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Is it possible to connect two computers with just an ethernet wire between them? Both computers have a network card. If not that what about with just a hub? If not that then what about with just a switch? A router? (obvoiusly with a router you can do it) Whats the minimum needed to just get some files across. Would I need to specify ip address differently? A router handles the dhcp so this is probably something that would need to be implemented with one of the computers acting as a server.
ethernet frames are transmitted only knowing the mac address (right?) so this should be possible yet it doesnt seem to be discussed anywhere that ive looked. 24.136.121.150 01:23, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Yes it is possible to do this, I did it once. You have to use a special ethernet cable, called a crossover cable. And as for IP adresses if your using windows XP the network setup wizard will handle them for you. -- Lwarf 01:35, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. I would have had no idea about this crossover cable. 24.136.121.150 02:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
well, I know Macs can connect to each other well without crossover cables. I don't know about other systems.
I really hate MS Word's math capabilities and was wondering if there was a way to put in math formulas by typing in code like latex or the way they have it in openoffice. I already found texpoint ( http://texpoint.necula.org/) but I want to know about any other options before I drop $45 on that one. Iownatv 03:12, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
What is the better language for web servers? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.54.94.33 ( talk) 04:49, 15 April 2007 (UTC).
@ 2007-04-16T16:39Z
I'm wondering how to set up a simple batch operation in The GIMP. The operation is to open each of a series of bitmaps, set the input black-point to 80 and white-point to 230 in Levels, convert the image to greyscale and save as a GIF with the same name. How would I do this? Neon Merlin 04:51, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
This page gives you the general idea, and "Xtns => Procedure Browser" will let you look up "levels", say, and see the parameters you must pass in. -- TotoBaggins 18:40, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
convert -type GrayScale -level 31%,90% input-image.jpg output-image.gif
convert -channel R -separate input.jpg red.jpg convert -channel G -separate input.jpg green.jpg convert -channel B -separate input.jpg blue.jpg convert -channel RGB -combine blue.jpg green.jpg red.jpg swapped.jpg
How do I fix the BOSD error? The error has caused windows to shut down abruptly and on the BSOD, I noticed that windows has to shut down due to a recent hardware change. When I restarts windows, should I start in in safe mode, start safe mode with networking, start with the most recent good configuration or start windows normally?Urgent. Invisiblebug590 06:34, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
An entry was found in my index.dat file, using Encase software, which my employers believed this to be an attempted log onto the website however a pice of software called 'Websense' blocked it, I have contacted Websense who have stated that they would not have blocked this attempt log on and certainly would not have put an entry in the index.dat file. The entry looks similiar to the following
REDR----á—··€/~৳ http://www.faceparty.com/·–·
I have looked into this and it appears that this is nothing but a redirect to the site. Can anyone give me any information on this at all?
My email is my_post_is_where (at sign thing) hotmail (round blob) com
Many thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.112.31.71 ( talk) 11:15, 15 April 2007 (UTC).
i am not getting any idea about how can i deactivate sign in to mobile device in yahoo messanger . pls provide some info about it thanx in advance chakradhar 12:25, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thanx for ur information but how to signout from it........?
I have ClearType turned on but it doesn't seem to apply to any of the fonts in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Fonts. All the fonts I have stored in C:\WINDOWS\Fonts (including OpenType fonts) render in ClearType when I open them in the Windows font viewer, but those in Adobe\Fonts just use the standard smoothing method. I'm running WinXP Pro. Any ideas? — Matt Eason ( Talk • Contribs) 22:07, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
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Is it possible to connect two computers with just an ethernet wire between them? Both computers have a network card. If not that what about with just a hub? If not that then what about with just a switch? A router? (obvoiusly with a router you can do it) Whats the minimum needed to just get some files across. Would I need to specify ip address differently? A router handles the dhcp so this is probably something that would need to be implemented with one of the computers acting as a server.
ethernet frames are transmitted only knowing the mac address (right?) so this should be possible yet it doesnt seem to be discussed anywhere that ive looked. 24.136.121.150 01:23, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Yes it is possible to do this, I did it once. You have to use a special ethernet cable, called a crossover cable. And as for IP adresses if your using windows XP the network setup wizard will handle them for you. -- Lwarf 01:35, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. I would have had no idea about this crossover cable. 24.136.121.150 02:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
well, I know Macs can connect to each other well without crossover cables. I don't know about other systems.
I really hate MS Word's math capabilities and was wondering if there was a way to put in math formulas by typing in code like latex or the way they have it in openoffice. I already found texpoint ( http://texpoint.necula.org/) but I want to know about any other options before I drop $45 on that one. Iownatv 03:12, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
What is the better language for web servers? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.54.94.33 ( talk) 04:49, 15 April 2007 (UTC).
@ 2007-04-16T16:39Z
I'm wondering how to set up a simple batch operation in The GIMP. The operation is to open each of a series of bitmaps, set the input black-point to 80 and white-point to 230 in Levels, convert the image to greyscale and save as a GIF with the same name. How would I do this? Neon Merlin 04:51, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
This page gives you the general idea, and "Xtns => Procedure Browser" will let you look up "levels", say, and see the parameters you must pass in. -- TotoBaggins 18:40, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
convert -type GrayScale -level 31%,90% input-image.jpg output-image.gif
convert -channel R -separate input.jpg red.jpg convert -channel G -separate input.jpg green.jpg convert -channel B -separate input.jpg blue.jpg convert -channel RGB -combine blue.jpg green.jpg red.jpg swapped.jpg
How do I fix the BOSD error? The error has caused windows to shut down abruptly and on the BSOD, I noticed that windows has to shut down due to a recent hardware change. When I restarts windows, should I start in in safe mode, start safe mode with networking, start with the most recent good configuration or start windows normally?Urgent. Invisiblebug590 06:34, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
An entry was found in my index.dat file, using Encase software, which my employers believed this to be an attempted log onto the website however a pice of software called 'Websense' blocked it, I have contacted Websense who have stated that they would not have blocked this attempt log on and certainly would not have put an entry in the index.dat file. The entry looks similiar to the following
REDR----á—··€/~৳ http://www.faceparty.com/·–·
I have looked into this and it appears that this is nothing but a redirect to the site. Can anyone give me any information on this at all?
My email is my_post_is_where (at sign thing) hotmail (round blob) com
Many thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.112.31.71 ( talk) 11:15, 15 April 2007 (UTC).
i am not getting any idea about how can i deactivate sign in to mobile device in yahoo messanger . pls provide some info about it thanx in advance chakradhar 12:25, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thanx for ur information but how to signout from it........?
I have ClearType turned on but it doesn't seem to apply to any of the fonts in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Fonts. All the fonts I have stored in C:\WINDOWS\Fonts (including OpenType fonts) render in ClearType when I open them in the Windows font viewer, but those in Adobe\Fonts just use the standard smoothing method. I'm running WinXP Pro. Any ideas? — Matt Eason ( Talk • Contribs) 22:07, 15 April 2007 (UTC)