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by BlastU
Sat May 15, 2004 3:42 pm
Forum: Software Forum
Topic: Utter distress, please help. Being attacked...
Replies: 8
Views: 1429

try a different forum software, there may be an exploit in this one? try that for a few hours, see if it holds up, don't delete the old one.
by BlastU
Tue Jul 23, 2002 8:30 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: DSL/Cable services in Dallas TX
Replies: 2
Views: 728

Check the official prices at their official site, one time the prices changed on me in 3 weeks..
by BlastU
Thu Jul 18, 2002 1:23 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: all P2P downloads slow down after 15min approx.
Replies: 2
Views: 1012

Ok now that you bhave clared up everything on your end and your cable company's end, how about talking to the P2P people?
by BlastU
Tue Jul 16, 2002 3:25 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: god save me now!
Replies: 2
Views: 862

Originally posted by mnosteele52
First thing you need to do is not run ANY apps in the background that suck up any bandwidth when doing a speed test. :rolleyes:
that includes AIM , but it probably won't make a difference since he's using aol, of the SLOWEST isps out there
by BlastU
Mon Jul 15, 2002 1:22 am
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Roadrunner & Ports=Don't go together
Replies: 2
Views: 554

no, not unless you have a firewall.
by BlastU
Sun Jul 14, 2002 12:05 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Any NWN players?
Replies: 2
Views: 837

Perhaps you should supply your usernames.
by BlastU
Sun Jul 14, 2002 12:01 am
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Upload faster than download?
Replies: 7
Views: 1361

Re: Upload faster than download?

Originally posted by AMDbeginner
I have an adsl 512/128.. my download is 512k..
When i use mirc.. i upload at like 30k.. i don't know why.. (pretty fast right?? for a 128k upload) .. but i download way slow.
Why i'm uploading at 30k.. i usually dl at like 10k.. Wasn't upload supposed to be faster ...
by BlastU
Fri Jul 12, 2002 10:25 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Zone Alarm shutting down my Internet!
Replies: 10
Views: 2161

Originally posted by Bouncer
Alternatively you can go get the Sygate Personal Firewall for free.

http://soho.sygate.com/default.htm

Doesn't have the same issues ZA does with certain games etc.

Regards,
-Bouncer-

Thats a very good firewall, I dumped ZA because somehow they accessed my ...
by BlastU
Fri Jul 12, 2002 10:21 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Something weird.
Replies: 5
Views: 854

Originally posted by legalmind
Cable service is like one big network. The more who log on, the heavier the load.
I thought that was a myth?

Anyways, what times are you on?
by BlastU
Sun Jul 07, 2002 11:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Name 3 Things That You Dislike
Replies: 48
Views: 3157

1. People who drone on and on and on and on, jeez, they need to shutup. :o

2. Overweight people (I'm sorry, but I don't like it when they talk to me, they breathe in my face, and it's really annoying)

3. Idiots who use profane language frequently (I admit, I use it frequently as well, but I ...
by BlastU
Wed Jul 03, 2002 12:19 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

ok, now i'm gonna go to the networking forum and report another problem, unless it's gaming related:

I play on the zone on one computer and when I do, the other computer on my network has the most sluggish connection to the internet, almost the speed of 14.4kps. :o

So, is it online gaming related ...
by BlastU
Tue Jul 02, 2002 5:10 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

Thanks i guess, I'll try to reposition the router.

I'm sorry, but what should I change the mtu to?
by BlastU
Mon Jul 01, 2002 6:59 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

List:
Zone
Gamespyarcade
directplay

and the games I play them on are:
Star trek armada 2
Age of empires 2
by BlastU
Mon Jul 01, 2002 2:07 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

>and what are you forwarding the ports for game ftp?/????

I'm sorry, could you clarify?

Thanks, I was confused and my "computer know it all" friend is on vacation, enjoying T3 connection in a brand new hotel on his new laptop.
by BlastU
Sun Jun 30, 2002 3:27 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

ok fine, can someone tell me if I can use a DMZ host? they have an option for it, but it only allows you to edit the last 3 numbers:
192. 168. 254. (blank), what should I insert?
by BlastU
Sat Jun 29, 2002 7:05 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: *FREE* Microsoft Flight Sim 2002
Replies: 224
Views: 20854

sorry, my mistake, the url doesn't workm it just stays at the loading process for 5 minutes or whatever.
by BlastU
Sat Jun 29, 2002 7:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: A laugh or two...
Replies: 4
Views: 697

lol, very nice, I wish you had more, I need humor right now. :p
by BlastU
Sat Jun 29, 2002 7:01 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: *FREE* Microsoft Flight Sim 2002
Replies: 224
Views: 20854

the link doesn't work.
by BlastU
Sat Jun 29, 2002 6:43 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

someone, help?
by BlastU
Fri Jun 28, 2002 9:02 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Gta3
Replies: 1
Views: 962

by BlastU
Mon Jun 24, 2002 3:57 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
What is your router BTW? And what ports are you opening? What do you have for internet access, and your ISP?

Router - Siemens speedstream 2602, 2 port Broadband router

Ports -
1. Trigger port - 28800
Public port - 2300-2400,47624
Trigger type - UDP
Public ...
by BlastU
Mon Jun 17, 2002 9:47 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
Routers technically do add to the ping, as they are another "hop"...but for one or two users at a time, even the cheapest of routers won't add much for ping. Have many people on your LAN at the same playing out through the router, then yes the entry level ...
by BlastU
Sun Jun 16, 2002 6:27 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

I know the problem with the high pings, I opened the ports required for the games and it's heightning my pings, wtf if with that? either play games and get booted for high pings or not play games at all.

Thanks for the links.
by BlastU
Sat Jun 15, 2002 2:28 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: high pings
Replies: 18
Views: 2987

high pings

I've had very high pings recently after I had installed my router, it was giving me normal broadband pings until this week, the pings started to rise and i lagged some games according to network status feature in one of the games, it says I lost a bunch of packets, I don't get it, and then my video ...
by BlastU
Wed Jun 12, 2002 7:05 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: DSL+router+gameing= :(
Replies: 5
Views: 1056

I'm seeing crappy pings at the zone, I'm afraid it might be me? but I haven't been booted form any games for having a high ping, is it the zone? because they say their gonna have some maintinence today.
by BlastU
Mon Jun 10, 2002 8:35 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: AHH!!!! Cox raising price again??!!
Replies: 20
Views: 2298

Originally posted by ponykiller
When you subscribe to Cox High Speed Internet and a Cox Digital Cable Premium Package, download speeds up to 3.0 Mbps* cost less than $30 per month!

and at the bottom of the page...

*Actual speeds may vary.


That pretty much covers themselves... but that ...
by BlastU
Mon Jun 10, 2002 8:34 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: connecting
Replies: 1
Views: 616

inserting the cd sounds like a good idea.
by BlastU
Sun Jun 09, 2002 10:20 am
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Hardware firewall
Replies: 2
Views: 728

ok, fine, does anyone know how to disable it? in the status page it says disabled, but I still can't get into any games.
by BlastU
Sat Jun 08, 2002 3:53 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Hardware firewall
Replies: 2
Views: 728

by BlastU
Sat Jun 08, 2002 3:42 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Hardware firewall
Replies: 2
Views: 728

Hardware firewall

I play multiplayer games and I can't connect, I figure that this might be the problem with my router's hardware firewall, go I go to the configuration screen and I find that you have to do specific ports to let the programs connect, now, I go to the Zone.com's help section and find their port ...
by BlastU
Sat Apr 13, 2002 6:41 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: A FRIENDLY REMINDER
Replies: 10
Views: 2787

Can someone make this a sticky?
by BlastU
Wed Apr 10, 2002 8:58 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Xp is getting a lil annoying
Replies: 27
Views: 4286

Microsoft is demanding, go with Windows 2000, it's the most stable OS microsoft has made so far..
by BlastU
Tue Apr 02, 2002 9:15 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Cox Cable Slow Speed 22kbps?
Replies: 25
Views: 3526

Do you know where the "accurate" tests are ?
by BlastU
Sat Mar 30, 2002 4:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: I need a website with alot of Pop-Up ads.
Replies: 9
Views: 875

They can't transfer files if you have a firewall.
by BlastU
Sat Mar 30, 2002 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: NEW Winamp 2.79
Replies: 10
Views: 1102

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
ya when does 3 go final, geez!
When it goes final dude
by BlastU
Wed Mar 27, 2002 4:11 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Something wrong here?
Replies: 8
Views: 963

Yeah, I'm using NIC then.
by BlastU
Mon Mar 25, 2002 9:49 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Something wrong here?
Replies: 8
Views: 963

I'm a n00b so, I don't know what NIC means, but I'm using ethernet modem
by BlastU
Sun Mar 24, 2002 6:24 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: I want THIS! 2.56 Tb/ps
Replies: 14
Views: 1562

If I had that kind of speed, I'd download the internet. :p