and was too busy getting a licence to drive to actually run the tests. But today, out of curiosity, among others, I decided to determine what uses how much … Continue reading →

News out of the Optus pricing arena, seems to suggest they are trying to fight an inevitable network saturation issue. Recently, the optus website has new conditions added which state that you will be charged excess usage on new signups … Continue reading →

That’s right. I did it. It took a fair while, but I finally did it. I went to the RTA today, and got my provisional license. There was no bribery involved. So it’s real. I do have my licence, and … Continue reading →

There was three seperate topics I wanted to write about tonight. Problem for me is, writing three seperate topics would take considerable time that I could be doing other things with. I’ll do short recaps of the two items I … Continue reading →

Participating in a whirlpool thread recently, as to whether a Linksys WRT54GP2 is better than a Billion 6404VGP, I chose the Linksys over the Billion, for a few clear reasons. 1. Many Linksys devices have Open Source firmware available, so … Continue reading →

Is our broadband future fixed? Or are we going to move towards alternatives? I thought I might cover a few possible outcomes! 1. Nationwide WiMAX The possibility of Nationwide WiMAX networking immediately sparks up with the consideration of the Unwired … Continue reading →

Tonight I thought I’d look at structural seperation, the advantages and disadvantages of tearing a Telstra’s thorax away from the rest of its body, and what that might have as flow on effects.. Now, I’m not a corporate pro (far … Continue reading →

… Presenting the next possible Google, GoogleCable. Google are believed to be investing in a undersea cable running over the Pacific Ocean. The cable project, which apparently has a project name of “Unity” is expected to be completed and launched … Continue reading →

I figured I will put something different out on the FTTN proposal I put up last night, simply because where I got to, I thought.. Wouldn’t it be good to try and answer the majority of the questions based around … Continue reading →