[BUGS] copying/repairing home build cd/dvd's

[jonathan michaels]

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 07:00:31AM +1000, Edwin Groothuis wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:27:53PM +1000, jonathan michaels wrote:
> > throughput ??) .. upgrading from 100 mhz to 1000 mhz network
> > operating might be acomplished if its as simple as using a cat
> > 6 crossover cable for a pair gige cards ? is 100 mhz a fast
> 
> You don't need CAT6 for gigabit ethernet.
> And you don't need crossover with gigabit neither, it's smart enough
> to figure out what kind of cable is attached to it.

indeed this sound really good, something thats reasonably
functionally well designed ... 

anyone care to reccommedn ones to stay away from, apart from
realtek sort of grin, or have they improved ?? anyone of teh
myriads of names to get or is intel still teh one to use ??
my network is made up 10/100 mhz nic's from
intel/smc-wd/netgear thhese seem to work well together, i read
in -stable about em0 and a couple of others that are have some
srot of support issues with v7.etc 
 
> > one more question .. dvd-r/cd-r (thats all teh local shop had)
> > these are write once media ? does it need formating before
> > usage . are dvd-rw/cd-rw significanly more expensive,
> > availability ?? are teh -r -rw media different in any other
> > ways ?? finally whats teh real difference between dvd-rw and
> > dvd+rw (cd-r cd+rw) which type should be used 'at home' ?
> 
> -r is write-once, no need for formatting, only need for fixating.

> -rw is different that you can rewrite on them (duh)

thats interesting, rewriteable opitical media ?? are teh
re-write measured in hundred's or thousands cycles like those
'memory stick' usb thingies, hasn;t technology come far in
teh last 10 years even ...

are they reliable, fussy about being written too as tehy get
more and more miles racked up so to speak ???
 
> And the - and + signs have confused me often enough.

Edwin, at least you may know what they might mean .. grin.

regards thanks and appreciations

jonathan

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