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Comment Port Triggering (Score 4, Informative) 87

by thecombatwombat on Sunday February 11, 2007 @04:57PM (#17975396) Attached to: VPN Issues With New Airport Extreme 802.11n

OK, first, it doesn't look like anyone from Apple has recommended that everyone using Nortel VPN clients simply set a default host and be done with it. This is a user discussion. Maybe some of those people are Apple employees, but I didn't notice anything telling me that they were. Second, the more appropriate solution would probably a be a port trigger, which the new base station supports. I don't use Nortel VPN, and my Cisco VPN is working fine with my new Extreme, but this thread seems to imply that a simple port trigger fixed the exact same issue for Linksys users. Hopefully that will help.

Submission + - The Engineering Behind Lexus' Self Park System

Submitted by killabrew on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @05:54PM

killabrew writes: Read about the engineering and technology behind the Lexus LS 460's self assist parking system. Also see a video demostration on how the new sensor-based systems enable vehicles to steer themselves into parking spaces. Read the story and watch the video here: http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6414506.html

Submission + - PCIe Cabling Spec Allows External Graphics Cards

Submitted by writertype on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @05:22PM

writertype writes: The PCI Express SIG released its Cabling 1.0 spec on Wednesday, which translates the PCI Express protocols found within motherboards into a cable that takes PCI Express outside the box, ExtremeTech reports. PCI SIG executives specifically mention that the spec was designed to allow external PC graphics solutions, making things like SLI cooling all that much easier. An important step forward for the PC, I think.

Submission + - DNS Attack only a warning shot?

Submitted by ancientribe on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @04:47PM

ancientribe writes: The attack on the Internet infrastructure yesterday may signal a hint of bigger things to come: the distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack on the Domain Name System (DNS) root servers was likely a test-run for a potentially larger and more disruptive attack.

It was the latest in a series of DDOS attacks on DNS servers that began late last year with attacks on EveryDNS and EasyDNS. Experts had predicted it was only a matter of time before botnet operators hit a bigger and higher-profile DNS target, and that's just what happened yesterday, according to this article in Dark Reading.

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=116 685&WT.svl=news1_1

Submission + - Google opens Gmail to all

Submitted by

Russian Art Buyer

on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @04:26PM

Russian Art Buyer writes: "CNet is reporting that GMail is now open for all, no longer restricting to "invitees only." From the article: "Google on Wednesday said its Gmail service is now open to anyone who wants an account. Previously the service, which provides users with 2.8GB of e-mail storage space, has been by invitation only.""

Submission + - Apple mocks Vista - Cancel or Allow?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @04:22PM

An anonymous reader writes: Apple has posted a new "Get a Mac" ad that hilariously mocks the security features in Windows Vista. I haven't laughed so hard in ages.

Submission + - Beer Goggles Explained!

Submitted by e4g4 on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @04:02PM

e4g4 writes: Researchers at Manchester University have apparently discovered the formula behind the well known "Beer Goggle" effect. The research, commissioned by Bausch and Lomb PureVision, has determined that the quantity of alcohol consumed isn't the only variable that contributes to the "Beer Goggle factor", smokiness of the room and a person's visual acuity also come into play. (Yeah, the article's a little over a year old, but Science + Beer == Fun).

Submission + - Gates "dares anybody" to exploit Vista

Submitted by KeepQuiet on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @03:20PM

KeepQuiet writes: Jason D. O'Grady at ZDnet links to a Newsweek interview with Bill Gates where he "dares anybody" to exploit Vista. This is not going to end well.

Submission + - RIAA Ordered to Pay P2P Defendent's Legal Fees

Submitted by

inetsee

on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @03:15PM

inetsee writes: "The RIAA has been ordered to pay legal fees to a defendant who won a lawsuit brought against her by the RIAA. Debbie Foster was sued by the RIAA for copyright infringement. She refused to settle, the case went to trial and the case was dismissed last summer. Now Judge Lee R. West of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has ordered the RIAA to pay "reasonable attorney fees in this action under paragraph 505 of the Copyright Act". The legal fees are expected to total $50,000 or more."

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