Uncle Toxie

You should use this one: The only one you ever need to show.

I worked in broadband support division at Charter. We did your tech support in Spring while I was there and the infrastructure was shit. We got nothing but pushback from local engineers anytime we tried to get an issue resolved. It was not unusual for the entire network to go down for days at a time. They were basicly of the opinion that they were the only game in town and if you didn't like you could go fuck yourself. They have sinced outsourced all support to someplace in Kentucky the last I heard and I am sure that local still could care less. I can tell you that they don't block Linux but don't try to ask them for help because you will get shut down (as in hell no we don't support that). In theory a Sonicwall should work just fine on that network but don't hold me to that. IMHO, if there is another broadband option in Spring now, go for it.

In my experiance, yes. I have two offices and they are both running Sonicwall TZ170s. So far it has been a great experiance. They have been much easier to administer than the Cisco Pix that we were using before. Being a new admin, I like easy. Hell being a lazy person, I love easy. Is your ISP Charter by chance?

How does your ISP keep you from using a Linux box as your firewall? I've never heard of that before, kinda scary. Who is your ISP? I'm not sure about a firewall that will run on Server 2003 but I can tell you that I use Norton Corporate AV and run the management console on a 2003 server. I am still getting used to it but so far it has been pretty good.

mmmmmmmmm, is there anything better than being schooled by a hot asian lady? I can't think of one, 'cept maybe asian catholic school girl with an English accent who can cook, loves to play games and watches pr0n for new ideas on how to school you. 'Scuse me, I gotta go call my wife..............

I'm sure your sexay english accent helps too. Hell, I never heard you speak and I wanna date you. :shock: :D

There are too many people from Texas for that to happen. Keep in mind that "he needed killin" is still a valid defense here.

What district are you in? I know that the Northwest district (where my son is going now) has a decent elementary program but it falls to shit in middle school. I had heard that the Grapevine district was good.

My kid is SO going to private school.

Maybe I can swing it next year but as it stands now we are trying to get back on our feet. After my probation period at my new job is over and we get some bills paid up and all that. Sometimes being a grown up sucks balls.

I think we should institute mandatory beheadings.

Ahhhhhh thanks Hak.5! That was the most fun I have had with my clothes on in a long time.

OH HELL YEAH! Now where and the hell are those discs......

I am using a cheap pair of Koss headphones that I picked up at the Mart for $20. They even came with a set of earbuds. They get the job done on the cheap.

Welcome to the story of my life.

Why do I hear the theme from Jaws?

Long before you were hatched bub. :)

Now your just being ridiculous. I went to school in West Texas, the fact that I managed English was an acomplishment in and of itself.

Well shit, there goes another attempt at being clever.

I can't go, if I were to ever go out everyone would know that I am really a n00b posing as someone who is in the know. Seriously though, I have always wanted to go but seeing as I am paying the price for my reckless youth now, I couldn't afford it without winning the lotto. If my male ho gig would just take off though..........

That's a song you and I have sung before Cooper.......

Indeed you where, there was much jubilation amongts the pesants and the aristocracy cringed at your mighty use of nonsense posts. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The king is dead, all hail the king!

Melodic, I think that you have been dethroned as the Hak5 King of Useless Threads. :D

I now have a huge case of geek envy Metatron.

I just ran it to see while seeding a file and it hit ) CPU and less than 3k mem use on an Athlon 64 3200 with 1GB RAM.