Monthly Archives: November 2004

Difference in Hub, Switch, Bridge, & Router

Posted on November 20th, 2004 by Ryan

In an ethernet network there are 4 devices that from the the outside look very similar. In this article we will look at the difference between hubs, switches, bridges, and routers.

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Delta flight attendant fired over blog

Posted on November 20th, 2004 by Ryan

A 29-year old Delta flight attendant was recently fired for posting provocative pictures of herself in her Delta uniform.

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MySQL: Selecting a random record

Posted on November 20th, 2004 by Ryan

For a random Bible verse block on one of my other sites, I needed a way to pull a single random record out of the database.

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A routine to create GUIDs in PHP

Posted on November 20th, 2004 by Ryan

During development of an online application, I needed a way to generate a GUID. I’m sure there are other, better ways to do this. But, this is how I decided to do it.

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DIY: Make Your Own Ethernet Loopback Cable

Posted on November 20th, 2004 by Ryan

Do you ever find yourself needing to know whether an ethernet port will light up without actually hooking it up to a switch. Or, do you need to know what port on a switch a certain jack is plugged in … Continue reading →

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Review: D-Link 624 Wireless Router

Posted on November 20th, 2004 by Ryan

After moving from an apartment into a house we found ourselves with computers in different rooms; and they both needed internet access (and printer, and hard drive sharing).

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Review: D-Link 604 Router

Posted on November 20th, 2004 by Ryan

I had an unfortunate experience with a small, cheap, inherited SMC ethernet hub. Originally I had two computers linked together with this switch and a DSL modem attached via a crossover cable. My computer had the PPoE dialer and a … Continue reading →

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And you thought your inbox was full

Posted on November 19th, 2004 by Ryan

Don’t complain about spam in your inbox anymore. Bill Gates gets over 4 million pieces of email per day.

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Welcome to blog.nutt.net

Posted on November 19th, 2004 by Ryan

Welcome to another blog (yeah, yeah, I know). But, if everybody else can do it, why not me.

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