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Old 06-27-2006, 11:18 AM
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Default Wireless high speed connection gurus UNITE!
So timewarner cable (AKA the devil) came and installed wireless high speed in my house...can someone please splain me why they turned off my firewall? and also, will this be slower or faster than before when we had the same connection but through a LAN cable?
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:19 AM
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you needed a pro to install wireless internet? what a noob
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:19 AM
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it was free you asshat. now tell me why they disabled my firewall.
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:21 AM
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enable it.. if you can still access the net, leave it on. if not, disable it again
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wireless 802.11 b or g?

should be around the same.... what speeds were you getting before?
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:22 AM
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Because time warner techs are retards
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Jani
wireless 802.11 b or g?
how can you tell? it doesnt say on any of the boxes or my internet connection.

bittorrent seems to be d/ling much slower
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:25 AM
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you need a wireless card or some shit to get a wireless signal... should say on it

run a speed test - http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:43 AM
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2956kbps download, 355kbps upload, i have time warner with wirless g.
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:48 AM
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I was fucking around with it and lost connectivity for like 15 mins :doh:

I have 3630 kbps download speed and 305 kbps upload speed. is that good?
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