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[SOLD] BenQ T900HD 18.5-inch LCD Monitor

Game-R — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 18:18:28 +0800

Item(s): BenQ T900HD 18.5-inch LCD Monitor

Package includes: Monitor only but power, VGA & DVI cables can be provided for free on request.

Price: SOLD

Warranty: None.

Dealing method: COD around Cyberjaya, KL Sentral or LRT/MRT stations

Location: Cyberjaya

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: Used. No discolouration, dark areas or uneven lighting in LCD panel. No noticeable dead pixels. VGA & DVI connectors working. Has built in speakers.

Picture: [attachmentid=9213424][attachmentid=9213425][attachmentid=9213426][attachmentid=9213427]

Reason for sale: Moving house.

Turn Off Your Bluetooth! Now!

Game-R — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:27:17 +0800

TL;DR Version:
Vulnerability that allows hackers to control your device through its Bluetooth signal.
Bluetooth devices do not need to be in discoverable mode, or paired with the attacker's device in order for them to compromise it. It just needs to have Bluetooth switched on.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/12/16294904...linux-blueborne

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New Bluetooth vulnerability can be exploited to silently hack phones and laptops
A good reason to turn off Bluetooth when you’re not using it

by Russell Brandom@russellbrandom Sep 12, 2017, 11:40am EDT

This morning, Armis security published details of a new Bluetooth vulnerability that could potentially expose millions of devices to remote attack. Dubbed Blueborne, the attack works by masquerading as a Bluetooth device and exploiting weaknesses in the protocol to deploy malicious code, similar to the Broadcom Wi-Fi attack disclosed earlier this year. Because Bluetooth devices have high privileges in most operating systems, the attack can be executed without any input from the user. Blueborne doesn’t require devices to be paired with the malicious device, or even be set in discoverable mode.

Any iPhones running iOS 10 are immune to the attack, and Microsoft deployed a patch to fix the bug in July. That leaves Android devices as the most vulnerable, thanks in part to longstanding issues deploying patches through partners. Google says it sent a fix to device manufacturers a month ago, but when that patch actually reaches phones will depend on manufacturers. Google has also deployed a patch directly to Pixel devices, covering every Android version since Kit Kat.

Prior to that patch, Armis was able to demonstrate the attack on an unpatched Pixel, running malicious software remotely without user permission.

There are a number of limits to the attack. While the underlying vulnerability exists in some form across most Android and Linux devices, the specific exploit varies from system to system, making it difficult to write a single virus that would be able to target every vulnerable device. Bluetooth itself limits the bug even further: Blueborne can only target devices within range of the hackers, and only devices with Bluetooth turned on.

Still, the broader implications of the bug are troubling. If a group is targeting a specific person, Bluetooth is a pretty good way to hack their phone, whether the group is using Blueborne or a more general vulnerability. Like any open standard, there are lots of known Bluetooth vulnerabilities, and if you’re behind on updates and patches, there’s a good chance you’re vulnerable.

The simplest protection is to leave Bluetooth off, but since phones are still vulnerable when they’re connected to a Bluetooth device, the only recommendation is not to use Bluetooth at all. As Bluetooth speakers get better, cheaper, and more popular, that could put the average consumer in a tricky place. As those devices become more widespread, bugs like Blueborne will only get more powerful.

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200 Will Die This Weekend

Game-R — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:24:55 +0800

At least 200 ...

... will either never arrive at their kampung to celebrate Raya or never return from their kampung after Raya ...

... think about that ...

... because nobody knows how to drive in Malaysia ...

... 200 souls will not see next week ...

... 190 of which caused by Myvi ...

Michelle Yeoh In Next Star Trek

Game-R — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:31:23 +0800

Michelle Yeoh joins the cast of 'Star Trek: Discovery'
Martial arts actress Yeoh is reportedly on board for the new Star Trek series, but will she be cast as the lead female character?

When "Star Trek: Discovery" debuts on All Access, CBS' premium streaming service, martial arts actress Michelle Yeoh will be on the bridge. (Disclosure: CBS is the parent company of CNET and TV Guide.)

"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" director and "Star Trek: Discovery" consulting producer Nicholas Meyer announced Wednesday that Yeoh is on board for the upcoming series.

"I know Michelle Yeoh is in it," Meyer told Coming Soon.

While Yeoh's role is currently unconfirmed, but here's hoping that it's the series' lead character -- a female Lieutenant Commander.

"We're going deep into something that was for me always very tantalizing, and [we're telling] that story through a character who is on a journey that is going to teach her how to get along with others in the galaxy," series creator Bryan Fuller told reporters in August during the Television Critics Association summer press tour. "For her to truly understand something that is alien, she has to first understand herself."

Yeoh is best known for her film roles in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and it's sequel "Sword of Destiny," as well as "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Reign of Assassins" and her recurring role in the TV series "Marco Polo."

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Proton Putra WRC Prototype

Game-R — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:22:06 +0800

Sudden Death - 1998 Proton Putra WRC Prototype

In 1987 Group A had taken over as the World Rally Championship’s top category after the bonkers Group B had spiraled out of control. The cars were now much closer to a road going specification, and were subject to very strict homologation requirements. This for instance meant that any aerodynamic improvement seen on the rally version had to be fitted to the road legal vehicle as well. By 1997 most manufacturers had had enough of this expensive way of handling things, and the FIA switched over to the more liberal World Rally Car specification.

Now manufacturers weren’t troubled with overly complicated homologation regulations, which allowed them to freely make more purpose-built machines. With WRC they were free to stretch any 4-cylinder engine to 2.0L, add a turbo with an anti-lag system and fit a sequential gearbox. Aerodynamic aids could be implemented more freely, allowing for massive spoilers and wide wheel arches. The car could be strengthened for added rigidity, and had to weigh a minimum of 1230 kg (2711 lbs).

The Group A era featured almost completely stock looking machines.

With the liberalization of the rules in 1997, building and racing a top level car in WRC had gotten a lot easier and a damn side cheaper. This was of course good news to the major manufacturers already involved, but even better for potential newcomers. The decreased cost had made the threshold much lower for companies with smaller wallets.

One such potential newcomer was Malaysian car company Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (National Automobile Company). Proton had been established by the Malaysian government in 1983. Through a badge engineering deal with Mitsubishi Motors, the Proton Saga became the first ever Malaysian car design. In 1993 the company struck gold by introducing the Wira, a restyled version of the 1992 Mitsubishi Lancer. In 1995 the Putra, a coupe version of the Wira, was introduced. The new car was the first step in an attempt to cultivate a sporty image for the brand which was normally associated with boring economy cars.

Proton’s second step was taking up the dark art of motorsport. Modified versions of the Saga, Wira sedan and the Satria hatchback did their rounds in the national rally championship quite successfully under the banner of Petronas EON Rally Team. But Proton wanted more. As Malaysia’s only serious manufacturer it held a confident position in the domestic market, but exporting their vehicles proved a lot tougher. The company realized that building an international image was their biggest challenge yet.

To accomplish this feat Proton decided to enter the prestigious World Rally Championship for 1998. They were confident that the company could build its image very quickly by performing in such an international arena. But that opportunity was also a big problem. Nobody at Proton had any knowledge of the inner workings of a complicated WRC machine, which meant they needed outside assistance.

Proton's version of the legendary 4G63T Mitsubishi engine.

To this end Proton contacted legendary racing specialists Prodrive, who were also tied to the championship winning Subaru team. Somehow Proton’s management convinced the Brits to help them figure things out, and the search began for a viable rallying platform.

With the sporting image still in mind, the Putra was selected to defend the company’s honor. Prodrive completely stripped the cutesy coupe to its bare bones, and started building it up into a savage rally racer that would annihilate the competition.

The two Putra WRC's back to back.

Prodrive started with the basic WRC ingredients. A modified version of Mitsubishi’s legendary 4G63T 2.0L 4 cylinder engine was crammed into the engine bay, supplying all four wheels with the mandated 300 horsepower through a Hewland 6-speed sequential gearbox. The chassis received a full roll cage and numerous strengthening beams coupled to an aggressive aero package.

The humble Putra recieved massive bulging wheel arches, a gaping front bumper, large cutouts in the bonnet/hood and a big, square rear spoiler. Prodrive’s hand in its development was very obvious. From just a short distance, the Putra WRC looked eerily similar to their other creation, the Subaru Impreza WRC98.

The Putra looked like a carbon copy of Subaru's winning rally weapon.

With the design and backing of the engineers responsible for Subaru’s three successive World Manufactures titles (1995, 1996, 1997), Proton and its Putra looked all set to compete at rallying’s highest level. An immediate win would probably be out of the question, but the company was sure it could run with the big boys at Ford, Toyota, Seat, Subaru and ironically their “parent” Mitsubishi.

Surprisingly Proton pulled the plug on the project before the Putra had turned a wheel in anger. All plans to race in WRC with the car were cancelled in silence. The Putra WRC had not yet been unveiled, so Proton simply denied its existence. Prodrive adopted a similar attitude to the aborted project, and quietly continued preparing Subaru’s cars without mentioning the Putra ever again.

The Prodrive team and their creation.

The Proton Putra WRC was an ambitious project from an up and coming manufacturer. Malaysia’s state-sponsored car company wanted to shake off its image of dull reliability. Instead they wanted to make a big impression on the world rally stage to promote the brand to a global audience. To this end they hired the greatest help they could find. Despite help from the experts at Prodrive, Proton still called it quits.

Although Proton never explained why exactly they cancelled the Putra WRC, there are some suggestions. Prodrive’s active ties to Subaru were of course slightly problematic. Supporting two competing manufacturers would always anger one of the two, as both teams would be very worried about one gaining an advantage over the other.

The fact that Proton’s parent Mitsubishi was also competing for top honors was another factor that hindered the Putra. Maybe the Japanese giant was not too keen on Proton getting in their way, pressuring the Malaysians into backing down. This theory finds some support in Proton’s 2002 entry in the Production class with the PERT, a rebadged Lancer Evolution VI. Proton had apparently been sidetracked to the lower category by its parent, and the Putra became the unfortunate victim. Whatever actually happened, the two Putra WRC prototypes remain as silent witnesses to a wasted opportunity.

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Malaysia's New Export Product

Game-R — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:55:20 +0800

Malaysia now competes with Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar in exporting maids and labourers. Easier to exploit, but lazier to do squat.

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Abuse, exploitation fail to stop blue-collar workers flocking to Singapore to cope with ringgit fall
The Malaysian InsiderThe Malaysian Insider – 6 hours ago

When 21-year-old Zuhalfizi Ismail from Negri Sembilan arrived to work in Singapore last month, he was confident his family’s mounting debts would be paid off within the year, and he would have saved enough to marry his childhood sweetheart.

But barely a month into his job as a cleaner with a large Singaporean firm, he now finds himself out on the streets, pockets empty, in one of the richest nations in the world.

“My boss cancelled my permit, and I have to go home. But when I asked for my salary, he said my contract says they can forfeit my salary because I worked less than three months,” Zulhafizi told The Malaysian Insider.

He is one of thousands of migrant workers who come to Singaporean non-profit organisation Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) every year with complaints of employer abuse or exploitation.

He is also one of hundreds of thousands of Malaysians in Singapore working blue-collar jobs that locals shun and, ironically, which migrant labourers in Malaysia are doing.

Zulhafizi, who was working as a general cleaner, said his job was terminated because he had repeatedly demanded to be paid for working overtime.

“They made me work 12-hour days for six days a week, but said I would only get S$500 (RM1,500) a month.

“They promised me S$1,200 before I came, but now they say I signed the contract agreeing to S$500.”

HOME executive director Jolovan Wham said Zulhafizi’s situation was similar to most of the foreign workers who come to the centre.

“Work contracts are signed in English which most of the foreigners have very little understanding of.

“Because his employers didn’t technically breach the contract, unfortunately, he doesn’t really have a case,” said Wham of Zulhafizi’s case, adding that HOME was now trying to work out an amicable settlement with his employers.

Seeking greener pastures

Singapore’s thriving economy is a boon for immigrants from poorer neighbours and is now especially enticing for Malaysians with the continued decline in value of the ringgit, Asia’s worst performing currency.

Most of the semi-skilled or low-skilled workers are willing to accept lower wages than their Singaporean counterparts, and put up with less-than-satisfactory working conditions for the possibility of bringing home much higher wages than if they were to work in Malaysia.

Wham says apart from contractual disagreements, he has received complaints of physical intimidation by employers seeking to “discipline” their workers.

“One guy from Sarawak once complained that he was made to do push-ups.

“Another one was shoved and threatened with a punch,” Wham told The Malaysian Insider.

A total of 146 Malaysian blue-collar workers sought assistance from the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore from January to June this year, the high commission revealed. Total number of complaints for the whole of last year was 145.

High commission officials believe the figures are a fraction of the actual number of complaints, as many blue-collar workers find approaching non-governmental organisations, like HOME, for help to be less intimidating.

“Most of them have problems with their work permits, or their employers are not paying them or are keeping their passports,” a senior official at the high commission told The Malaysian Insider on condition of anonymity.

“We try to help by contacting their families in Malaysia, or by informing Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower. But honestly, there’s usually very little we can do,” he said, citing “diplomatic sensitivities”.

According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Manpower, the total number of work permits issued for semi- and low-skilled jobs in 2014 was 991,300. From January to June this year, 993,900 work permits for blue-collar jobs – including cleaners, constructions workers and factory workers – were issued.

The island-state recorded more than 1.35 million foreign workers last year, a figure that has already been surpassed as of June this year.

A 2012 World Bank report placed the number of Malaysians working in Singapore at more than 400,000, a figure that Malaysian officials believe has grown much higher in the past two years.

This means almost half of the tiny republic’s foreign labour force is made up of Malaysians, and the majority of them are in blue-collar jobs.

Risking arrest, fines and deportation

The attractiveness of earning in Singapore dollar, which was trading at S$1 to RM3.01 by the end of yesterday, has even emboldened Malaysians to risk hefty fines and arrest.

Every weekday morning at specific areas around Woodlands – Singapore’s northernmost suburb – hundreds of semi-skilled and skilled Malaysians with no legal permits will wait with the hopes of being picked up by employers looking for day-job workers.

Jobs ranging from painting to electrical and plumbing works pay from $50 to $80 a day, almost double of what they would get back home for the same amount of work.

The men wait at coffee shops, bus stations and other fixed spots around Woodlands from as early as 7am, waiting for owners of small cleaning or construction businesses to drive by and take their pick of workers.

At the end of the day, the workers get dropped back at the pick-up point, where they will make their way home with their day’s wages.

“Most days we don’t get any work, but sometimes if we’re lucky, an employer will ‘book’ us for a few weeks,” said Ah Lim, a Johor native who was one of the many Malaysians waiting on the steps of Woodlands Centre last Thursday morning hoping to be picked up.

Under Singapore’s Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, foreigners working without legal permits face a S$24,000 fine and up to 24 months’ jail.

Ah Lim, who works as a freelance electrician back in Johor Baru, said he was aware that he could be jailed and fined if caught, but says it was a risk he and his friends were willing to take.

“There’s very little work (in Johor Baru), so it’s better to take the risk and come here every day. By noon, if nobody comes, then I will return home,” he said.

“But I will come and try my luck again the next morning.”

Malaysians doing jobs foreigners at home do

Wham says while Malaysians make up a small percentage of the migrant workers coming to his organisation, he has already seen an increase in the numbers.

“The Malaysians who come here are doing jobs that foreigners are doing back in Malaysia. They work in low-skilled jobs as cleaners, or work in the service sector,” Wham said, referring to Malaysia’s 2.1 million legal foreign workers, and almost as many illegal migrants, who are employed in industries, such as construction, manufacturing and the service sectors back home.

“So Malaysia is both a receiving and sending country (of blue-collar workers). It’s quite a unique situation,” he said.

For Zulhafizi, his short-lived and bitter experience with one employer has not been enough to deter him from trying to seek re-employment in Singapore.

“If I manage to save S$1,000, and send it back every month, that’s RM3,000! I can’t even earn half that amount in Malaysia, much less save that amount,” he said.

“Of course, this experience has left me with a bitter taste, but it’s worth risking it again. I can’t find the same opportunity in Malaysia. There, my family is ‘sesat’ (lost).” – October 14, 2015.

SOS: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blue-collar-worke...-230028522.html

Machine That Turns Water Into Petrol & Diesel

Game-R — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:53:09 +0800

http://www.cnet.com/news/miracle-tech-turns-water-into-fuel/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/22/water-to-fuel/#continued

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German company Sunfire GmbH thinks it has the solution for turning H20 and carbon dioxide into liquid hyrdrocarbons like synthetic diesel, kerosene and petrol, according to CNET. It does this in part by using a combination of the Fischer-Tropsch process (a chemical reaction that performs the aforementioned transformation) and solid electrolyzer cells (fuel cells that produce gas forms of hydrogen and oxygen).

But Najib still increase petrol price ...

Bike Radiators

Game-R — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:20:38 +0800

Hi there, I've just acquired a ASUS Poseidon graphics card with its hybrid cooling system and plan to later hook it up to watercooling.

Because of the way my system has been built around my work desk, I have no limit on the radiator size (at most 10" x 10") as I would be mounting it externally with a slow (but large) auxillary fan to minimize noise. I'm also going for a full aluminium setup to avoid corrosion from the card's aluminium water channel. So far almost all raditors available from watercooling sites have copper tubing and restricted in size to fit inside the chassis.
There are some motorcross bike aluminium radiators on Ebay that seem to fit my requirements, but I am looking at the possibility to source it locally. Does anyone here have any experience with something like this?

Customized Plexiglass

Game-R — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:15:45 +0800

Are there any suppliers that can provide custom sized acrylic plexiglass?
I want to build shelf units with transparent surfaces but I suspect tempered glass too expensive.

Connection Problems Between Two Routers

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Connection Problems Between Two Routers

Game-R — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:55:56 +0800

Hi everyone,
I have this frustrating problem with my network setup.

I have Maxis home fiber and its router installed and they are working fine. I have connected my old ADSL routers to act as switches around my home. All of them connected to the Maxis Thomson router as a central LAN hub.

All of my devices are able to go online through it and other routers connected to it.
The problem is when I'm trying to access shared files between two systems which are on separate routers.

My configuration is as follows

Maxis Thomson Router
- Fiber Online
- DHCP Enabled
- DHCP IP Address Pool 192.168.1.64 - 192.168.1.253
- Firewall Disabled

3Com ADSL Router
- Fixed IP Address 192.168.1.10
- DHCP Disabled
- Firewall Disabled
- Connected by LAN from port 4 to Maxis Router LAN port 4

My computers are connected as follows

Desktop => 3Com Router => Maxis
Netbook ============> Router

I have public shared folders on both computers.
When I try to access the shared folders, I can see the folder momentarily for like 10 seconds. After that, the connection slows down and it takes 30 seconds when I refresh or try to access the folder.
If I try to copy files to the shared folder, it starts fast at 5-10MB/s but then immediately starts to slow down to 11Kb/s and then dies and says that it can't find the shared folder.

My desktop can ping my netbook and my Maxis router without problems.
But my netbook cannot ping my desktop or the 3Com router but still can ping the Maxis router.

What is going on? Is there something I have to set to allow the two routers to be able to pass connections between each other? Please help!

Connecting Two Networks With Different Subnets

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Connecting Two Networks With Different Subnets

Game-R — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:58:23 +0800

Okay, here's the story: Due to life circumstances, I have to temporarily connect to my housemate's Maxis home fiber through a Thomson TG784n router.
Problem is, I've configured my portion of the home network to use a specific network IP address pool and a different subnet than what is configured in the Maxis router.

I've managed to set my other modem-router (3Com OfficeConnect) to connect to the Thomson router through a VLAN configuration.
Here is what I have configured so far:

Thomson Router
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IP Address: 192.168.1.254/24

3Com Router
---------------
IP: 2.0.2.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

VLAN Settings (On The 3Com Router)
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IP Address: 192.168.1.250
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Right now computers connected to the 3Com router can ping any computer connected to the Thomson router and I'm able to access the Thomson router configuration screen through any computer connected to the 3Com router. However I'm unable to access the internet through computers connected through the 3Com router.
I've also found that computers connected to the Thomson router can't ping any of the computers connected on the 3Com router (this isn't a problem for me since I want to keep the two subnet networks seperate)

My question is, how do I allow the internet connection to be able to pass through the Thomson to the 3Com router without having to reconfigure all my servers and computers to a new IP address pool?

Searching online regarding my problem, I found that all suggest the use of Static Routing to get it to work.
However the cheap, hopeless and almost useless Thomson router dosen't have this ability!

D-Link DSL-2640B: Router From Hell

Game-R — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:15:32 +0800

Broadband provider
ISP/package: Streamyx 512kbps
Location: Subang Jaya
Have you called your ISP's helpline?: Yes

Personal equipment
Modem & Router: D-Link DSL-2640B
Firewall used: No

Problem details
First occurence of problem: Yesterday
Problem frequency: Always
Problem description:
My parents got this router from TM and originally the TM technicians set the Internet up but left the Wifi security on WEP and kept the router's default password. Obviously I had to change all this settings to make my parents network secure for their online transactions. I did all the said settings and after that, the router got "so high". Nothing could get online after that.

The router keeps saying the PPoE connection is "Up". But nothing, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING can get onto its claimed "online" internet connection. Computers connected to it through its wifi. Connected to it via network cable. iPhones, Androids, tablets. I rebooted the router. Hard reset it. Again and again and again. Re-configure everything to default, and the stupid thing keeps saying the WAN is "Up" but still nothing can connect through it to the Internet. I kept hard resetting it so many times till at one point I accidentally "hard-hard reset"ed it (by holding the reset button down for over a minute). The router lost its firmware and when I logged onto it, it asked for the firmware image to install. So I had to re download the router firmware from D-Lin's website. But it didn't do any difference. So right now that stupid black box is online (possibly torrenting it's own porn) and nothing in my parent's house can get online.

Here is the best part: just for fun, I intentionally put in the wrong Streamyx ID and password, and the router still said the connection was still "Up". This damn cheapo router is a big Pixar fan!

In the over 5 years of experience that I have been configuring routers and modems for family members, friends and relatives, this is by far wins the "Absolute Worst Router In The World" award!

Does anyone have any idea what could be the solution for my problem here ?

New Indonesian Scam SMS: FAIL !

Game-R — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:37:51 +0800

Usually its a post here as a warning to other Malaysians.

However, this time :

Right, so my dad "desperately needs a reload" for his Maxis prepaid, but has an Indonesian number available to SMS me his "plea"?

And what kind of Malaysian says 30RM ???

TMNet's Riger Wireless ADSL Modem

Game-R — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:36:31 +0800

I have this Riger DB108-WL Wireless ADSL Modem 2/2+ that I got from TMNet for subscribing in one of their broadband packages. Right now I'm running that connection through my more advanced and rock solid reliable 3Com Wireless Modem Router. And with many good reasons too:

This Riger modem settings are ridiculous. You can't change its default IP, you can't change its default login and password, you can only have WEP encryption for wifi and you can't even do any MAC Address filtering. This modem is an obvious security flaw waiting to be exploited by people like me

But then searching around online, I found this website :
http://modemsupport.blogspot.com/2008/08/r...l-modem-22.html
that shows the same modem but with much more settings available to the user. Is there some way to access them/bypass TMNet's configuration page for village idiots (through a different port maybe) or am I having a small chunk of plastic garbage here from TM again?

Netbook Touch Screen Mod In A Box

Game-R — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:02:18 +0800

Has any netbook users here seen or have been successful in getting/installing this mod?
http://msiwind.net/touchscreen-mod-hits-ebay/
http://netbookmag.com/2009/02/26/tutorial-...n-installation/

Have to give credit to the guy designing this mod.

Great trick of installing a USB hub between the USB webcam to support the new touch screen interface.

Only problem is the slight complexity of installing it, but I'm willing to take the risk. Just waiting for my warranty to be over first before I take the dive

Any possibility of a dealer able to bring this in cheaper? EBay dealers are giving around US$ 90 for the kit (MSI Wind U100 Version).

Vista/Windows 7 Causing Router To Keep Restarting?

Game-R — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:12:45 +0800

Here's the story: I've just set up my new housemate's Windows Vista to connect to my 3Com 3CRWDR101A router modem through a Linksys PCI G-Wifi card.
However lately, I've noticed my router keeps restarting once a couple of hours. I didn't think much of it, until he upgraded to Windows 7, after which the router refused to stay connected longer than 15 minutes or download anything faster than 3 kbps.

Later I've singled out his computer as the cause as after disabling the wifi adapter, the router worked fine and downloads came back to speed. Then I tried plugging in a wired network connection to his network port, with the wifi still disabled, and within 5 seconds the router started restarting again.

Has anyone experienced this problem before?
I know that Windows XP Professional Edition does tend to cause this before because they have this "Automatic Gateway Discovery & Control Add-on" that is installed by default (but not available on the Home Edition). This add-on I know tends to be Kim Jong Ill when it comes to controlling the router, more times than not I find it screwing routers over, causing them to restart all the time (more often in the cheap-shit D-Link routers). I'm unable to find a way to uninstall this add-on in Vista or Win 7, if it is installed. Any help?

Linksys Router Problem

Game-R — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:40:05 +0800

I have just gotten a brand new Linksys router modem and set it all up. For some strange reason, its unable to detect the TM Net DSL line. I've already set all the appropriate settings in the router :

Encapsulation: RFC 2516 PPPoE
Multiplexing: LLC
QoS Type: UBR
Autodetect: Disable
Virtual Circuit: VPI: 0
VCI: 35
DSL Modulation: MultiMode

Host Name: WAG54G2
Domain Name:
MTU: Manual
Size: 1492

I've noticed that the DSL light on the modem doesn't come on at all after the initial power-on self-test. I've plugged the phone line into a backup TM Net modem I have and the DSL light blinks and comes on without any problems

Has anyone had this problem before or know how to fix it?

Hangs During Network File Copying-Solved.But WTF?

Game-R — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:09:56 +0800

I have this problem with my Windows XP system whenever I try to copy a large file through the network. The file is located on on a seperate system on my network operating as a storage server. Everytime I try to copy the file through the network, the whole system will seize up at almost the same point with the copy window displaying "50 Seconds Remaining". This issue doesn't happen to my other computer systems with similar OSes and network setups. Furthermore, this system is just been formatted and installed with drivers and no other programs. Any ideas?

[addedon]June 11, 2008, 1:21 pm[/addedon]I have found the cause of my problem. It seems that Windows disables NetBIOS if the IP address have been set in TCP/IP, which I did for this computer. After I "force" enable it, the network copying works fine.

Why do we still need NetBIOS? Isn't IPX/SPX the current standard for file sharing across networks?
From past experiences, TCP/IP is the most unreliable protocol when it comes to network file sharing, and I suspect this was the cause of my system hanging during file copying. How could this happen?

I access the shared folders through Windows Explorer, using addresses like "\\Server\Shared Folder\". Both computers are on Windows XP and both have TCP/IP & IPS/SPX network protocols installed.