Archive for the ‘hardware’ Category

Ethernet card problem - ‘eth2_rena’

Friday, July 18th, 2008

This is the sort of problem I expect that only happens to people who muck about with already working kit. Another evening spent regretting ever shutting down a running system 'for just a few minutes while I add some hardware'. I run a few websites on a Dell PowerEdge SC440 tower ...

Denon ethernet cable: CAT5 goes to 11

Monday, June 16th, 2008

I saw this on slashdot, and just had to make sure you didn't miss it. I would pay extra for good quality ethernet cables. Since I moved to Malaysia, I've been buying 3 ethernet cables for every 1 that has proven reliable. Broken wires, bad joints with pins in the ...