building LAN computer. E-bay products hard to trust.
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One of the leading and most trusted (and probably the cheapest) of the on line retail PC parts stores are Newegg and Tiger Direct.\nIf you own a retail business and have a tax id number, you can purchase wholesale at Maxgroup or D and H Distributors.\nThey are the 2 biggest wholesale distributors in the USA.\n\nLinks below:
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You should be fine. Referbs on hardware with out moving parts usually work well. I do not recommend any refurbished disk drives or hard drives. A network adapter should work fine as long as it looks like it has no obvious physical damage.
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Go to www.emachines.com/support. Hope this helps.
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get two comps , plug em together , hey presto you have a LAN
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if built in, and it can't be salvaged, write it off, get a pcmcia card with a modem in it, re-configure which modem you use via software and keep truckin'
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Gotta agree w/ The Expert for the most part, except...\n\nAs a system builder and semi-high end user, I always recommend that a buyer go w/ "custom" built system assembeled by a local trustworthy shop...The reason for this is you will get pretty much exactly what you want for your specific needs, will easily be upgradable in the future, service will get done quicker, and you're putting $$ in the pocket of a local merchant instead of a corporate entity...\n\nThat being said, think about this...Spend most of your money on the things you're going to keep over the long haul...Like a monitor, speakers, etc...A monitor is like a TV when you buy it...You're going to be keeping it for a LONG time... Same thing goes w/ speakers...\n\nJust remember, a Brand Name system has built-in obsolensece, which is fine if you're just gonna surf the Web and read e-mail like yer Grandma does, whereas a "built" system can be upgraded many times for a LOT less than what you'll spend for a new system down the road...I have a system case that  I've had for over 7 years, and have upgraded 4 times....  \n\nWhile you might pay a little more for a "built" unit, just remember that things like your video card, sound card, network card, CD/DVD, and Hard Drives won't need to be replaced, so that all you have to do is just get a new mobo/CPU, and RAM, and yer good to go....
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Each machine will nead to have a NIC (network interface card) installed. The cheapest and fastest way would be to buy four Cat 5e ethernet cables and network the machines together using a Hub, Router or Switch. If you have Windows XP, you're done. Windows XP will automatically configure the network for you. If you have an earlier version you'll have to go to Network Places and add a network, on each machine.\n\nGood luck and have fun.
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Try cyberpowerpc.com Very good system
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There's a variety of different computer outlets that sell computer-related stuff online.  If you're looking to purchase from them, one of the things to check for is that they're "VeriSigned".  This means their secure with your personal information.  Secondly look for an address and phone number for the company on their website.  If possible, call the phone number to verifiy the legitimacy of the company.\n\nIf you cannot find both mentioned above, then it's buyer beware.  If you'd like a suggestion to a company that's like Geeks.com, try NewEgg.com
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http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000801.htm\n\nGood luck
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Try to update the drivers and software available from Compaq (HP). \n\nhttp://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/EvoNotebook/us/locate/63_2044.html\n\nIt may have something to do with the encryption on the connection whether it's WEP or WPA. Be sure that the key is correctly entered for your built in connection
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get a 5 port 10/100/1000 gigabit NIC\njust so you can be leet and suck up all your LANs bandwidth
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i have purchase several cisco 2500 series routers on ebay. as of far i have not spent more then $50 on any of them. so far the only problem with any of them, including one they claimed was DOA has been they have a password on them. find anyone with a CCNA and they can open it up for yea.
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My advise is avoid all the big brands.\nEverything is built in to the motherboard.\nGo to a local small shop retailer.\nTell them what you want to do on the PC.\nThe great thing is if something goes wrong you'll not be on the Tech support premium rate number for hours on end trying to sort it. You just need to take it back to the shop.\n\nIf you want let me know what you plan to do on the PC.\nI'll tell you the Spec. you will need.\n\nHop his helps
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If it is built in from a school or work then the only way around it is to find the range of IPs it uses and pick one that it doesn't.  But the chance of that happening is slim to none.  It is usually an appliance such as websense and there is no way around it.
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You can build a better machine yourself. Buy an issue of Maximum PC and you can see all of the parts used to do this.
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you could try radmin, logmein, gotomypc, \n\nif you are able to access the net properly than these software will work fine with it.\n\nlet me know if you have any further question.