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broadband 101

  • 02-04-2004 11:34am
    #1
    a_ominous
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭


    Have just received email from UTV that ADSL modem should be delivered today. Presuming installing the modem is a pirce of cake, what else should I do.
    I'm running XP Home. No SPs yet. Have an old P3 with RH 9 I think (it's an old noisy yoke) and was thinking of installing Mandrake 10 on it (have RC1). Have to update my virus scanner software. Have a freebie firewall running on PC; forgottent the product name for the mo. Probably should also get latest MS service packs?

    Anythink else?


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  • #2
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    Get all the latest service packs, get a good anti-virus, and a good firewall (either software or hardware).


  • #3
    Frank Grimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,348 ✭✭✭Frank Grimes


    If you're running an unpatched copy of XP, make sure your firewall is running. You'll be infected with blaster within a couple of minutes otherwise.


  • #4
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Originally posted by a_ominous
    Have just received email from UTV that ADSL modem should be delivered today. Presuming installing the modem is a pirce of cake, what else should I do.


    Anythink else?

    Buy some valium, learn yoga and take any how to handle stress coures you can find.
    Only then will you be prepeared for Broadband Ireland today!!!:rolleyes:


  • #5
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    Maybe it's just me, but my experience of broadband has been very good. I have ESAT residential broadband (not the IOL Broadband (re-selling of Eircom)). I've had two outages (one scheduled exchange upgrade, and one system failure in Esat).

    I can't complain about the service nor the product (only about the customer care side).


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