Archive for October, 2009

Can you set up dsl-wireless networks without connecting the router to a desktop or laptop, just to phone jack?

The room we are moving our desktop to doesn’t have a phone jack. We want to install the DSL router and wireless router to a phone jack in one room and put the desktop in another room around a corner. Will this work? Can we use the desktop like a laptop? (Assuming we add a [...]

Is there a problem connecting to Italy?

I’ve been having trouble emailing a friend in Italy. I’m sending emails from my Hotmail account but not receiving them. Now, before paranoia sets in, has anyone else been having a similar problem?
The cable / phone system in Italy has always been terrible, with spotty service. If I discover a download is coming from Italy, [...]

Connecting to Xbox Live problems with DNS?

Hey, I’m having problems connecting to Xbox Live everytime I do it says DNS failed. I’m connected directly to my computer (NOT MODEM) via ethernet cable and my computer has a wireless connection. I’ve tried bridging the connections and sharing them, but that hasn’t worked. Both times it says DNS failed.
Any help here?
My internet works [...]

Wireless routers and connecting it to my computer?

I have a question about how you connect a wireless router to a computer. So far, I’ve heard that in some cases, the wireless router wirelessly connects to your computer via an adapter of some sort built in inside your computer. Ther OTHER explanation (which is probably MY only option) was that you connect the [...]

Connecting cricket broadband to xbox 360 live Via Ethernet?

I have a mac and need to know if this will work and if so how.
Thank you any answers appreciated.
You don’t need a Mac if you have an eithernet connection to your broadband. Just plug the Xbox into it directly.

Is there a service that can assist you in making a connecting flight in Atlanta airport?

I am flying in July with my husband and three children. We have 35 minutes in between flights, connecting in Atlanta. This seems impossible. Is there a service that can assist us in the most timely manner, even for a fee if necessary.
Not that I’m aware of, no. But there are gate agents waiting once [...]

Can my PS2/PS3 have an internet connection through connecting an ethernet cable to my laptop?

My laptop has wireless internet. Is it possible?
PlayStation2
-only uses a cable into a phone slot and will NOT work with any type of cpu in a Computer.
PlayStation3
-uses wifi (router) so just go to your settings and configure it. The signal has to be strong as the PlayStation3 has a weak tracker.

can I test my preamp by connecting it to an intregrated home theater?

1 channel in a 2 channels system went dead and I don’t know if it is the amp or preamp. I don’t have any other equipment than an home theater to test the pre-amp. To find out if it is the pre-amp can I connect it to the home theater to see if the 2 [...]

How can i reset my ipod without connecting it to my computer?

My ipod isn’t frozen so using the center button and menu button to reset it won’t work because and i already tried. The reason i need to reset my ipod is because it’s not connecting to my computer and i can’t charge it or add songs to it. I also tried connecting it to my [...]

How to connect to xbox live with only a modem?

okay well how exactly do i do it. do i HAVE to connect it to my computer? i don’t have wireless internet or a router, just a modem. Could i just connect the dsl to the modem and the modem with ethernet connected to the xbox? will that work? Help! Thanks.
Here is a link to [...]