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Morning all I have a customer (company) who I regularly email to. As of yesterday when I email them the email comes straight back returned by...
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So this weekend I set up the changes on our hub so that the kids can't use the wifi after 9.30pm or before 7am All goig to plan until my son...
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Hi guys just wondering if anyone has any recommendations on how to guarantee wifi around the whole house even in the black spots ? Access points...
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Hiya All I am wiring my house using CAT 6 Ethernet cable and bought outdoor grade CAT 6 cable as some of my runs will be outdoor. The problem is...
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Ok if this can be done I need it explained in very simple terms. I will possibly be going to Beijing soon to do some work for 4 weeks leading up...
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I have a couple of cameras with HDMI out (smaller than usual HDMI sockets) and a Lilliput standard HDMI in Is there any way to have wireless HDMI...
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Hello Guys. I have currently got a client with an existing hard wired network to various rooms in her house, it's a very large town house in...
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I'm rewiring the house and want to include some cables for a home network - Internet, tv/sky/hd etc. If I was to run some cat 6 up to the loft...
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Anyone know how to resize an image using windows photo gallery? I need to get it to 400 pixels x 150
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Hi guys, Have been doing some work on a hotel refurb and they have asked me to look at installing some wifi repeaters to cover one floor of the...
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Is anybody else having problems with BT Mail today This service has been awful since they changed platforms earlier this year and is down yet again
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I have to extend 6 CAT6. Cables that are being moved to a new cabnet, what is the best way of doing this? Are there junction box types for cat6...
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Hi all, trying to get my head around how voip systems work in an office. From what I gather for install it's just router to switch to patch...
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Recently I have treated myself to a new toy. It did however come with a version of “Fenster 8“. So I had a bit of a tinker around with it and...
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evening all, im looking to read up on data systems and cant find anything(free) decent on google anyone can point me in the right direction?
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Ok, we are at centre parcs for the weekend. When I launched the internet on my iPad it launched a page for me to enter some details, then it could...
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Greetings, I have finally been asked to do some work for a builder who I've been chasing for some time. However, he has asked me to install 20...
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Has anyone ever come across some (claimed) problem with interference on a router called 'Shine' which can be detected using an AM radio tuned to a...
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Hi All I have never done or touched anything to do with home networking or office networking so I am pretty clueless. I am in the middle of...
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Trying to set up internet in our Summerhouse, VM Wifi not enough range so bought the AV 500 Wifi range extender. Intended to use Ethernet cable...
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Just a quick question: would a circuit run from a computer power supply (this type: http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag/atx%20power%20supply/products )...
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Hi all I've been asked to install a number of data points In a new office conversion, 10 in all but have never done data before. Anyone care to...
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I have a hotel that where I happen to look after the network aswell as the electrical installation, now I am well up on CAT5/6 and wifi and the...
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Hi I am moving to a new house soon and want to eliminate the loss of signal/buffering and future proof it for smooth clear broadband use age , so...
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Data on the computer I deleted, how I need to get it back. Please recommend some software. Thank you
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I bought the Lenovo Ideapad Z410 yesterday and was excited to try it out, however one thing i noticed off the bat was the poor WiFi performance on...
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Hi please can someone explain the configuration of wiring in a small data cabinet for cat 5e cable distribution? I have installed a data...
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Hi all, just recently updated to windows 8 and for some reason I cannot use the 'Enter' function for starting a new sentence in posts! Any help...
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what would be the maximum lenght that u could run a ethernet cable for a home computer without it causing problems.
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hi can any one give me a rough list on what i would need to run a home network in a 3 bed house which im currently about to move into so need to...
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Hi all Basically I'm wanting the best performance for online gaming (Xbox) this is connected straight into the hub ports we also use other...
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Hi, My name is Tim Handy and I’m going to attempt to make electrical contracting more fun, productive and profitable. Don’t worry - This is not...
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Hello, Please could someone help me please. I have recently installed a couple of external cat5 cables to a garden office. One cable to run...
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Hello, I have run some cat5 cable to an outdoor office. This connects from the clients internet router inside their house. Slight confusion for...
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Hello! I have been asked to put some cavity floor power sockets in to an office which is being refurbished. Right at the last minute they said...
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Recently finished 1st fix, carried out some tests just to give us an idea of possible problems and a lot of the CAT 7s are failing due to twist...
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This really isn't helping but I had forgotten just how much the anonymous like the sound of their own voices when there is no direct...
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had a dell 1700 series laptop dropped off at my shop today he said i could have it for parts the customer removed the hard drive so i got to...
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has anyone had problems linking xbox 360 to a windows pc. ive got mine connected all the way to each other with ethernet cable but they won't go...
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Hi all Just lately our internet seems to be getting slower & slower. It has got to the point that my better half nearly though out our laptop ...
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Hi guys, I hope somebody may be able to help me out. I've installed wiring for a home network in Cat5e, running cables to most rooms and...
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Developing a website and releasing it as part of your online marketing strategy is not enough to attain the desired results. To make your online...
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I've just had a thought about these homeplug thingies, you know, the ones you connect to your broadband router then plug into a socket and run a...
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Is there an iphone app which allows me to receive text messages and voice calls from someone else`s phone without having access to install...
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Hi There, An Internet marketing is great business because it allows you to take command of your financial happiness. This industry is...
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i am trying to connect my friends laptop tp her tv . i have extended the screens and got the xp landscape picture on the tv but that is it. there...
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OK so i've wired my new house for power, lighting etc. Now I want to wire the following - HD in 4 rooms, no boxes on display, all under the...
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Hello my learned friends. I have recently installed an update on Windows 7 and since then haven’t been able to upload pictures, text format any...
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